Ethical Leadership Development & Creating People Centered Culture
Track: Strategy
This interactive workshop invites attendees to explore ways common unethical leadership practices and development, or lack thereof, interfere with and negatively impact the culture of an organization. During our time together we will discuss how to create a people centered work culture that prioritizes mental health and wellbeing so that everyone can shift from surviving to thriving as we move out of heightened pandemic mode. As a result of attending this session, participants will share and discuss real life examples of unethical leadership practices they have experienced or witnessed that negatively impacted the work culture of their department or organization.
Latosha Cox, curator of JOY, Black Girl Sabbatical, LLC ™
The "I" in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Track: Strategy
Do you often feel lost as a leader in DEI work? Join this session for this highly engaging session to explore your role in liberation and justice work. It is easy to point fingers and blame others, the system, or even upper-level managers. During our time together, we will raise our awareness in defining DEI at a deeper level, analyze our role in it, acknowledge what we can do to create change in our organizations and teams, and create an action plan. Finally, we will talk about holding ourselves accountable because there is no DEI without the “I.”
Donte Curtis, lead consultant, Catch Your Dream Consulting
The Intersection of Advocacy and Nonprofit Leadership
Track: Fundamentals
Policymakers need public input to develop good ideas into good policy, and nonprofits are valued experts in our areas of specialty. Nonprofits must partner with our governmental partners through advocacy and lobbying to cultivate strong, thriving, and joyful communities. Participants in this session will learn how legislative advocacy can strengthen and advance their organization's mission. Specifically, they'll learn specific tools and content for successful legislative visits, about the legislative process, and do's and don'ts of advocacy basics. Additionally, the Minnesota Budget Project will discuss why it’s important your organization shares its policy priorities for Minnesota’s future. Hear how and why nonprofits should engage in state budget and tax policy that moves us towards a better, brighter future for all Minnesotans.
Meghan Marriott, engagement manager, Minnesota Budget Project; Ileana Mejia, policy advocate, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; and Laura Mortenson, communications director, Minnesota Budget Project
Making the Move to Leading from the Middle
Track: Fundamentals
Good leadership is defined by building strong teams and driving results. But how a leader builds teams and drives results changes significantly throughout one’s career. It’s critical that leaders can identify the skills needed today and anticipate which skills will drive results in the future. This talk will highlight the different stages of leadership, how to pinpoint where you are in the journey, and how to accelerate your skills to advance as a leader.
Rick Rittmaster, VP of consulting/CorTalent and co-founder, Groveland Leadership
Young Nonprofit Professional Network Presents: Tales of a Decentralized Leadership Model
Track: Strategy
In late 2021, in order to maintain board member capacity and motivation, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) Twin Cities chapter decided to try something new - a decentralized leadership model that dramatically reduced the role of the board chair and increased leadership capacity across board members. We spent the first year of our experiment learning what not to do! In this interactive session, YNPN board members will share our experience testing out a decentralized leadership model and engage session participants in learning together about the benefits, challenges, and lessons of moving away from traditional hierarchical leadership. YNPN Twin Cities is a volunteer-managed organization which provides and promotes opportunities for the development of young nonprofit professionals in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Grace Bettendorf, development manager, Courtney Castleberry, national liaison, Rob Muschler, programming chair, Meg Reid, board chair, Amelia Thomas, membership chair, Florence Wee, board secretary, and Alyssa Whalon, board member, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Twin Cities