2014
Leadership Development Program
This program has been made possible
by a grant from the American Express
Corporation.
CCFSA is pleased to invite member agencies to identify select staff members to participate in the
Council’s 2014 Leadership Development Program, a uniquely designed program that will focus on key
leadership skills required for staff growth and advancement in non-profit family service agencies.
The program is targeted for emerging leaders and will run for seven consecutive months between
September 2014 and March 2015 with one full day training session to be held each month.
Monthly full-day seminars with guest speakers:
Topics will include:
Leadership and Management in the 21st
Century
Agency Management
Organizational Culture
Leadership and Teams
Supervision
Meetings and Groups
Negotiations and Conflict Management
Community Engagement
and more…...
Program Details
Date:
Seminars will be held monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, September 2013-March 2014 from 9:00 AM—3:00 PMLocation:
Jewish Community Center, 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge, CT (minutes off the Wilbur Cross Hwy, Exit 59)Participants
:
Agencies are invited to nominate up to 2 emerging leaders per agencyFee:
$200/Participant
Light breakfast and lunch included
Leadership Development Program includes:
Featuring Facilitators:
Debra Hertz, Managing Director of
the Strategy Group
Gilles Mesrobian, Sr. Associate of
the Support Center for Nonprofit
Management
Individualized Coaching Sessions:
Each participant will receive 4 hours of
individu-alized coaching with one of the program
facilita-tors. Through the coaching, participants will:
Identify and work through a critical
professional challenge
Explore their leadership style through
gaining greater perspective on themselves.
Create a “dashboard” outcome model that
tracks their progress towards addressing
their personal challenge, including
identify-ing effective strategies, establishidentify-ing clear
benchmarks and indicators of success.
The program objectives will focus on helping participants strengthen their management and
leadership capabilities. Specifically the program will help participants:
To be highly competent and ethical leaders with advanced knowledge and skills in the areas of nonprofit management and leadership.
To develop, deliver and evaluate services that respond to problems in complex and diverse environments.
To develop strong supervisory skills that will help them effectively motivate, influence and manage staff and volunteers.
To utilize critical thinking and planning skills in all aspects of their work.
To gain insight into their professional styles, skills, values and career development interests.
Nominations are due by
August 1, 2014
Fill out the attached application for each
nominee and send to Kim O’Rielly at
[email protected] or fax to
860-571-0118.
For more information contact Kim O’Rielly
at (860) 571-0093 ext. 111.
An agency nominee for the program should meet the following qualifications:
Provides supervision to at least one staff member that reports to them.
Takes initiative
Is viewed by their supervisors or agency leadership as an emerging leader
Demonstrates potential for significant growth
Has an understanding of and commitment to family services
Feedback from our 2013 Participants:
The support, advice, and active reflection I received ...have enabled me to better manage my staff and create a more professional, team oriented atmosphere in my school. Perhaps most importantly, this course gave me confidence in myself as a supervisor to imple-ment change.“I enjoyed our sessions very much and found the information very helpful and pertinent to my position at [my agency]”
“I found the coaching sessions to be most helpful as I was able to have Gilles guide me through creating solu-tions for some of the difficulties that I face as a manager.”
Participant Qualifications: Emerging Leaders
Staff Nominations:
Program Objectives
2014 Leadership Development
Program
Meet Our Facilitators
2013 Evaluation Results
Debra Hertz
is Managing Director of The Strategy Group, a strategic advisory firm that works to helpstrengthen the impact of non-profits and private foundations. The firm works with organizations on issues related to strategy, transition management, merger planning and integration, governance, and organizational effectiveness. In addition, Debra teaches in the Graduate School of Social Services at Fordham University and chairs the Board of Liberation Programs, Inc., a substance abuse treatment agency serving Fairfield County. Her other current volunteer work includes serving as chair of the Darien Human Services Commission and on the Board of Directors of Achievement First Bridgeport Academy and the International Women’s Forum – Connecticut chapter. For over nine years Debra served as Executive Director of the William Pitt Foundation, a private foundation that focuses on education for low-income youth. Previously she served in several executive positions at a non-profit agency in Stamford, CT serving families and women who are homeless, persons with HIV/AIDS, and individuals with mental illness. Debra received her Ph.D and Master of Social Work from Ford-ham University and her B.A. in International Relational and Latin American Studies from American University.
Gilles Mesrobian
is a Senior Associate at the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. His credentialsinclude over 25 years senior management experience in the non-profit arena, with 17 years as an Executive Director. His consulting experience covers a broad range of organizational work in the nonprofit sector, including executive leadership transition, organizational restructuring, mission change, search, development, as well as addressing structural deficits. Gilles has also completed several Interim Executive/Organizational Restructuring assignments including the Reeves-Reed Arboretum, the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, and Abraham House. In addition to his consulting work, he is a co-facilitator of the Support Center’s Trajectory Leadership Program, a year-long cohort-learning program for Executive Directors. Gilles is a regular guest facilitator of the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Live Discussion series. He studied economics at the University of Toronto and has his Masters of Science degree in Communi-cation Theory from Boston University’s College of CommuniCommuni-cations.
Overall Quality:
2013 attendees gave theprogram a grade of “A”.
Leadership Skills:
The leadership tenets taughtwere specific to non-profits and to the participants’ specific positions. Participants gained a good understanding about the compo-nents of leadership and developed concrete skills that improved their leadership capacity. Many participants reported that they have used the tools learned to address specific challenges with-in their current roles and to improve their leader-ship skills.
Program Structure:
Participants highly valuedthe individual coaching sessions, structured group work, case studies, networking opportunities, and guest speakers. The use of case studies in small group discussion enabled the participants to integrate and apply the concepts that were presented.
Training Facilitators:
The training facilitators were outstanding and knowledgeable, engaging, responsive and supportive.Guest Speakers:
Guest speakers broughtvaluable perspectives and content.
2014 Leadership Development
Program
Leadership
Creative Leadership
Supervision
Functions of Supervision
Effective Communication
Corrective Feedback
DECEMBER
Leadership & Management in the 21
stCentury
Nonprofits 101
Ethics, Integrity & Trust
Community Model
Nonprofit Leadership Needs
Participants Skills & Interests
SEPTEMBER
Curriculum
Community Engagement
Collaborations & Partnerships
Partnerships with Funders
Planning for Growth & Change
Strategic Planning
Logic Models
FEBRUARY
Agency Management
Program Planning & Design
Staffing & Human Resources
Budgeting & Finance
Funding & Development
Government
Role in nonprofits
OCTOBER
Dashboards & Work Plans
Development
Implementation
Teams
Ingredients of Effective Teams
Team stages
NOVEMBER
Group Dynamics
Negotiations & Conflict Management
Positional Bargaining vs. Principled
Negotiation
Managing Conflict
Meetings & Groups
Presentation Skills
JANUARY
Each participant will receive four hours of
individual coaching sessions.
COACHING
Organizing & Advocacy
Wrap Up
Agency Name: ____________________________________________________________________________ Applicant Name and Title:_________________________________________________________________ Length of time in this position: _____________________________________________________________ Mailing Address:___________________________________________________________________________ Email address:___________________________________ Telephone#____________________________ Previous positions and dates of service in this agency:
Supervisor Name and Title__________________________________________________________________ Telephone______________________________ Email Address:_____________________________________ Reason for nomination:
In registering for this program, the participant and their immediate supervisor understand
participant’s commitment to attend each of the seven full day training sessions and complete all
assignments as necessary.
Supervisor Name: ______Email Address: _______________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________
Telephone #: ____Cell Phone: _________________________
Applicant Supervisor: ______________________________ ______________ Signature Date
DEADLINE: TO BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1, 2014
Submit to Kim O’Rielly at [email protected] or fax to 860 571-0118
