Cape & Islands Nonprofit Leadership Development

Integral to the Cape & Islands Nonprofit Leadership Development program is the GISC Model for Leadership, developed over 30 years. Nonprofit leaders will learn to heighten
their awareness of their behavior and its impact on other people and the organization, to be more effective in influencing others, to better understand the management of diverse stakeholders, and to lead change. Significant attention in each session will also be given
to the technical skills needed to lead nonprofit organizations and to the special issues of the Cape and Islands.

Benefits

Participants will:

• Develop skills for leading and influencing people in their organizations and in the communities they serve. Topics will include communication skills, leadership style, use of influence and power, teamwork and collaboration skills.
  
• Learn skills in critical leadership technical areas, including strategic planning, board development, diversified fundraising, and marketing.
  
• Complete an individual project they design to meet specific needs of their organization.
  
• Work with individual leadership coaches to guide each participant’s learning and project completion.
  
• Build an understanding of the different layers and groups within which they operate and how to identify points of maximum leverage in working with each.
  
• Develop leadership skills for working with the reality of constant change, and with personal and organizational resistance to this change.
  
• Practice hands-on learning through enactments, simulations, and real-life project work, paired with coaching and feedback.
  

Participants

This program is open to qualified applicants who are senior staff or board members of non-profit organizations serving the Cape and Islands.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, available for download here.

"The Cape & Islands Nonprofit Leadership Development Program was an extremely worthwhile and profound experience for me, both in my educational leadership role and in my position on the Board of Children’s Place. The Gestalt learning experience went beyond developing skills for leading and influencing people in an organization; it engaged the participants in reflecting on their own leadership styles, understanding the complexities associated with bringing about change, and applying these results-oriented leadership skills within professional organizational settings. The personal growth that I experienced went beyond my expectations and, to this day, I find myself integrating these leadership skills in all aspects of my life."

Gail M. Briere
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
Nauset Public Schools

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“Because of my incredibly amazing learning experience at GISC I have a heightened awareness of how I deal with challenging issues and situations. This heightened awareness is helping me to manage how I now approach issues that may be uncomfortable. I am also using what I have learned to help my staff do the same. My involvement with GISC has helped me to enable my board of directors to increase their understanding of their role as board members and ultimately widened their lens of support for the organization, staff and clients.”

Lysetta Hurge-Putnam
Executive Director
Independence House