BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260423T150000Z DTEND:20260423T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Board Development Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nPractical Tips & Tools Series: A New Day Is Dawning: How to See Your Board as an Asset\n\n\n\nThis interactive session invites nonprofit leaders to rethink the role\, responsibilities\, and\n\nuntapped potential of their boards. Too often\, boards are viewed primarily through the lens\n\nof compliance or fundraising. This experience challenges those assumptions and reframes\n\nthe board as a strategic asset capable of advancing mission\, strengthening community\n\nimpact\, and fueling sustainable growth. Participants will explore how to uncover the\n\n"hidden treasure" within board members' skills\, networks\, and lived experience\; shift\n\ntoward opportunity-focused governance\; and lead with clarity\, learning\, and purpose.\n\nAttendees will leave with fresh perspective\, practical insights\, and concrete ideas to elevate\n\nboard engagement and effectiveness.\n\n\n\nKey Takeaways: \n\n \n\n\n Moving from Fundraising to Mining Treasure\n\n\n\n Focusing on Opportunity and Growth\n\n\n\n Leading Through Learning and Showing the Way\n\n \n Welcome to Our Adventure\, Let's Enjoy the Journey\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: John Epps\, Managing Principal\, Creative Excellence\n\nJohn Epps\n\nManaging Principal\n\nMr. John Epps is Managing Principal at Creative Excellence. He and his team support practice\, strategies\, and initiatives that invest in the growth and empowerment of individuals\, teams\, and organizations that want to transform their markets\, communities\, and careers. Through their coaching\, training\, research\, consulting\, and planning services they help communities and organizations have greater impact and brighter futures. For over 30 years Mr. Epps has committed time to the nonprofit and faith-based community through mentoring\, serving boards\, and supporting organizational leaders:\n\n \n\n\n Mr. Epps is the Treasurer of the Board for the Consortium for Early Learning Services a community-based organization committed to providing advocacy and resources in the establishment and support of quality\, affordable and accessible childcare services for children and families in Riverside County.\n\n\n\n Mr. Epps is the Treasurer of the Board for Building Resilient Communities a community organization providing disaster preparedness and resiliency training and resources for individuals\, families\, faith-based and community organizations supporting diverse and underserved communities.\n\n\n\n Our latest community projects include "Brother 2 Brother" aimed at helping Black and African American men build relationships and strategies addressing issues around health\, identity\, relationships\, finances\, mental health and more. Nurturing Fathers\, a 13-week training for first-time fathers\, and the Brotherhood Circle a program to address toxic masculinity and recruits mentors for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Practical Tips &\; Tools Series: \;A New Day Is Dawning: How to See \;Your Board as an Asset
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\nThis interactive session invites nonprofit leaders to rethink the role\, responsibilities\, and
\nuntapped potential of their boards. Too often\, boards are viewed primarily through the lens
\nof compliance or fundraising. This experience challenges those assumptions and reframes
\nthe board as a strategic asset capable of advancing mission\, strengthening community
\nimpact\, and fueling sustainable growth. Participants will explore how to uncover the
\n&ldquo\;hidden treasure&rdquo\; within board members&rsquo\; skills\, networks\, and lived experience\; shift
\ntoward opportunity-focused governance\; and lead with clarity\, learning\, and purpose.
\nAttendees will leave with fresh perspective\, practical insights\, and concrete ideas to elevate
\nboard engagement and effectiveness.
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\nSpeaker: John Epps\, Managing Principal\, Creative Excellence

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Mr. John Epps is Managing Principal at Creative Excellence. He and his team support practice\, strategies\, and initiatives that invest in the growth and empowerment of individuals\, teams\, and organizations that want to transform their markets\, communities\, and careers. Through their coaching\, training\, research\, consulting\, and planning services they help communities and organizations have greater impact and brighter futures. For over 30 years Mr. Epps has committed time to the nonprofit and faith-based community through mentoring\, serving boards\, and supporting organizational leaders:
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