This program is ideal for:

• Emerging Leaders: Professionals ready to step into impactful leadership roles.

• Experienced Professionals: Those seeking to deepen their community involvement and networks.

• Current Board Members: Individuals looking to refresh their skills and enhance their effectiveness.

• Nonprofit Advocates: Anyone passionate about driving positive change through board service.

By the end of the day, you’ll be equipped with:

• A clear understanding of nonprofit governance and your role as a board member.

• Tools to contribute effectively to a board’s mission and financial health.

• Connections with like-minded peers and Delaware nonprofits.

• A pathway to meaningful, impactful board service.

Joining a nonprofit board is a unique opportunity to contribute to your community’s success while enhancing your leadership abilities and expanding your professional network. In alignment with Spur Impact’s pillars of Spur Connection, Spur Leadership, and Spur Giving, this program connects passionate individuals with nonprofits seeking dedicated board members.

This program, built by a Delaware nonprofit for Delaware nonprofits, focuses on:

• Building a talent pipeline for nonprofit boards of directors.

• Supporting nonprofits with tailored onboarding and refresher courses for board members.

• Expand the pool of board-ready talent and create strategic matches with nonprofits that align with participants skills, interests, and goals.

• Inspire community engagement and support for nonprofit missions.

• Train emerging leaders to thrive on nonprofit boards.

• Enhance the knowledge and effectiveness of current board members.

This track is designed for nonprofit leadership teams, including:

• Executive Directors & Founders: Refine your leadership strategy and foster collaboration.

• Board Presidents & Chairs: Build a stronger, more effective board.

• Executive Teams: Align on goals and improve team dynamics.

• Emerging Nonprofit Leaders: Learn best practices and prepare for leadership roles.

By the end of the retreat, you’ll walk away with:

• A clear strategic vision and practical tools to implement it.

• Stronger relationships between your board and executive team.

• Improved financial oversight and fundraising strategies.

• Insights into fostering a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative leadership culture.

Leadership and collaboration between nonprofit boards and executive teams are essential for long-term success. This strategic retreat is designed to equip nonprofit leaders—Executive Directors, Founders, Board Presidents, Board Chairs, and executive teams—with the tools and insights needed to build collaboration, align on goals, and gain actionable strategies to navigate the complexities of a nonprofit.

In this one-day, immersive program, participants will:

• Build a shared vision and strategic direction for their organizations.

• Strengthen leadership dynamics within their board and executive teams.

• Address challenges in financial oversight, diversity, and board-CEO relationships.

• Facilitate strategic planning that aligns organizational goals with leadership priorities.

• Strengthen board and executive team collaboration and accountability.

• Enhance financial oversight and fundraising leadership.

• Build diversity and inclusivity within boards and leadership teams.

• Foster stronger partnerships between boards and executive leaders to support mission success.