Executive Director Certification

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

Who Should Attend?

Chief executives
Executive directors
Board members
Nonprofit counsel
Senior management
Financial staff

Managers
Development staff
Volunteer coordinators
Program directors
Development directors
Nonprofit professionals aspiring to become executive directors

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

See What Others Are Saying:

"The presenter was very informative, so to me there was nothing missing from the presentation. Great job and thank you!"

"Biggest takeaway: What I like best about the session is the clarification of the ED role versus the for-profit role. My takeaway is the lack of diversity in the nonprofit sector as it relates to the underutilization and hiring of minority women. I am a minority woman so now I have a better more informed understanding of how to navigate the industry. Thank you."

- Lattia B.

"I found the presenter very knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and relatable."

"I don't think it could have been any better. She provided all the information in a concise and easily understandable way."

"It gave me the tools I need to feel more confident about being able to understand and affectively manage NP finances. And it empowered me to seek the help I need from those who are experts in finance!"

"The hiring and firing and steps for correction were really helpful!"

- Holly A.

"Biggest takeaway: The overall roles and responsibilities of the ED and the Board of Directors. How they should be balanced out."

-Alejandro G.

"Biggest takeaway: instead of selling an item you must prove that you have changed a life"

"Favorite part: Coach first then let go"

-Devon G.

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