Workshops to address governance for small magazines

People who run small magazines know that often being successful is the result of a strong, resilient board and management, sharing a common vision; they also know how hard that is to achieve. Magazines Canada is trying to provide some help with a workshop on small magazines and governance best practices to be held in Montreal and Halifax.

Judy Wolfe of Consulting Matrix will present the workshops, which take place Tuesday, October 16 at the Place d'Armes Hotel in Montreal and Thursday, October 18 at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax. The cost is $55 for Magazines Canada members, $80 for non-members.

Among the topics to be discussed, and directed at directors and staff, are:

• Leadership, roles and responsibilities
• Visioning
• Effective reporting and organizational efficiency
• Board/staff communication
• Resolution of conflicts of interest
• Fundraising and financial accountability
• Succession planning and dealing with change
  

Further information and a dowloadable registration form can be obtained from Magazines Canada. Or call Or contact Small Magazines Project Manager Claire Pfeiffer (416.504.0274 x238). The workshops are part of a program held across the country, designed to assist small literary and cultural publications. Further workshops take place in the spring.