The Executive Director of the Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium (SEWISC), a regional nonprofit, contacted Paul requesting resources to strengthen the organization’s board.  The organization’s mission is “working to reduce the impact of invasive species.”  

Paul taught a 1.5-hour workshop to 14 board and staff members.  Content included an overview of the non-profit sector in Wisconsin, board member roles and responsibilities, and tools for high-functioning boards.  Additionally, Paul facilitated a process that allowed participants to reflect on what they learned and identify the next steps of implementing strategies to strengthen board operations.

Through evaluation (N=14), 72% of participants agreed they gained knowledge on the nonprofit sector, 79% agreed that they gained knowledge on board roles and responsibilities, and 93% gained knowledge on tools to use for high functioning boards.  The remainder of the participants indicated that they were “neutral” on the learning objectives and one commented that the rating “would be higher if I hadn’t been through similar presentations. Great job!” Participants evaluated Paul’s facilitation as a 4.5 on a 5-point Likert Scale (1=poor and 5=excellent).  One participant commented, “the materials presented were informative and generated interesting and productive discussions.”  Another commented that the training “provided great guidance and increased board conversations.”