Board Leader Certificate Course MODULE 1: Governing Documents and Roles & Responsibilities (CAVL)

Board Leader Certificate Course

MODULE 1: Governing Documents and Roles & Responsibilities

Earning the CAI Board Leader Certificate will help you become a more successful board member. You’ll learn the role of the board, the president, and other leadership positions, how to recruit and support new volunteers, and effective ways to work with professional managers and service providers.

To Earn the CAI Board Leader Certificate:

1. Complete the CAI Board Leader Certificate Course (also known as the Board Leader Development Workshop). This course is offered in two formats: classroom instruction through CAI chapters, or this online, self-study course. This course consists of five modules:

• Module 1: Governing Documents and Roles & Responsibilities (70 minutes)
• Module 2: Communications, Meetings and Volunteerism (50 minutes)
• Module 3: Fundamentals of Financial Management (60 minutes)
• Module 4: Professional Advisors and Service Providers (30 minutes)
• Module 5: Association Rules and Conflict Resolution (40 minutes)

2. Acknowledge that you have read and understand three key documents:

1. Model Code of Ethics for Community Association Board Members
2. Community Association Governance Guidelines
3. Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities

These documents are included with this program.

PROGRAM MATERIALS

With your purchase of the CAI Board Leader Certificate Course, you will receive a a toolbox of support materials in the mail, including:

• The Board Member Toolkit, a best-selling book from CAI Press
• The Board Member Toolkit Workbook
• CAI Board Leader Certificate Handout Packet
• Managing & Governing: How Community Associations Function, by Clifford J. Treese
  
• Community Association Leadership: A Guide for Volunteers
  
• A copy of CAI’s award-winning Common Ground™ magazine

PROGRAM DETAILS

You will have one year from the date of purchase to complete the course and earn your certificate. The online portion of the course totals approximately 5 hours, which you can stop and return to any time during the 1 year after purchase. You will receive a hard-copy of the toolbox for review purposes via mail within 4 weeks, although it is not required to complete the online content. In recognition of completing the program, you will be awarded an online certificate of completion and an opportunity to be listed on the CAI website with your name and city and state.