Succession Development:
It's More Than Assessing Bench Strength

Thursday, March 15, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

This workshops has been cancelled.

Workshop Presenters: Hez Norton, Executive Transitions Program Manager, Third Sector New England, and Nancy Jackson, President, Gammy Bird Consulting

Workshop Cost: $79

Workshop Description

Experience and research demonstrate that organizations focusing on sustaining effective leadership over time are more sustainable and impactful.

Leadership succession planning enhances long-term sustainability of organizations, while ensuring continued relevance and mission effectiveness. Having a succession plan:

• Helps to build the executive and board leadership capacity of the organization
• Reduces risks that may be associated with a leadership transition
• Creates alignment between the leadership roles and the strategic priorities of the organization

This workshop is designed for board leaders and executives (especially founders and long-term executives) who are interested in building organizational capacity, strengthening internal leadership and developing emergency succession plans.

The workshop will offer tools and resources for succession planning that minimize risks of transitions and build organizational capacity.

Key learning objectives:

• Understanding of 3 phases of succession planning
• Clarity around an organization’s readiness for succession planning and a leadership transition
• Roles and responsibilities in succession planning

Presenter Bios

Nancy Jackson, MSW, is a certified facilitator and qualified national mentor trainer for the Institute for Cultural Affairs in Technologies of Participation© facilitation methods. She facilitates planning processes with a broad array of non-profit agencies and boards of directors, coalitions/networks, schools, community groups and corporations both nationally and internationally.

For 20 years, Nancy served as co-executive director of the New England Network for Child, Youth and Family Services, an intermediary organization offering capacity building and youth development practices to nonprofits. She is a graduate of Colorado College and Boston College School of Social Work and lives in Bolton, Mass.

Hez Norton previously served as the executive director of Resource Generation, a national nonprofit that engages young adults with financial wealth in social change philanthropy. Prior to Resource Generation, Hez founded and was the executive director of North Carolina Lambda Youth Network.

Hez brings experience as an interim executive director as well as a consultant to nonprofits in the areas of organizational development and fundraising. Hez is also a co-creator and contributing editor to the book Classified: How to Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It for Social Change. Hez received a B.A. in public policy from Duke University and a master’s degree in public administration from Northeastern University.

Next month: Advanced Supervision