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Nonprofit Coaching
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Coaching Topics
In general, coaching can cover any issue around which a specific goal can be created. For nonprofit coaching, topics most commonly include:
- Leadership development;
- Skill development;
- Personnel management;
- Transition management;
- Stress management; and
- Workplace burnout and work/life balance.
New Chapter Coaching’s Nonprofit Coaching Can Help Your Organization In 2010:
- To improve the organization’s fundraising capacity and financial stability;
- To improve the organization’s effectiveness, including to strengthen its ability to manage challenging economic times;
- To increase the executive director’s confidence in leading the organization towards fulfilling its mission;
- To increase the executive director’s effectiveness at balancing the demands of her/his personal and professional life;
- To reduce voluntary turnover and increase tenure of executive director and other staff by increasing job satisfaction, reaffirming dedication to nonprofit sector, and reducing job-related stress and workplace burnout;
- To provide leadership (executive director and board of directors) with support in resolving critical organizational problems; and
- To conduct thoughtful succession planning to reduce the risk of future organizational disruptions from execution transition.
Proven Benefits of Executive or Nonprofit Coaching
Based on my experience, and recently confirmed in a survey of executive coaching, executive coaching yields the following benefits for executive directors and the nonprofit organizations they lead;
- Improved skills and performance, including personnel management and fundraising skills
- Increased task completion in a timely manner and productivity
- Improved relationships with staff and board of directors
- Increased ability and confidence in exercising leadership on a daily basis
- Increased ability to lead the organization in the face of challenges and obstacles
- Improved ability to move the organization towards its goals and vision.
- Greater clarity with respect to decision-making processes and staff roles and responsibilities
- Increased staff satisfaction, morale, productivity and tenure
- Organizational capacity-building
Standard Components of Coaching Package
- A free 30 minute introductory call
- Four calls or in-person sessions per month for three/six months
- Occasional power coaching call (5 mins.) as needed during the period of the coaching alliance
- Unlimited emails with the coach between sessions
- Suggestion of action item(s) to keep you deepening your learning and moving forward in between calls
For more information about coaching package and fees, go to New Chapter Coaching’s Business Packages.
Other Coaching/Consulting Services Provided
- Organizational Assessments
- Strategic Planning
- Succession Planning and Executive Transition Management
- Board Development and Team-Building
- Facilitation of Retreats, Meetings, & Workshops
- Assessing and Addressing Workplace Burnout
Motivational Workshops & Topical Presentations (sample presentations include the following):
- Smart Growth: Board Building Done Right
- Twelve Tips to Building a Fundraising Board
- Making Change Happen: Your Mindset and Skill Set
- Ready or Not, Here Change Comes: Effectively Managing Executive Transition
- Goal-Setting: How and Why We Do It
- Achieving Your Goals: Getting To Your Destination on Time
The fees for these customized services are based on the scope of work.
