Governance Bites #95: developing not-for-profit directors, with Stephen Upton

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In this episode, Mark Banicevich talks to Stephen Upton about developing directors in not-for-profit organisations (who are usually on tight budgets). Stephen outlines the key skills and competencies required for a not-for-profit board. They discuss how elected, passionate organisation advocates can be trained in governance, and continually developed, including outlining low cost or free sources of governance training. They discuss the importance of devoting time, particularly when directors are often volunteers or paid less than market rates, mentoring, and how a not-for-profit board can overcome gaps in its combined skills.  Stephen also shares advice for not-for-profit chairs seeking to establish director development programmes.
Sport NZ, Nine Steps to Effective Governance, https://sportnz.org.nz/resources/nine-steps-to-effective-governance-building-high-performing-organisations/
Institute of Directors, The Four Pillars of Effective Governance, https://www.iod.org.nz/resources-and-insights/4-pillars-landing-page#
Stephen Upton is Chair of Touch NZ, and led the organization through revising its constitution when the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 came into force. He is also a past President of the Swiss Touch Association. Stephen’s primary career is in funds management. He is Chief Operating Officer at fund manager and KiwiSaver provider Kernel, and was Chief Operating Officer at NZX-owned Smartshares (now Smart) before that. 
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