The NYC Capacity Building Collaborative is accepting applications for Comprehensive Succession Planning, a 2-part webinar-based training, with a limited number of optional, post-session 1-on-1 coaching hours.
Executive Director transitions may seem daunting and intimidating. Organizations hold fears and trepidations in time of transitions. However, succession planning can be successful if planned diligently and with care and intention. Join the NYC Capacity Building Collaborative for a 2-part training on comprehensive succession planning.
The first webinar, led by Zahida Pirani, organizational development consultant, will provide an overview of essential elements to successful succession planning for grassroots and youth organizations. This includes: how to include succession planning as an integral part of organizational planning, how to tailor processes based on your organization’s unique needs and values, ensuring organizational stability and cohesion during leadership transition and how to create a holistic succession plan that accounts for board and staff turnover during an ED transition.
The second webinar, led by Cathy Dang, former Executive Director of CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, will share the steps the organization took to ensure a successful and stable transition including building team leadership and buy-in, personnel infrastructure, finance and organizational infrastructure, and internal and external communications.
TRAINING INFO
Webinar Part 1: Zahida Pirani will provide an overview of essential elements to successful succession planning
When: July 23, 2019, 10am-11:30am
Webinar Part 2: Cathy Dang will share a successful model in CAAAV’s ED transition with Sasha Wijeyeratne sharing perspective as CAAAV’s new Executive Director
When: August 13, 2019, 10am-11:30am
Participants will be automatically registered for both sessions.
EXPECTATIONS and READINESS
Each organization should send one to two participants who hold roles with authority to develop and implement succession planning (e.g. board members, Executive Directors, Deputy Directors, or senior staff). Applicants must commit to participating for the full length of the workshops on both days, as well as discussing and implementing practices within their own organizations.
ELIGIBILITY
This training is free and designed for community-based nonprofit organizations including grantees of the Andrus Family Fund, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation, Daphne Foundation, Korean American Community Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Foundation, New York Women's Foundation, NYC Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color, North Star Fund, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Scherman Foundation, and Stonewall Community Foundation.
In order to create a space where participants feel comfortable discussing organization-specific succession planning information, funders will not be eligible to participate in either webinar and participants will have the option to join the webinar anonymously via phone.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER
July 19th, 2019. Space is limited. Applicants will receive webinar details by July 22nd.