Strengthening Your Organization
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. Compounded by the stress of running an organization during a global pandemic, organizational transition may seem impossible. However, succession planning can be successful if planned diligently and with care, intention, resources, and a team. Join the NYC Capacity Building Collaborative for a 2-part training on comprehensive succession planning that addresses some of the challenges an organization may experience during this moment.
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. Cathy and a guest speaker will also share their experience navigating their transition during the pandemic.
Training Info
Webinar Part 1: Zahida Pirani will provide an overview of essential elements to successful succession planning
When: Thursday, August 26, 2021 , 10am-11:30am ET
Webinar Part 2: Cathy Dang will share a successful model in CAAAV’s ED transition and invite a guest speaker to share their recent transition during the pandemic.
When: Thursday, September 2nd , 10am-11:30am ET
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 webinars 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
Registration opens July 19 and closes August 16. Space is limited. You will be notified by August 18th whether you have been accepted into the webinar training.