Resources

Foundation Webinar Series

• Building a Board Ready Resume Webinar: (https://www.nursingworld.org/continuing-education/webinars/building-a-board-ready-resume-free/)

  This webinar provides practical guidance on how to create an impactful and concise resume with a board audience in mind.

• Creating a Board Resume: Case Study 1 with Victoria Maisonneuve, MSN, RN, CRRN

  https://www.nursingworld.org/continuing-education/webinars/creating-a-board-resume-case-study-1-free2/

  This first of two case studies is facilitated by Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN at Sigma Theta Tau International in conversation with Victoria Maisonneuve, the Director, Nursing Center of Excellence & Magnet at Parkview Health and focuses on the steps of creating a board resume and tips for identifying the right board to join.

• Board Resumes and Beyond: Case Study Two with Kelly Edmondson, MSN, RN, NEA-BC (https://www.nursingworld.org/continuing-education/webinars/creating-a-board-resume-case-study-2-free/)

  This second of two case studies is facilitated by Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN at Sigma Theta Tau International in conversation with Kelly Edmondson, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, the Chief Nursing Officer at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital and continues the discussion from the first case study about the importance of a board resume and tips for researching and identifying the right board.

• Nurses on Boards Advancing Nursing Excellence

  https://www.nursingworld.org/continuing-education/webinars/nurses-on-boards-advancing-nursing-excellence-free/

  This session is a conversation between Sharon Pappas, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN and Tim Porter-O’Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN, about bringing nursing excellence and expertise to the boardroom and the impact this can have on both the decisions made in the boardroom and the community that is served by the organization.

• Talk the Talk: Understanding & Speaking Finance-ese

  https://www.nursingworld.org/continuing-education/webinars/talk-the-talk-understanding--speaking-finance-ese-free/

  This session, facilitated by Terry Pope, MSN, RN, the Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association, provides an overview of financial terms and tools that document the financial health of an organization. Many nurses consider financial acumen a barrier to board service, and this session provides an initial tutorial into reading and interpreting financial documents.

General Leadership

• ANA Leadership Institute
• Campaign for Action Leadership Activities

External References/Articles

• How Networking Can Help Women Secure Board Seats - Harvard School of Public Health
• Lessons in Leadership: The Betty and Irene Moore Speaker Series
• Women on Boards: A Roadmap to Success in Corporate Governance
• The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series
• Why nurses don't get to be leaders
• Beyond the Bedside: The Push for Nurses on Boards of Directors
• The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series