Building effective boards: Understanding your role as a board of directors in a non-profit organization, and developing good governance practices.

  • Ateliers/C, Saison 9

    Building effective boards: Understanding your role as a board of directors in a non-profit organization, and developing good governance practices.

  • Date

    26 février 2026

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Come join Atelier/C for a training focused on building engaged and effective boards within your non-profit organization!

On 26 February 2026 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m
Theme : Building effective boards: Understanding your role as a board of directors in a non-profit organization, and developing good governance practices.
The workshop will be facilitated by Akki Mackay (see bio below).
Workshop will be offered in English, on Zoom. 

Financial support is available for participants whose financial situation is a barrier to participation in the workshop. You can make a request at the time of registration. Learn more about the bursary.

Together we will cover foundational questions such as: “What is the role of a board of directors within a non-profit organization?” and “What are my responsibilities as a board member?”. Participants will learn practical tools to build well-functioning and effective boards, and we will explore ways to keep board members engaged, motivated, and having fun! 

Learning goals

  • Understand the core operational and legal responsibilities of a board of directors 
  • Explore different models of board governance 
  • Build tools for effective board functioning
  • Share responses and solutions to common board challenges

Technical information

  • Reminder that Ateliers/C are reserved exclusively for Greater Montreal community groups. All other applications will be refused.
  • Do you require support or accommodations to facilitate your participation (LSG, captioning etc)? Please feel free to contact us for more information about the venue – email: ateliersc@coco-net.org.
  • Financial support is available for participants whose financial situation is a barrier to participation in the workshops. You can make a request at the time of registration. Learn more about the bursary.
Ateliers/C est une série de moments d’apprentissages pour les organisations soutenues par Centraide du Grand Montréal, un espace pour se rencontrer et apprendre les uns des autres.

Au cours de l’année à venir, ateliers/C souhaite créer des espaces de formation et de discussion, chaque fois sur un thème différent. Ces moments se veulent une opportunité de présenter de nouvelles idées, stratégies ou encore des outils inspirants… Et surtout d’offrir un espace pour se retrouver et partager des connaissances.

Ces moments sont offerts gratuitement au réseau des organisations financées par Centraide du Grand Montréal. Ateliers/C est un projet de Centraide du Grand Montréal réalisé en partenariat avec le Centre des Organismes Communautaires (COCo).

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Akki Mackay (they/them)

Akki is a white non-binary community worker, grassroots organizer, and researcher with over 10 years experience in the non-profit sectors in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke and in Victoria, BC on lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territory. Akki’s professional work in the non-profit sector has focused on building power alongside marginalized youth, and in health equity research within trans and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. They served as a board member for AGIR Montréal (Action LGBTQIA+ avec les ImmigrantEs et RéfugiéEs) for four years, and for one year as a board member of QPIRG-Concordia (Quebec Public Interest Research Group Concordia).

Areas of expertise :

Democratic governance
Community-based research
Community organizing and movement-building
Mental health support and counselling