Nonprofit leadership expert Mary Gladstone-Highland will share comprehensive guidance and top, sector-specific resources. You will be empowered and enabled to take your organization and your career to new heights.
Sessions Include:
- Executive Director Roles And Responsibilities
- Nonprofit Board Of Director Relations
- Nonprofit Financial Management
- Staff Management
- Volunteer Management
Training Overview
Earn your Executive Director Certification and fast-track your skills. Transform your nonprofit with proven tactics.
Everyone turns to the Executive Director for answers. Staff, board members, donors, community members, and other stakeholders expect you to have the vision, knowledge, and skills to lead your organization, handling both the big picture and the tactical details.
Now is the ideal time to expand your insights, capabilities, and connections with professional training. An infusion of ideas, resources, and confidence will enable you to navigate your nonprofit beyond the pandemic and into an astoundingly successful future.
Our Executive Director Certification program will enable you to:
- Master the foundations of nonprofit management
- Explore real-life examples of the best practices in action
- Renew your passion for your role
- Accelerate your career
Executive Director Certification
Session 1: Executive Director Roles And Responsibilities
- Key roles and responsibilities of an executive director
- Essential skills for an effective nonprofit leader
- Role regarding the board, staff, and volunteers
Session 2: Nonprofit Board Of Director Relations
- Allocation of roles between the board and executive director
- Types of nonprofit boards
- Best practices for nonprofit boards
- Strategies to interact effectively with your board
- Techniques to avoid common conflicts between boards and executive directors
Session 3: Nonprofit Financial Management
- Budget creation and review
- Budgeting calendar
- Financial reporting for board meetings
- Sector-specific legal obligations
- Legal requirements for financial reporting
- Forms that must be submitted to the IRS annually
Session 4: Staff Management
- How to hire and manage nonprofit employees
- Typical nonprofit staffing positions
- Employee status types
- How to create an organizational structure to serve your mission
- Legal requirements of nonprofit staff
- Performance reviews
Session 5: Volunteer Management
- Nonprofit volunteer roles
- Supporting and managing volunteers
- Difference between staff members and volunteers
- Volunteer recruiting techniques
- How to support volunteers for continued engagement
- Volunteer job descriptions
- Volunteer recognition
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Expert Presenter


Mary Gladstone-Highland
- Certified Nonprofit Professional
- Fourteen years of experience leading organizations
- Graduate of the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University
- Master of Public Administration
- Certificate in Advanced Study in Conflict and Collaboration
- Certified Fund Raising Executive
- Has raised over $3.4 million for numerous organizations over the past five years
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