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Nonprofit Group Coaching
“FAR AND AWAY THE BEST PRIZE THAT LIFE OFFERS IS THE CHANCE TO WORK HARD AT WORK WORTH DOING.”
Theodore Roosevelt
I’ve spent my entire career in the nonprofit sector. Working hard is easy when you know that you help make your community a better place.
Every day, nonprofit leaders do the tough work that keeps our communities healthy, vibrant and strong. During my nonprofit career of 30+ years, many of these leaders became my personal heroes.
WHAT TO EXPECT WITH ME AS YOUR COACH:
- Expertise and perspectives based on my 1200+ workshops and planning sessions for nonprofit organizations, and 450+ peer group meetings for executive directors/CEOs of human services nonprofits.
- A commitment to bring the best of everyone to the discussion. I create a safe place where ideas are welcome, and the energy in the room is high.
- To quote Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s co-owner and founding partner, “Mediocrity is exhausting.” Good isn’t good enough! I expect my groups and myself to be engaged and progress-focused during our sessions.
If you would like to speak to one of my coaching clients as a reference, please let me know. I would be happy to put you in touch with someone.
NONPROFIT COACHING FACILITATION FAQS
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Q: What is a CEO Forum group?
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Kim’s CEO Forums for nonprofit executives are the only peer groups exclusively for nonprofit executive directors and CEOs in the Indianapolis area. In monthly meetings, nonprofit leaders act as a sounding board for each other’s important decisions. They guide their own professional development and foster collaborations through the group. Most important, they form professional and personal friendships that reduce the sense of isolation often reported by nonprofit leaders.
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Q: What is a “Creative Board Retreat”?
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A “Creative Board Retreat” can help nonprofit leaders and teams create a vision of the future to guide strategic planning. Each retreat is designed around your organization’s goals and circumstances — with heavy doses of imagination and fun. Articulating the future of the organization in 5 years can make the organization more successful. With Kim’s help, boards get inspired. Then they get going.
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Q: How can our nonprofit tackle specific challenges?
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“Problem-Solving Focus Groups” help foster improvement by investigating how current processes are working, by exploring new ideas and by bringing all the “players” together for a unified solution.
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Q: How can we gain constructive insights?
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During “Feedback Sessions,” you and your team can explore answers to questions with a group of team members, grantees, donors or board members. Consider what you could you accomplish with honest answers to questions like these:
- What do our constituencies need from us?
- How can we have more impact?
- What is holding us back?
- What is driving our progress?
- What collaborations would be of benefit to us?
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