NFP Leadership: Why It Pays to Invest in People

C4. NFP Leadership: Why It Pays to Invest in People
People are the no-profit sector’s greatest strength -- yet when Imagine Canada asked what was on leaders’ minds in 2008, finding and keeping those people was the biggest worry. Why? Because the work itself is changing, requiring new business, technological and planning skills that cannot always be found in volunteers or part-time staff. Competition for professional senior management is fierce, and salaries are low. Many boomers will soon retire, but until the sector becomes more diverse and/or risk-inclined, neither newcomers nor younger people will want to succeed them.
Now that the recession has added new tasks to the load, including downsizing, Leadership Development has never been more critical – and in a provocative panel discussion, this session’s presenters will advance the view that, as one of the few funders providing accessible operating dollars, OTF can play a singular role in that development. Join them in exploring a range of leadership support options that go well beyond training seminars, and take part in a group discussion to test the limits of what we might do to ensure that skilled leaders are in place and ready to steer organizations through tough times and towards better ones.
Presenters:
Tim Jackson, Chair, Steering Committee, Capacity Waterloo Region
Sue Davidson, Director, Capacity Builders, Ontario Community Support Association
Pierre Bourbeau, Director of Organizational Development, Centre Canadien de leadership en évaluation
Paul Bubelis, Executive Director, The Sustainability Network

NFP Leadership: Why It Pays to Invest in People

by Ontario Trillium Foundation on Jan 14, 2010

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