onBOARD

A Bulletin for Community Legal Clinic Board Members

Website: www.onboardlegalclinics.org             Email: contact@onboardlegalclinics.org

 

February 25, 2010                                                                                                    Volume 22


Check Out the New BSWG Website!

The Board Supports working group launched its new website earlier in February and appreciates the great response received to date.  The transition has improved both the look and overall functionality of the website and the new web host provider makes its maintenance much easier.  More website work can be done by volunteers, thereby lowering overall expenses.  "Sustainability is a key component for moving forward" said Saleem Hall, BSWG co-chair, "I'm confident that with this new site we will be able to continue to offer great services that require fewer funding dollars". Still to come is the website's provision of large text information within the same site the prior web hosting company required multiple domain names and web hosting fees to achieve the same results.  So even more money saved!

 

A new page called 'Recognition' was added to highlight all of the clinics who have supported the BSWG's board governance training initiatives since inception and also recognise the number of individual board members who have participated in the many webcasts offered over the past two years.

New Password Now Available

One additional feature on the new website is the password protection feature on the Training Tools page.  This page now requires both a user name and password.  Board members should contact their clinic to get this information.  

 

So get your password and go ahead and take a tour of the new website soon at:

www.onboardlegalclinics.org

More Webcasts!

Webcasts continue to be a big hit with clinic board members. In addition to the four we have been offering, two new webcasts will be available at the end of March.  Based on input received from webcast participants the new webcasts will cover ED Evaluation and Strategic Planning.  The new webcasts are designed to give board members a good understanding of the topic and what's involved in carrying out each process as well as the role of the board.  These webcasts will be a great primer for board members and an introduction to the Bite Size Pieces training modules already available on the website.

 

Sign up now for any of these March webcasts by sending your registration request to: webcasts@onboardlegalclinics.org

For a description of each webcast, visit the Training Tools page on the BSWG website and click 'Webcasts'.

 

New Board Member Orientation        Wednesday, March 10th        11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Performance Measurement                Monday, March 15th               11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Board Recruitment                               Thursday, March 18th             11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Financial Reporting                              Wednesday, March 24th        11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

NEW! Strategic Planning                    Monday, March 29th                11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

NEW! ED Evaluation                           Wednesday, March 31th         11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.


 

 

Prior Issues of BSWG Bulletins (2009)