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An in-depth examination of the importance of governance to optimise social impact for your organisation.

GOVERNANCE FOR SOCIAL IMPACT

2-DAY EXECUTIVE EDUCATION COURSE

“We piloted this course to 40 experienced Board Directors to test the need for a course like this, nearly all of whom had completed one or more Director courses. There was overwhelming support for the need for a course with this content. The pilot achieved a Standalone Net Promoter Score of 90.7.”

SHAMAL DASS, JBWERE

A 2-day executive education course for Board Directors of not-for-profit organisations, providing knowledge and tools to navigate the social purpose ecosystem.

“This course is absolutely brilliant and should be mandatory for all for-purpose leaders. The content is useful, informative, interesting and critical if you lead or govern for social impact. Once we’ve all done it, our collective impact will be amplified!”

“There are fundamental differences in the governance of social purpose organisations. This program is world leading in equipping Board Members to help their organisation live their mission.”

“It challenged our thinking and put some really great frameworks around some of the bigger questions that Boards quite often miss because they are mired in the day-to-day.”

FEEDBACKThis course received exceptionally positive feedback in 2019:

• 98% of participants said the program will enable them to become more effective social purpose leaders

• 97% of participants gained confidence in social impact governance as a result of the course

• 100% of participants said the course was directly applicable to their governance role

“If you’re ready to lift your gaze beyond your organisation, and are interested in provoking and being provoked, and thinking differently, then this course would be ideal for you to come and join.”

PROFESSOR KRISTY MUIR, CEO, CENTRE FOR SOCIAL IMPACT

1. How to effectively govern in a complex social ecosystem:• Understand systems thinking within the

context of social impact;

• Map your social purpose issue in the broader context of the system;

• Identify critical agents, key levers, and an organisation’s need to work with others;

• Analyse emerging trends and disruptions;

• Recognise feedback loops and unintended consequences.

2. Understand different types of problems and what it means to govern with a ‘mission-first’ agenda: • Critically assess different types of problems

and approaches to address them;

• Understanding your default role in problem solving;

• Gain greater insight into your organisation’s role and the problem you are solving/operational mission;

• Recognise and avoid mission drift.

3. The role of Boards in optimising strategy for social impact:• Examine your organisation’s theory of

change, including the scale and scope of your organisations work;

• Think systematically about strategic decisions, through a social impact systems lens, including appropriate business models, scale readiness, collaboration, and innovation.

“Absolutely exceeded expectations, it was a real cultural experience working with high level experience and skills.”

“This has actually given me a fresh perspective to look at things differently.”

4. Achieving mission by measuring what matters most, for the people who matter most:• Ensure beneficiaries remain at the heart of

strategic decision-making;

• Keep your organisation focused on, and accountable for, social impact through measurement;

• Recognise the challenges and pitfalls with impact measurement;

• Critically consider leadership performance.

5. Exercise effective leadership while governing for impact:• Examination of default roles and leadership

styles;

• Engage in debates on ethical and complex issues and take part in leadership challenge exercises;

• Consider your role in optimising social impact within your organisation and system;

• Identify an action list for how you will pace organisational change based on learnings from this course.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARNHow to lead for optimised social impact, including the practical implications, roles and responsibilities of not-for-profit directors across key areas, including:

LEARNING APPROACH • The materials and activities used in this course aim to enable you to

discover, critically analyse, and apply the knowledge, frameworks, and tools for effective social impact governance.

• Participants will have access to a curated set of readings on social impact and governance, which have been handpicked from leading international journals and thought-leaders in this area.

• The course features case studies presented by leading social impact practitioners examining challenges, models and innovations of social impact and social purpose organisations.

• The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, case studies, small group work, and class debates enabling all participants to bring their own experience and wisdom.

ENROLMENTDuration: 2 days

Date and location: Please visit www.csi.edu.au for more information on course dates and locations

Fee: $1,715 - $3,575*

* Tiered discounts apply for not-for-profit organisations * Professional development scholarships are available

Enrol: www.csi.edu.au or 02 9385 0330

Course participants will be awarded two AGSM Certificate in Executive Management and Development points which can be used as credit towards an MBA (Social Impact). Participants will also receive a Digital Badge on submission of post-program work.

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL IMPACTThe Centre for Social Impact is Australia’s leading educational provider of social impact courses, with more than 1,500 students undertaking a CSI program every year across our network of universities. Our education is informed by the latest social impact research locally and globally.

CSI believes deeply in collective leadership which recognises and seeks to enhance the talent, passion and potential of NFP leaders in Australia – our greatest change agents and levers for amplifying positive social change.

For more information visit www.csi.edu.au.

Governance for Social Impact is delivered by the Centre for Social Impact in partnership with AGSM, and generously supported by NAB and JBWere.