Given the challenges of the evolving energy landscape, effective communications from the cooperative is an area of increasing importance. Whether it is communicating future rate increases or advertising our cooperative’s participation in […]
The cooperative business model provides unique advantages to electric co-ops in today's challenging and shifting energy environment. Electric cooperatives that live their purpose and operate in accordance with the cooperative business model empower their members to improve their quality of life. This course is designed to help directors to tap into the strategic advantage of […]
In this era of corporate accountability, boards and management are expected—and in some cases required—to implement standards, programs, and procedures addressing such issues as ethical behavior, document retention, whistle-blower protection, fraud risk assessment, and financial transparency. This course explains the background of these issues and presents practical strategies to help electric cooperatives design and develop […]
Board Leadership 905.1 - Assessing Governance: Taking a Continuous Improvement Approach to Governing Your Co-op Putting a governance assessment on your board’s to do list may be a good idea. Similar to a board performance evaluation, a governance assessment is a thoughtful and thorough review of governance bylaws, policies, practices and legal requirements. Doing this […]
Board Leadership 955.1 – Your Board's Culture: It's Impact on Effectiveness Directors have official responsibilities but they also tend to conform to the unique culture of their boardroom. Some cultures […]
Board Leadership 903.1 – The Role of the Board Chair in Conducting Effective Meetings The board chair has the responsibility for organizing the meeting, creating a productive atmosphere, allowing for the free exchange of opinion, presenting the issues to be resolved, bringing the decisions to resolution, and moving the cooperative forward. This course focuses on […]
BL 929.1 – Current Governance Issues in Policy & Development Policies set the standard for board behavior. Attendees learn to view policies as proactive tools to establish a standard of board behavior required for governance in today’s electric cooperative boardroom. This course revisits the fundamentals of governance and the roles policies play in contributing to […]
BL 963.1 – Strategic Technologies & their Impact on the Cooperative This course focuses on the importance of technology planning by examining today's emerging technologies using four questions: What will the technology do for the membership? What will it do for the business of the cooperative? Is it cost effective? How well will it integrate […]
