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Nonprofit Leadership Series - Part 4 The Next Normal: Creating a Resilient and Anti-Fragile Nonprofit
Original Recording Date :
Length: 2 hours
The COVID-19 Crisis has placed unprecedented burdens and constraints on the nonprofit community in critical areas like fundraising, capacity-building, programming, leadership development and short/long-term strategic planning. In response, award-winning nonprofit leader and consultant Rob Levit has prepared a series of interactive online workshops to empower participants with new mindsets, practical tools and innovative approaches for thriving in the “next normal.”
What will it take to not only survive but thrive in our new era? While it is critical to focus on current operations and programs, nonprofit organizations must also be preparing and thinking about the “next normal” and be prepared for further disruptions in funding, supply chains, internal operations and regulations. Using research from McKinsey and Company as well as many of the greatest organizational strategists in the world, participants will learn discuss and share ideas, structures and plans for fearlessly moving forward into the future.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and discuss trends influencing and shaping the nonprofit community now and implications for the future.
- Analyze and diagram three future-facing strategic frameworks to create a more agile organization with fewer dependencies and unforeseen disruptions.
- Prepare the outline for a lean strategic plan to make individual nonprofit organizations more responsive, resilient and anti-fragile.
Research:
- The Standards for Excellence® - Best practices in nonprofit governance, operations and programs.
- Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times, Kim Klein.
- Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Social Sector, Meehan and Jonkey ideas.
We are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact us at by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
Rob Levit, MA
Rob Levit, MA, has over twenty years’ of experience as a well-known educator in Maryland low-income schools. He focuses on designing multi-sensory programs for youth that positively address the impact of poverty on brain development. Currently, he is the executive director of Creating Communities, a nonprofit organization in Maryland that focuses on mediating the effects of poverty on the brains of children and youth in low-income schools and public housing projects using art-based activities. In addition, Rob is a dynamic trainer, facilitator, and consultant who has worked extensively with educational, corporate, and nonprofit clients on strategic planning, team development, and leadership skills. He has received strong testimonials for his work from universities, public schools, and medical centers, and has been recognized with numerous awards. Rob is a Licensed Consultant from Maryland Nonprofits’ Standards for Excellence Institute®, a Certified Trainer in Workplace Conflict Resolution from the Mediation Institute at Eckerd College, and holds an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University.
