Training: How to Sustain Your Nonprofit’s Leadership Practices Before, During, and After Transitions
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Nonprofit leadership transitions happen and often as a result organizations suffer major development related setbacks. In this session we will discuss a simple tool you can use to evaluate your organization’s development systems to ensure your organization is prepared for a transition and that your systems are sustainable. We will examine what successful nonprofit leadership transitions have in common before, during, and after the transition; and what unsuccessful transitions could have done better. We will also discuss a major asset your organization has that it can lift up during these transitions: the staff! Transitions don’t have to have to be synonymous with lost revenue, internal chaos, and frustration. If the thought of your executive director (or development director) leaving makes you break out in a cold sweat…this session is for you!
Recorded 1/18/23.
PRESENTED BY:
Rachel Hutchens (she/her) is a Colorado native with a mission to make culture and nature accessible to everyone. Rachel has been the Executive Director of Bluff Lake Nature Center since 2018, and has helped grow the organization’s education programs and accessibility to diverse communities. She has a degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in History and Education. Rachel has worked in the nonprofit field for over 10 years, including spending time at the Missouri History Museum and the St. Louis Science Center. Rachel also serves on the Board of Directors for two partner organizations: Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership and Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges.
