UWCC Events

Agricultural Cooperative Director Training

Mankato, MN - January 4-5, 2022
Baraboo, WI - January 10-11, 2022

Minnesota and Wisconsin will cooperate on a director leadership program tin January 2022! Topics include a look at how boards might handle employee issues brought up by a director, what types of things should boards consider having in a written contract for their CEO or General Manager, what a board should know about its balance sheet and its ability to handle risky events like cyber security, and current trends in energy and their impact on a cooperative’s energy portfolio.

Director Training Webinar: Onboarding with Purpose

Onboarding With Purpose: Systems and Strategies for Successfully Integrating New Directors
Webinar: December 9, 2021, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT

This webinar by UWCC Executive Director Courtney Berner will explore the ins and outs of director onboarding, a critical component of sustaining a healthy and productive board of directors. The webinar will address why orienting new directors is so important and offer tangible ways cooperatives can improve their own director onboarding and education programs.

Legal Webinar: Working with Cooperatives in Wisconsin 2020

In Working with Cooperatives in Wisconsin, attorneys become more familiar with the unique cooperative business model. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of: different types of cooperatives and how they’re financed, other areas of law that impact working with cooperatives, and strategies for conversions.

Are you interested in registering for the webinar but cost is a barrier? Thanks to the generosity of the Federated Youth Foundation, UWCC is offering a limited number of scholarships. Please email your request to Megan Webster, mawebster@wisc.edu. Include your name, contact information, professional affiliation, and a brief statement of explaining your webinar goals and reason for applying.

1.5 CLE credits

Available on demand through December 2021.

Produced by the UW Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic and the State Bar of Wisconsin