2026 Westchester BoardCon

A strong partnership between the board and executive director is essential to organizational success. Learn how to establish clear roles and responsibilities, build trust and accountability, navigate challenging conversations, and create a collaborative leadership model that advances the organization's mission and long-term sustainability.

Strong financial oversight and effective board meetings are essential to good governance and informed decision-making. Learn how boards and executive leaders can use key financial reports to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities, ask the right questions, and make strategic decisions. Relatedly, the session will also explore practical strategies for designing engaging board meetings, presenting meaningful reports, and keeping discussions focused on mission, strategy, and organizational impact.  

Learn how boards and executive leaders can work together to develop long-range strategies that strengthen financial sustainability, fundraising, facilities, technology, and programs while remaining responsive to changing community needs.

Diversifying a board is not enough. This session explores how board culture, traditions, power dynamics, and expectations can unintentionally exclude new voices. Participants will discuss practical strategies for creating boards where every member feels respected, valued, and able to influence decisions.

Every board member has a role in strengthening an organization's capacity and sustainability. Learn how board members can contribute to resource development by serving as ambassadors, advocates, connectors, relationship builders, and strategic partners. The session will explore practical ways boards can support fundraising, increase organizational visibility, cultivate donors and community partners, advocate for policies that advance the mission, and leverage their networks to secure the financial and non-financial resources organizations need to succeed. 

Strong financial oversight and effective board meetings are essential to good governance and informed decision-making. Learn how boards and executive leaders can use key financial reports to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities, ask the right questions, and make strategic decisions. Relatedly, the session will also explore practical strategies for designing engaging board meetings, presenting meaningful reports, and keeping discussions focused on mission, strategy, and organizational impact.  

Learn how boards and executive leaders can work together to develop long-range strategies that strengthen financial sustainability, fundraising, facilities, technology, and programs while remaining responsive to changing community needs.

Diversifying a board is not enough. This session explores how board culture, traditions, power dynamics, and expectations can unintentionally exclude new voices. Participants will discuss practical strategies for creating boards where every member feels respected, valued, and able to influence decisions.

Every board member has a role in strengthening an organization's capacity and sustainability. Learn how board members can contribute to resource development by serving as ambassadors, advocates, connectors, relationship builders, and strategic partners. The session will explore practical ways boards can support fundraising, increase organizational visibility, cultivate donors and community partners, advocate for policies that advance the mission, and leverage their networks to secure the financial and non-financial resources organizations need to succeed.