Leadership Development

Do you have what it takes to be a leader in the nonprofit community? This page is dedicated to resources that may help shape and give insight into emerging leaders. Use these resources to find leadership opportunities and to learn how you can become a leader in your nonprofit.

If you have any resources that you’d like to share with the nonprofit community, please email a brief description, and link or PDF to Melissa Harris.

 

Education

CT Nonprofits has compiled a list of educational programs that pertain to the nonprofit community. This PDF booklet contains sorts of the list by category, program type, institution and location. Institutions and programs are hyperlinked to the appropriate web pages to help you quickly learn more!

Download a PDF booklet of our Education Listing.

 

Leadership Opportunities

Building the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leadership in Connecticut

A Directory of Community-Based Leadership Training Opportunities in the State of Connecticut
A Product of Connecticut Association for Nonprofits, compiled by Leadership Greater Hartford

Leadership Development Roundtable (LDR)

Leadership Development Roundtable 2009

Participants in the 2009 LDR program, hosted by Fairfield University.

Many nonprofit organizations want to support the professional development of their staff but often do not have the adequate resources to do this effectively in-house. The Leadership Development Roundtable (LDR) Program is a learning series designed to build your capacity to manage and lead a nonprofit organization and to expand your network of contacts. This program is an opportunity to provide a great external learning for staff with the highest potential for leadership.

After two successful years in Fairfield County, LDR is expanding to Hartford in 2010!

The LDR is designed for those currently employed by Greater Hartford & Fairfield County nonprofits who are inspired to increase their impact as leaders. This program is for individuals from Generations X and Y who plan to become an Executive Director within the next five years. By taking part in this 12-session program participants commit to attending the entire series and completing readings and assignments in between sessions to enhance learning and group discussion. By the end of the 12-session program participants are prepared to meet the anticipated demand for social sector leaders.

See a recent article about this year's program.

  

Next Generation Leadership

The Bridgespan Group has released their follow-up report to their 2006 The Nonprofit Sector’s Leadership Deficit. The new report, Finding Leaders for America's Nonprofits, findings include:

  • Respondents reported that actual senior job openings in 2008 were running at 77,000, or 43 percent above the leadership gap previously forecast in Bridgespan’s 2006 study.

  • As of January, 28% of nonprofit organizations planned to make senior management hires, translating to 24,000 vacancies in 2009.

  • Top barriers to finding suitable leaders included compensation and difficulty finding executives with specialized skills, as well as competition for the same in-sector talent pool and lack of resources to find or cultivate new leaders.

  • 53% of U.S. nonprofits with revenue over $1 million have significant for-profit management experience represented on their senior management teams, including 20% in financial roles.  Additionally and perhaps surprisingly, 42% of the executive directors surveyed had significant management experience in the private sector.

  • 21% of those hired between June 2007 and December 2008 were “bridgers” coming from for-profit entities, while only 15% went in the reverse direction, indicating a net gain for non-profit organizations relative to their for-profit counterparts.

 

Upcoming Trainings in Leadership

 September 13 and September 20 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | University of Bridgeport, Waterbury
A two session Certificate in Supervision for new and experienced supervisors. In both sessions, the training approach will be interactive, using brief lecture, experiential exercises, case studies, simulations, skill self-assessments, and individual goal-setting to create a positive adult learning environment.
Fee: $240; Lunch included | Code: SCP1
Trainer: Deanne Shapiro, Life Skills Associates
 
 September 15 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Marlin Center, New Haven
This training provides team leaders with the skills to manage their teams to meet their objectives. Participants will learn how to motivate and reward high performing teams, how to better understand individual and team dynamics and how to get team members to work together more productively and cohesively!
Members: $40; Nonmembers: $60 | Code: LT
Trainer: Wilfred Brewer, Performance-Solutions-Group, Inc.
 
 October 18 and October 25 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | CT Nonprofits, Hartford
Ideal for Administrative Assistants of any program at any level
This two-day certificate program will provide you with the opportunity to explore and practice a broad range of skills in managing yourself, managing communication with others and changing role expectations,, "managing your manager", and managing change. 
Fee: $240; Lunch included | Code: EA
Trainer: Deanne Shapiro, Life Skills Associates
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