Lead, govern and manage your organization with excellence

Are you an executive director looking to build (or refresh) your knowledge of good not-for-profit management practices? Leaders Lab examines six essential areas of a strong organizational foundation.

This unique learning opportunity creates dynamic team leadership by allowing executives to attend each session with a board director, senior staff member or other leadership volunteer - an opportunity to always have someone in your passenger seat!

What will I learn?

By end of the course, you will be able to:
• Understand the distinct roles of the Executive and Board in leading, managing and governing an organization
• Flag issues that create legal risk for not-for-profits
• Develop people practices that are key to effective mission delivery
• Understand the process of planning strategically to deliver your mission
• Define the roles of staff and board in developing and achieving a fund development strategy
• Differentiate between financial health, capacity and sustainability

Additionally, you will have:
• Increased shared organizational knowledge among key members of your team - board and staff
• Developed supportive relationships and personal networks with other not-for-profit leaders

What are my responsibilities?

Along with attending three full day classroom sessions, you will:
• Develop an action plan for transferring relevant learning into your
organization
• Attend a final discussion circle with all of the trainers – now that
you’ve implemented your action plans what new questions have
arisen?

The Leaders Lab Vancouver Winter 2013 Schedule:

Tuesday Cohort

Jan 29, 9am – 4pm: Board Governance; People Planning & Development
Feb 26, 9am – 4pm: Planning Strategically; Legal Responsibities
Apr 2, 9am – 4pm: Fund Development; Financial Accountability
Apr 30, 9am -12pm: Peer discussion circle

For more information on program facilitator and content experts, please click here.

Monday Cohort

Feb 4, 9am - 4pm: Legal Responsibilities; Board Governance
Mar 4, 9am - 4pm: Planning Strategically; People Planning & Development
Apr 8, 9am - 4pm: Fund Development; Financial Accountability
May 6, 9am - 12pm (half-day): Peer discussion circle

For more information on program facilitator and content experts for the Monday Cohort, please click here.

The cost is $625 per organization and allows participation for 2 people at each session. The program has been developed specifically for and is open to executives, board members and other senior not-for-profit staff.

If you would like to be notified of future sessions, please register on our interest list.

Additional questions? Please contact Annastasia Palubiski, Program Director, at apalubiski@thevantagepoint.ca or 604-637-8290.

What others are saying about Vantage Point’s learning opportunities:

“The seminars are aimed at both Executive Directors and Board Members, giving participants both sides of the equation and bringing a new understanding for some. I can’t recommend Vantage Point highly enough. I have told many colleagues about the seminars and have received rave reviews and heartfelt thank you’s in return.”

Dorothy Van der Ree, Executive Director, MSA Museum Society

"I found the sessions to be on target with the information, the knowledge philanthropists very effective in sharing their information and answering questions, and the opportunity for exchange among attendees very useful."

Linda Palm, Executive Director Pacific Sport Fraser Valley