Basics of Nonprofit Leadership
What you'll learn
- Answer the four questions every nonprofit leader needs to ask themselves
- Understand the foundational mindsets and skills you need as a nonprofit leader
- Develop continuously improving systems and processes for having world-changing impact
- Lead your board, staff, and volunteers by measuring and discussing what matters most
Requirements
- No nonprofit leadership experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know
Description
The program is designed to give you the entire A-Z road map toward maximizing the world-changing impact of your nonprofit while gaining personal peace and confidence as a nonprofit leader.
This course is an in-depth look at what it takes to lead a nonprofit organization. We cover everything from answering the four essential questions to setting up continuous improvement systems to working with your board to measuring what matters most. We'll take a close look at key performance indicators, unleashing your strengths maximize your team's impact, and what major donors are looking for.
Modules 1 & 2: Impact Mindsets & Skills - A mistake many nonprofit leaders make is building their nonprofit on a shaky foundation. This is why shoring up foundational mindsets and skills is a crucial first step for leaders at any level.
Modules 3 & 4: Impact Processes - Once your mindsets and skills transformation is well underway, you can then implement the time-proven strategies of continuous improvement. It is through repetitive processes that you will accomplish the mission of your organization.
Modules 5 & 6: Impact Measurements - Having the right processes is one thing, but putting points on the scoreboard is another. The last critical step is to define the metrics that matter most and discuss them in a constructive way at regular intervals.
This online course is adapted from the instructor's 10+ years of experience leading nonprofit organizations.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner nonprofit leaders eager to change the world
Instructor
![Derik Timmerman](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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Derik Timmerman is the Founder of Sparrow Nonprofit Solutions, a nationwide consulting firm helping nonprofits maximize their world-changing impact. In addition to coaching nonprofit professionals at all levels, Derik is a nationally-recognized speaker and author on a variety of nonprofit subjects including fundraising, grant research/writing, and board development. Prior to founding Sparrow, Derik was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and a US Army Intelligence Officer with two combat deployments to Iraq. Derik earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, as well as a Masters, PhD, and CFRE certification in fundraising. Derik has a passion for chocolate chip cookies, burning them off on nearby hiking trails with his three boys, and living out his life's core purpose of building factories of hope.