Exploring Succession Planning
This workshop was presented on April 12, 2023
Many leaders are looking seriously toward retirement, yet Executive Directors and board members aren’t sure how to plan for a successful transition – in one year, two years, or a much longer time horizon. Succession planning is not just about “replacement” planning though! Done well, this continuous process will broaden and develop your bench and ensure stable leadership for both planned departures and emergency situations. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to see what options will work best for strengthening your organization and preparing your team for an eventual change in leadership. See what learners who have previously attended are saying about this training below!
What should you consider?
- What will it take to make the transition work well?
- How do you talk about it with board members, staff, and funders?
- What are some recent examples and lessons learned on this subject?
Learners will:
- Review considerations for preparing your team for an eventual change in leadership
- Map out a plan for transition of the senior leadership position
Who should attend: Executive Directors, CEOs, Senior Directors, other senior leader roles, and Board Chairs of family resource centers and other nonprofit child and family-serving organizations, councils, and networks.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
- This is an interactive training. Please be prepared to participate in activities such as group discussion, break out rooms, and/or demonstration. Your training experience will be best with the use of a web cam, audio, and a training environment conducive to active participation.
- This training will not be recorded.
- This is a small-group training. Spaces are limited space and there may be a waiting list. Preference will be given to applicants from California. Applicants will be contacted by the week of March 27, 2023.
- CalTrin “No Show” Policy. While CalTrin training is provided at no cost to learners, it requires significant financial and human resources to provide high-quality, small-group interactive training experiences. In addition, these trainings frequently have a waiting list. Applicants who are selected but dodo not attend and do not contact CalTrin in advance may not be selected for future application-based small group trainings.
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See what previous CalTrin participants took away from this training…
Useful!
I will use this information as I assist our CEO and Deputy in succession planning, as well as transition planning for some of our C-level teammates. I enjoyed the small group discussion.
Great Information!
It was great information! …my Board Chair and I will work together to start on an Emergency Succession Plan as well as a longer-term Succession Plan.
Invaluable Resource!
Thanks for this invaluable resource. [I will] start assessing all current program director roles and responsibilities.
Well Presented!
Loved the interaction activities and the PowerPoint slides.
Inspiring!
[I will] meet with our ED to begin development of a succession plan…and continue developing the year-at-a-glance calendar. Really enjoyed the breakout groups.
MEET THE SPEAKER
Leslie has over 30 year of experience in the nonprofit philanthropic field at the local and national levels, fostering change and meeting social and community needs through strategic planning, leadership training, and organizational development. At CNM Leslie provides leadership training, facilitation and consulting to a wide range on nonprofit organizations. She served as Organizational Development and Management Adjunct Faculty at Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, and School of Jewish Nonprofit Management. Leslie also has ten years of experience as an urban planner. She has a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the School of Public Administration at New York University and a Bachelor’s degree from the School of Business Administration at the University of California at Berkeley.
LESLIE ROBIN
Senior Strategist, Center for Non-Profit Management