Navigating Critical Conversations for Nonprofit Leaders

Click here for a VIDEO INVI­TA­TION to join this unique workshop!

The respon­si­bil­i­ties of exec­u­tive direc­tors for small non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tions extend far beyond what is typ­i­cal­ly expect­ed of an ED. You are required to mul­ti­task, adapt on the fly, and address a wide range of chal­lenges while simul­ta­ne­ous­ly fac­ing ongo­ing demands and pres­sures from var­i­ous stake­hold­ers, includ­ing your board, donors, and even your staff. The per­sis­tent expec­ta­tions can be over­whelm­ing, mak­ing it dif­fi­cult to focus on long-term goals and strate­gic initiatives.

Instead of hav­ing con­ver­sa­tions about roles and respon­si­bil­i­ties or set­ting healthy bound­aries, it is com­mon to freeze up, avoid, or feel stuck. This can ulti­mate­ly lead to burnout and the risk of leav­ing an orga­ni­za­tion that you are more than equipped to lead.

While con­ver­sa­tions like these can feel daunt­ing, they don’t have to. This work­shop is designed to guide indi­vid­u­als and teams so they feel con­fi­dent in nav­i­gat­ing these crit­i­cal con­ver­sa­tions. Through a com­bi­na­tion of guid­ed exer­cis­es and dis­cus­sions, par­tic­i­pants will:

• Define and Iden­ti­fy Edges: Under­stand what organizational ​“edges” are (lim­its, bound­aries of cur­rent capa­bil­i­ty or cul­ture) and rec­og­nize the signs when the orga­ni­za­tion is approach­ing or resist­ing them.
  
• Explore Spe­cif­ic Edges: Unpack the spe­cif­ic chal­lenges fac­ing your organization.
  
• Devel­op Strate­gies: Cre­ate and imple­ment prac­ti­cal, resilient strate­gies for crit­i­cal conversations.
  
• Com­mit to Account­abil­i­ty and Com­mu­ni­ty around Crit­i­cal Con­ver­sa­tions: Fos­ter last­ing change by engag­ing with peers for reflec­tion, shar­ing, and nav­i­gat­ing change.

For­mat:

• An active 2‑hour work­shop with guid­ed exer­cis­es and discussion.
• Enroll­ment is lim­it­ed to 14 participants.
• Pre-assess­ment: to max­i­mize the workshop’s effec­tive­ness and tai­lor the con­tent, our facil­i­ta­tor, Nicole Gar­rett, will con­tact reg­is­trants in advance to con­duct a brief pre-assessment.

What To Bring: No mate­ri­als required. 

Tuition: $50 per participant

Facil­i­ta­tor: Nicole Gar­rett, Rela­tion­ship Sys­tems Coach, ICF, PCC

Nicole Gar­ret coach­es and con­sults indi­vid­u­als and teams to have cru­cial con­ver­sa­tions and give impact­ful pre­sen­ta­tions. With a degree in the­atre and a 30-year career as a singer, actress, edu­ca­tor, and direc­tor, Nicole brings a unique blend of artistry and strate­gic com­mu­ni­ca­tion to her work as a coach and con­sul­tant. She is the founder of PRESeNT, LLC, whose mis­sion is to empow­er indi­vid­u­als and teams to com­mu­ni­cate with clar­i­ty and confidence.