Five with Foellinger

Five with Foellinger is an original web video series highlighting important leadership topics like board culture, succession planning, diversity, and more—all in five minutes or less. This series is an initiative of the Barbara Burt Innovative Leader Fund, which was founded in 2016 to honor her trailblazing leadership—and to create more opportunities for Allen County leaders to follow in her footsteps.


How to Use Five with Foellinger Videos

Five with Foellinger videos are designed to spark conversation and prompt debate around common challenges nonprofit boards face.

  • Play a video during a board meeting.

  • Share one-on-one with a fellow board member.

  • Use the provided worksheets to guide discussion.

For more information about the Helene Foellinger Leadership Development Initiative, or for more board development resources, contact Amanda Jamison at amanda@foellinger.org.


Five with Foellinger Video Topics

BOARD CULTURE
What’s Really Happening?
Dave Johnson, PhD, RN, LMFT

BOARD PARTICIPATION
Freely Receiving to Freely Serving
Arthur Wilson

BOARD SKILLS
How to Determine What We Have and What We Need
Debby Beckman, MSW, LSW, ACSW

CEO / BOARD RELATIONSHIPS
Partnering for Success
with Donnell Miller

COACHING
The Best You Can Be
Erin Slater, Certified and Credentialed Executive Coach

HEALTHY CONFLICT
The Opposite of the “Parking Lot Meeting”
Josh Wymore, Ph.D.

INCLUSION AND BELONGING
Starts at the Top
Janell Lane, MA, LMHC

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
The Nonprofit Life Cycle and Succession Planning
Bryan Orander, MBA, CFP

ONBOARDING
Embrace the Journey
Patrick Hughes

PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP
Something Bigger
Charla Cannon Yearwood, MSSW, LCSW

WHAT DOES BOARD LEADERSHIP MEAN TO YOU?
Bonus Video


Board Culture

What’s Really Happening?
Dave Johnson, PhD, RN, LMFT


Looking to the Future

The Nonprofit Life Cycle and Succession Planning
Bryan Orander, MBA, CFP


Coaching

The Best You Can Be
Erin Slater, Certified and Credentialed Executive Coach


Board Skills

How to Determine What We Have and What We Need
Debby Beckman, MSW, LSW, ACSW


Inclusion and Belonging

Starts at the Top
Janell Lane, MA, LMHC


Purpose-Driven Leadership

Something Bigger
Charla Cannon Yearwood, MSSW, LCSW


Onboarding

Embrace the Journey
Patrick Hughes


Board Participation

Freely Receiving to Freely Serving
Arthur Wilson


Healthy Conflict

The Opposite of the “Parking Lot Meeting”
Josh Wymore, Ph.D.


CEO / Board Relationships

Partnering for Success
with Donnell Miller
 


What Does Board Leadership Mean to You?

Bonus Video