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SUMMARY:Mission Forward: A Nonprofit Leadership Series
DESCRIPTION:The Mission Forward: A Nonprofit Leadership Series is designed for nonprofit professionals at every level\, from team members to executive leaders. If you work for a smaller nonprofit\, you may find that all three sessions are relevant to your role.\n\n\n\nEach session will be held at the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Conference Room from 12:00 1:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nThanks to our generous Presenting Sponsors   Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore and United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore\, lunch will be provided at no cost for the first 20 registered attendees at each session.\n\n\n\nHow to Participate:\n\n\n\nReview the session descriptions below and register for any\, or all\, that interests you. To allow more organizations to participate\, we ask that no more than two people from each nonprofit organization attend a given session.\n\n \nSession 1: How to Avoid Burnout: Just Keep Swimming\n\nWednesday\, June 24\n\n\nNonprofit work is meaningful but it can also be exhausting. This session explores practical strategies for creating "micro-breaks" in a world where the to-do list is never complete and priorities are constantly shifting. Through real-world examples\, lessons learned\, and group discussion\, participants will explore ways to navigate today's challenges with greater resilience.\n\n\n\nSession Outcomes\n\nParticipants will leave with practical\, everyday strategies to reduce overwhelm\, protect their energy\, and sustain their effectiveness over the long term.\n\n \nSession 2: Volunteer Management: The Art and Science of Herding Cats\n\nThursday\, July 23\n\n\nThis session explores the art and science of creating an environment that attracts\, inspires\, and motivates volunteers. By examining questions such as "What's in it for them?" and "Why should they engage?"\, participants will learn how to better understand volunteer motivations and align them with organizational needs. We'll discuss different volunteer types\, what drives them\, and how to build stronger relationships that support your mission.\n\n\n\nSession Outcomes\n\nParticipants will learn how to create a more volunteer-friendly culture\, strengthen volunteer engagement and retention\, and develop practical strategies for building meaningful volunteer relationships that increase organizational impact.\n\n \nSession 3: Run Your Nonprofit Like a Business\n\nThursday\, August 27\n\n\nThis workshop distills key principles from the Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Small Businesses program into a practical framework for nonprofit leaders. Participants will learn how to think like growth-oriented CEOs\, strengthen financial and operational discipline\, and develop strategies that increase organizational sustainability and mission impact.\n\n\n\nSession Outcomes\n\nParticipants will:\n\n\n	Adopt a CEO growth mindset focused on sustainability\, scale\, and impact.\n	Define a clear growth strategy across programs\, funding\, and partnerships.\n	Use financial statements as strategic leadership tools.\n	Align people\, processes\, and performance metrics to support growth.\n	Leave with a practical 12-month growth roadmap and actionable next steps.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;">The Mission Forward: A Nonprofit Leadership Series is designed for nonprofit professionals at every level\, from team members to executive leaders. If you work for a smaller nonprofit\, you may find that all three sessions are relevant to your role.<br />\n<br />\nEach session will be held at the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Conference Room from 12:00&ndash\;1:30 p.m.<br />\n<br />\nThanks to our generous <strong>Presenting Sponsors</strong> &mdash\; <strong>Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore</strong> and <strong>United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore</strong>\, lunch will be provided at no cost for the first 20 registered attendees at each session.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>How to Participate:</strong><br />\n<br />\nReview the session descriptions below and register for any\, or all\, that interests you. To allow more organizations to participate\, we ask that no more than two people from each nonprofit organization attend a given session.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h3><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00\;">Session 1: How to Avoid Burnout: Just Keep Swimming</span><br />\nWednesday\, June 24</strong></h3>\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;">Nonprofit work is meaningful&mdash\;but it can also be exhausting. This session explores practical strategies for creating &quot\;micro-breaks&quot\; in a world where the to-do list is never complete and priorities are constantly shifting. Through real-world examples\, lessons learned\, and group discussion\, participants will explore ways to navigate today&#39\;s challenges with greater resilience.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Session Outcomes</strong><br />\nParticipants will leave with practical\, everyday strategies to reduce overwhelm\, protect their energy\, and sustain their effectiveness over the long term.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h3><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00\;">Session 2: Volunteer Management: The Art and Science of Herding Cats</span><br />\nThursday\, July 23</strong></h3>\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;">This session explores the art and science of creating an environment that attracts\, inspires\, and motivates volunteers. By examining questions such as &quot\;What&#39\;s in it for them?&quot\; and &quot\;Why should they engage?&quot\;\, participants will learn how to better understand volunteer motivations and align them with organizational needs. We&#39\;ll discuss different volunteer types\, what drives them\, and how to build stronger relationships that support your mission.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Session Outcomes</strong><br />\nParticipants will learn how to create a more volunteer-friendly culture\, strengthen volunteer engagement and retention\, and develop practical strategies for building meaningful volunteer relationships that increase organizational impact.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h3><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00\;">Session 3: Run Your Nonprofit Like a Business</span><br />\nThursday\, August 27</strong></h3>\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;">This workshop distills key principles from the Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Small Businesses program into a practical framework for nonprofit leaders. Participants will learn how to think like growth-oriented CEOs\, strengthen financial and operational discipline\, and develop strategies that increase organizational sustainability and mission impact.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Session Outcomes</strong><br />\nParticipants will:</span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;">Adopt a CEO growth mindset focused on sustainability\, scale\, and impact.</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;">Define a clear growth strategy across programs\, funding\, and partnerships.</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;">Use financial statements as strategic leadership tools.</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;">Align people\, processes\, and performance metrics to support growth.</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;">Leave with a practical 12-month growth roadmap and actionable next steps.</span></li>\n</ul>\n
LOCATION:Ocean City Chamber of Conference Conference Room (Upstairs) 12320 Ocean Gateway Ocean City\, MD 21842
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DTSTAMP:20260610T152327Z
URL:https://dev.oceancity.org/events/details/mission-forward-a-nonprofit-leadership-series-46022
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