Get on Board! with Annabel Rattigan

Zoom training delivered by Annabel Rattigan from the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA)

There are a variety of excuses and a few valid reasons why not enough capable people show interest in joining a board. Let’s break down those barriers and discuss what skills and attributes you need. And all of them can be learned!

Join us in this practical session to learn more about:

• Why do boards need you?
• Board Lifecycle – a typical journey
• Is the ANZACATA Board the right board for me?
• How do you find the right board?
• How do you get the gig?
• I’m a board member, now what?
• Well hello there, Chair!

Some handy resources: 

• Finding a community board thats right for you
• Networking and mentoring: How it can help you in your board role

PRESENTER

Annabel Rattigan | Trainer, Governance & Community Leadership. BA Hons, Certificate IV Training & Assessment, Certificate in Intercultural Communication. Annabel Rattigan has spent 20 years growing her knowledge and experience in facilitation, relationship management and program design and delivery in small consulting firms and not for profits. In all roles her focus has been on capacity building in the sector. She has gained considerable experience the design, development, and delivery a wide range of training programs, with a particular focus on leadership development. She has facilitated programs for young people, executives from ASX companies and not-for-profits, newly arrived migrants, global teams, and board members of community organisations. Annabel is certified in several competency and assessment tools looking at communication and leadership styles which she draws on in her facilitation and coaching. Annabel has been an active volunteer in the sector since she was a teenager and has sat on the boards of several community organisations. She is currently a coach/mentor and podcaster for social enterprise, Takes a Village, supporting families with Neurodiverse kids.

Annabel’s training interests include:

• Building capacity in the sector
• Good Governance
• Intercultural competency
• Gender and leadership development
• Workplace diversity and inclusion

Date: Wednesday 29 March 2023
Time: 12pm - 2pm AEDT (9am HKT & WA, 11pm QLD, 2pm NZT)
Location: ZOOM (provided in registration confirmation email)
Cost: $40 (+GST for Australian members)
CPD: 2 hrs
Open to: All members are welcome to attend but please note only professional members are eligible to join the ANZACATA board.
Recording: This event will be recorded.

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