Successful Professionals Achieving in Nonprofits
What will I learn?
Through interactive breakout sessions, discussions with professionals who have transitioned into nonprofit leadership positions, roundtables, a panel discussion, and a follow-up one-on-one consultation with a nonprofit leader, you will learn more about:
- Nonprofit dynamics and culture
- Trends, challenges, demands and rewards of nonprofit work
- Compensation and benefits
- Leadership characteristics and development
- Nonprofit vs. corporate decision-making models
- Unique governance issues and leadership tensions
- Your personal transferable qualities
- What’s ahead – in the sector and for you
Schedule of Events
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Registration
9:00 - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary sessions
- 9:00 - 9:50 Sector overview and projections
- 10:00 - 10:50 Strategic career transitions
- 11:00 - 11:50 The nonprofit economy in Minnesota
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Luncheon and panel discussion
- A panel discussion with professionals who have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. Lunch will be provided.
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. - "Speed dating style" roundtable discussions
- Participants will rotate through three sections, from 1:00 - 1:45, 1:50 - 2:35, and 2:40 - 3:25
- Topics are Leadership and Governance, Fundraising, and Finance
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Consultation sign-up and networking
- One-on-one consultation sign-up information and networking. Resource tables and direct contact with nonprofit professionals, information about follow-up meetings.
Founded in 1885, the University of St. Thomas has established itself as one of the premier universities in Minnesota and the Midwest. The business-focused continuing education unit, which is now Executive Education and Professional Development, was created in 1957 by Bishop James Shannon and Peter F. Drucker. There are currently more than 7,000 students engaged in the Opus College of Business’s undergraduate, graduate, executive and professional education studies because they value the emphasis on career preparation and engaging in service to others.
