Board Leadership Certificate
 
This program offers more advanced courses for directors and can be attained after earning the Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD) Certificate. The certificate can be attained after earning the CCD and then completing a total of 10 credits from the 900-level courses listed below. Directors may attend Board Leadership Certificate (BLC) courses at any time but the certificate will not be awarded until the CCD program requirements are completed.
 
Courses currently being offered include:
 
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901.1 Rules and Procedures for Effective Board Meetings
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902.1 Understanding the Role of the Board Chair
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903.1 The Role of the Board Chair in Conducting Effective Meetings
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913.1 Cooperative Foundations: Co-op Legacy, Principles and Impact on Communities
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914.1 Cooperative Communications and Public Opinion: The Director's Perspective
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916.1 Getting Involved: The Director's Role in Shaping Policy
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917.05 Creating a Political Action Plan
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923.1 New and Emerging Technologies: What Every Director Needs to Know
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924.1 When Disaster Strikes - Continuity Management and Emergency Response Planning for Directors
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925.1 Co-op Bylaws: Guiding Principles & Current Issues
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929.1 Current Issues in Policy Development
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930.1 Ethics and Governance: Implementing the New Accountability
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933.1 The Fiduciary Duty of Director and Employee Officers
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935.1 Appraising and Compensating the CEO
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938.1 Effective Boards: Why Some Succeed and Some Fail
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939.1 Applying Governance Concepts To Real Boardroom Challenges
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945.1
Under Scrutiny: The Board's Role in the Age of Consumer Activism and Transparency
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955.1 Your Board's Culture: Its Impact on Effectiveness
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966.1 Understanding the New World of Power Supply
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967.1 Fundamentals of Energy Risk Management for Directors
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970.1 The Role of Renewables in Power Supply
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972.1 Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Demand Response in Today's Cooperative
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974.1 Rate Strategies for 21st Century Challenges
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975.1 Capital Credits: Legal and Financial Issues
Courses in italics offered in May 2013 (913.1, 955.1) and September 2013 (951.2)
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