Project Blueprint -- "Building Board Leaders"
United Way of Denton County’s Project Blueprint: Board Leadership Training program is designed to train community volunteers to become qualified, quality board members of non-profit organizations in Denton County. The training consists of a series of meetings where the following areas are taught:
Governance (Mission Statements, Vision Statements, Developing & Reviewing Programs, Funding Relationships, Policies, Strategic Planning, Board Self-Assessment)
Board and Agency Relations ( Recruitment, Succession Planning, Tenure, Diversity, Human Resources, Personnel Policies, Board vs. Staff Roles)
Operations of the Board (Board Functions & Responsibilities, Meetings, Committees, Code of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest, Bylaws, Legal Issues & Insurance, Job Descriptions)
Finance (Budgets, Financial Statements, Accounting Policies & Reporting, Investments, Management & Oversight, 990’s, Audits)
Fundraising/Marketing (Special Events, Types of Giving, Fundraising Plans and Goals, Fundraising Ethics, Marketing Plans, Public Relations)
Each module taught will be presented by an expert in that field, and will consist of group exercises and a test. Each graduate of Project Blueprint will be placed for service with UWDC or introduced to an agency that matches their interests and passion.
Printable Project Blueprint Application
2011 - 2012 Project Blueprint Steering Committee
Chair: Ray Croff
Carrell Ann Simmons
Debby Grigsby
Linda Ratliff
Richard Huckaby
Sherri McDade
John Cabrales
Carol Christian
Allison Gregory Richter
Bret Chance
Nancy Millichamp
If you are an individual interested in participating in Project Blueprint, please contact Leah Jordan at (940) 566-5851 x105 or email at leah@unitedwaydenton.org
Back row left to right: Michael Foster, Kelly Phillips, Deb Conte, David Horton, Hillary Talatzko, Alyson Gregory Richter, John Steinman