Programs
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April 20, 2022 - 12-4:30 pm + reception immediately following!
Hard Rock Casino Ballroom
Keynote speaker - Pearl Alexander - This highly interactive coaching style keynote will weave powerful relational competencies of connection and courage into a learning experience. Participants will explore their personal narratives that have shaped their lives, values, beliefs, and associated self-talk. These scripts will enable deep introspection into the ways they self-protect, may be armoring, shrinking, playing small, or stepping over their most cost values. Participants will visualize a new leadership paradigm that will leave them more connected with their true selves and techniques to lead greater self-compassion and empathy.
About the conference:
Securing the Future is an annual Greater Cincinnati program designed to build non-profit resources and skills. Between 300 - 400 nonprofit executives, board members, fundraisers, funders and community leaders attend each year. The program began in 2001 and Leadership Council is very honored to host this program since 2016, with the help of a great team of volunteers. The program presents speakers who will provoke, stimulate, inspire and motivate attendees to gain a broader understanding of current and future trends on the local, national and global level. This conference helps nonprofits to continue to build and secure the future of every individual, and community they serve.
Interested in being a sponsor for the event? Click HERE
Courageously Shaping the Future: Daring and Doing
Keynote: Pearl Alexander
Pearl Alexander, JD, CPCC, ACC, Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator™ serves as executive director of diversity, inclusion, and engagement at the Georgia Institute of Technology where she thrives within the President’s Division as a member of the Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team and professor of practice in the Scheller College of Business. Her portfolio of work involves strategic DEI consulting and communications, inclusive leadership and career development, and organizational DEI engagement.
A featured speaker, or moderator, for leadership institutes, retreats, and conferences, her audiences have included people from all walks of life and industry sectors such as higher education, law, medical schools, government, non-profit, public utilities, and Fortune 500 corporate professionals.
She integrates her expertise in diversity and inclusion principles within her coaching practice and consultancy services with the goal to inspire others to access their personal power and step into “wholeness.”
LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE - BACK IN PERSON!
3-Day Leadership Challenge®
Octobe
Leadership Council members-only exclusive opportunity
The Leadership Challenge® is an intense and interactive three-day program that helps you tap into your personal leadership skills through a variety of activities. As you'll come to learn through The Leadership Challenge, lead
- The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership you will learn are understandable, relevant, and applicable. Those who have already attended the program will tell you that they were able to immediately start leading in better ways.
- The 30-plus years of research supporting this model of leadership continues to this day. There are decades of evidence proving that the program leads to higher results.
- You leave the program with a number of options on how to lead more effectively, not simply with more work to do. It can actually reduce the feelings of overwhelm, which many are facing today.
- It is regarded as one of the premier leadership development programs, available around the world.
September 16, 2022
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LEADER TO LEADER MENTORING
Are you a new ED/CEO who needs some mentoring? This might be a fit for you!
This exclusive benefit for Leadership Council members pairs new Executive Directors/CEOs with seasoned volunteer ED/CEOs. This opportunity is designed for executives new to their role, new to Greater Cincinnati, new to the nonprofit community or new to Leadership Council. Let someone who has walked in your shoes help guide you.
If interested, please reach out to info@leadershipcouncil.us.
ANNUAL NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Leadership Council is pleased to partner with sponsor Barnes Dennig and Association for Fundraising Professionals to host an informative, educational and engaging nonprofit summit.
The 2021 Summit's theme is: Data-Driven Strategic Planning for Fundraising Success AND How to Turn Data Into Dollars: Demonstrate Your Social Impact
Join Sheri Chaney Jones as she talks about how funding is the lifeblood for all organizations in the business of social change. But when your resources are limited, so is your impact.
From galas to golf outings, many traditional in-person fundraising events were essentially nonexistent throughout 2020, and although some have slowly reemerged throughout 2021, it's likely that this form of securing financial security across the social sector will be changed forever. Click Here for More Information
2020 Summit - Keynote with Lynne Wester - was quite a success! Find the recorded webinar HERE, password to access is NFPDonorRelations
Leadership Legacy Awards
Nominations due March 14, 2022
Leadership Council is pleased to announce its 3rd annual Nonprofit Leadership Legacy Awards.
We recognize Nonprofit Leaders and Nonprofit organizations whose leaders demonstrate great efforts to secure the future of the organizations they serve and support!
Nominations are now open. More than one nomination may be submitted.
Deadline to submit nominations is March 14, 2022.
Click Here to download and review the criteria for each category.
All nominations should be submitted online using the links below.
Selection Process & Announcement:
Leadership Council for Nonprofits Board of Directors will review nominations and vote on nominees. Honorees will be announced in March 2022, and the acceptance will be at the Securing the Future conference on April 20, 2022. Each awardee will also receive a complimentary registration to attend the conference. See below for criteria of each of the award categories.
Please consider nominating an individual or organization for one of the three awards:
1) Visionary Board Leader Award - for more information and to nominate CLICK HERE
2) “VUCA” Leader Award - for more information and to nominate CLICK HERE
3) Inclusive Culture Award - for more information and to nominate CLICK HERE
Breakout Sessions
LEADERS CIRCLES
Our programming is designed for your mission and challenges. From small to large nonprofits organizations across the spectrum of our region, we have something for you!
Some of our programs are open to anyone and some are exclusive to Leadership Council members - learn more about the benefits of membership here.
Endnote: Kim Anthony
Kim Anthony is an author, speaker and leadership coach with a passion to help others to overcome difficult circumstances and walk confidently in their purpose. She has traveled the nation sharing her message of hope, forgiveness and purpose with audiences ranging from inner-city youth to corporate executives.
In 2018, Kim founded the All-Star Moms Outreach, which takes place in conjunction with the NBA All-Star Weekend. It is an event aimed at bringing awareness to the unique challenges low-income single moms face and connecting these moms with local resources and agencies that can assist them in breaking the cycle of poverty. Kim has spent over 20 years helping pro-athletes and their spouses with personal development and spiritual growth. She has also worked on national television as a host, sports analyst, and reporter and currently hosts the podcast, Unfavorable Odds.
Kim’s book, Unfavorable Odds, is an inspiring memoir detailing how she overcame growing up in an environment surrounded by drugs, violence and financial hardships and broke racial barriers in the sport of gymnastics. She was an international gymnastics champion on the U.S. National Team and the first African-American female to be recruited and given a scholarship to compete at UCLA. There she was a 4-time national champion, 6-time All-American and was inducted into the UCLA and Virginia Sports Halls of Fame.
To learn more about Kim visit: www.KimAnthony.net
Conference Registration
Don't Miss this Conference! Register Now!
Conference Registration (Includes Reception):
$75 Leadership Council Members*
$100 Non-Members
Annual Meeting & Reception Only (Starts at 4:30pm):
$25 Members/Non Members
*PLEASE NOTE: The "Member Rate" is for Leadership Council for Nonprofits Member Organizations, and their staff. If you are not sure if your organization is a member, CLICK HERE to see a list of our current members. For questions, email administration@leadershipcouncil.us.
Deadline to Register: April 15, 2022
Cancellation Policy: The deadline to cancel and receive a refund is April 15, 2022. There will be no refunds issued for cancellations received after April 15, 2022. You may send someone in your place. To substitute, send email to administration@leadershipcouncil.us.
Presenting Level
Check out this article from HBR on the value of a Peer to Peer coaching program.
Program Overview
- Monthly meetings (about 2 hr) September through May
- 6-10 nonprofit leaders matched by role and organization’s size
- Participants commit to meeting real-time challenges and creating solutions
- Meetings can be in person or on zoom (the group decides)
- Skilled facilitation by a professional volunteer
Participation Fee** (NOTE: this program is exclusively for Leadership Council members)
Fee is based on annual revenue from the most recent IRS Form 990 or 990EZ
| up to $249,999 | $250K-$499,999 | $500K - $1.99M | $2.0M - $4.99M | $5M+ |
| $50 | $75 | $100 | $125 | $150 |
Circles available* (participants must have primary decision-making responsibilities)
- Executive Director/President/CEO
- CFO/COO/VP or equivalent
- CDO, Development Director or equivalent
- CHRO or equivalent
- CMO, MARCOM Director or equivalent
- Community Relations Director
- Program Director
Comments from Leaders Circles Participants
"My circle is where I go for real conversations about the daily challenges of running my organization. I've connected with several members that have become my "go to's" for all things needed to support me in my role. They are my tribe and their support, coaching and partnership has been invaluable!"
- Contact administration@leadershipcouncil.us with questions
We are pleased to offer sponsorship opportunities for the 2022 Securing the Future Conference.
Sponsorship is a great way to promote your product or services before, during and after the conference to more than 350+ nonprofit executives, fundraisers, board members, funders and community leaders.
If you are interested in becoming a Securing the Future Conference sponsor, please download the Sponsorship Opportunities document or contact Beth Benson.
Rebounding with Resilience
Patrice Borders, Founder & Principal, Prevention Strategies LLC
Against the backdrop of uncertainty, stress, and the unknowns of thriving in hybrid remote offices, resilience is a non-negotiable. It’s no longer a nice to have – it’s mission critical. Developing the skills to learn from setbacks and missteps is key to navigating the workplace. Resilience is a muscle we can learn to strengthen with reflection and intention. In this session, you will gain the tools to foster self-compassion and resilience in the face of today’s often uncertain workplace. As a leader, you will also learn how to empower your people to recover from setbacks and adapt to challenging situations.
Unraveling Race: Re-Righting the Stories We Tell
Joan Ferrante, Professor of Sociology, Northern Kentucky University
What is race? What stories do you tell yourself about race? Where did the labels we use to think about race such as Asian, Black, and White come from? Why does race generate such strong emotions, fears, and insecurities? Until we grapple with these questions it is impossible to lead efforts to achieve racial equity or to heal racial divides. This session challenges leaders to step courageously into these questions and to be open to reassessing and reckoning with their personal understandings and past responses to race. Even small shifts in thinking can deliver constructive results.
Giving it Away: Realizing trust, leadership power and organizational impact in the “We”
Teresa L. Gonzalez, Visionary Officer, Executive Director, Design Impact
Legacy leaders understand that surrendering power to the team so they have ownership of the work, catapults organizational outcomes and sustainability. However, distributing leadership in this way requires time, capacity, multidirectional trust and technical knowledge that can make the decentralization of power difficult, if not seemingly impossible, to achieve. Join us to learn specific approaches to activate power across your team by leaning into leadership that embodies humility and cultivates trust through an equitable, inclusive, co-designed organizational culture experiencing joy in the process as much as the outcome.
Values Light the Way to Daring Leadership
Diane Kinsella, CEO, Journey to Hope
Daring leadership requires that we do more than profess our values, we practice them. We walk our talk, being clear about what we believe and hold important, and we take care that our intentions, words, thoughts, and behaviors align with those beliefs. This session will guide you through exercises to gain clarity around your core values, examine your alignment with your organization’s core values, and how that influences the ways in which you give and receive feedback as a leader.
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