Nonprofit Executive Leadership Program

Presented by Greg Fitzgerald, VisionWork Associates

The Nonprofit Support Center and VisionWork Associates are pleased to offer nonprofit executives the opportunity to participate in a high caliber professional development program designed to support their leadership and positively impact their organization’s operations, impact, and sustainability. 

In order to lead an organization that will maintain a high level of impact and a competitive fund development advantage during this new decade, many nonprofit executives will have to transform an organizational culture that was founded on yesterday's paradigms and ideas.  Priorities will shift, and thinking will have to change.  Attitudes and behaviors reflecting new and different social and organizational values will have to be adapted. To achieve organizational success in the future, leaders will have to stay focused on positive results.

The Course:

The Nonprofit Executive Leadership series is a structured experience that focuses on personal and professional development.  It offers a proven path to help you create an environment where people are excited to help achieve your organization’s vision.  It will provide you with techniques for aligning your resources and for effectively leading people to higher levels of performance.

This is an intensive and directed one-year program providing nonprofit executives with an exceptional professional and personal leadership development experience.  Cohort groups, called Learning Communities, are limited to twelve high-caliber professionals who are actively working in the nonprofit sector. Sessions are held once a month, with outside work assigned between each session.  Each Learning Community is structured to achieve a balance among organization size and complexity, and individual experience.  

Monthly Sessions: 

Second Friday of Every Month Starting May 14th 8:30am – 12:30pm, Nonprofit Support Center, Santa Barbara.

 Critical Issues Covered in the Course

• The Challenge of Leadership
• Valueship
• Vision
• Dealing with Change
• Organizational Alignment
• Goal Accomplishment
• Effective Planning
• Leadership Responsibility
• Understanding Human Potential
• Collaborating
• Building Teams
• Motivation
• Understanding Behavior
• Building Success Attitudes and Habits
• Communications

Outcomes

Our development process produces measurable results:

• Greater Client or Service Impact
• Defined Strategic Direction
• Developed and Sustained Organizational Values
• Strengthened Focus on Attracting and Keeping Donors
• Increased Organizational Revenue
• Even Greater Board, Employee, and Volunteer Contributions to Results
• A Vision for Personal Direction and Decision Making