Speaking
Practical, nottheoretical.
Tanya speaks to boards, funders, professional associations, and sector convenings on the questions organizations face but rarely plan for. The aim is that people leave knowing what to do differently on Monday.
Topics
What boards are actually responsible for
Fiduciary duty in plain language, and what it requires in the decisions boards make most often.
When a disagreement becomes a legal problem
The point at which a governance dispute stops being internal, and what changes when it crosses that line.
Employment issues in mission-driven organizations
Why managing people is harder in organizations built on shared conviction, and how to do it without breaking the culture.
Responding to public criticism
Assessing what is actionable, what is survivable, and why the legal remedy is often the wrong instrument.
Working with legal counsel
What to expect, what to ask for, and how to tell whether you are getting good advice.
Format
Adapted to the room.
Sessions run as keynotes, panel contributions, board retreats, or workshop-style sessions for staff and trustees. Content is adapted to the audience — a room of executive directors and a room of trustees need different things.
Speaking enquiries
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