• Senior and associate leaders of all faith communities
• Teams of leaders from the same faith community wishing to attend together

Trust as Core to Leadership

• Explore the critical role trust plays in enabling leaders to engage with a diverse group of stakeholders in their faith community

Trust in Action

• Consider how to create an environment of trust and collaboration within your congregation or community
• Participate in active dialog about how to ensure your community operates within a framework of established trust

Negotiations

• Learn decision-making frameworks that will help faith leaders understand their diverse stakeholder groups and understand varying motivations
• Consider the role that information and communication play in decision-making and negotiations

Persuasion and Influence

• Understand the subtle factors that influence decision-making in a variety of situations
• Consider power dynamics in your engagement with other stakeholders

Supporting philanthropic giving

• Discuss donor motivation and how to connect donors to your mission
• Consider strong engagement strategies for various donor populations

Inspiring change

• Explore the key stages of change
• Discuss barriers to acceptance of change
• Learn the competencies necessary for the implementation of change

Creating Trustworthy Organizations

• Explore a real world example of the critical role of trust in a crisis situation

Nicholas A. Pearce - Academic Director; Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

Liz Livingston Howard - Academic Director; Clinical Professor of Management; Executive Director of Nonprofit Executive Education

Sally Blount - Michael L. Nemmers Professor of Strategy

Lauren Rivera - Peter G. Peterson Professor of Corporate Ethics, Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Sociology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Courtesy)

Ivy Walker - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Helios Digital Learning

Location

Nonprofit Management Programs are held at Northwestern University's Chicago Campus.

Wieboldt Hall
340 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Directions

Chicago Campus Parking Map - Please Note: the Huron Superior Parking A lot and the Erie Ontario Parking C & D lots are available to the public and should be used when attending programs at Wieboldt Hall.

Application Deadline

The deadline for registration is 10:00 am one business day prior to the program start date.

Scholarship Assistance

Up to 50% scholarships are available for all of our nonprofit executive education programs for those working in nonprofit organizations. All scholarship requests are reviewed by our Registrar and any scholarships granted will be reflected in the amount charged to your credit card.

Payment

• If you request a scholarship, your credit card is submitted upon registration and will be charged once your request is approved (allow 1-2 business days for review).
• If you do not request a scholarship, your credit card will be charged upon application submission.

Hospitality during the Program

We strive to provide healthy meal choices for our participants for breakfast, lunch and breaks. We typically provide a range of choices, including some vegetarian-friendly and gluten-avoidant selections. We cannot meet all dietary preferences, but we will do our best to accommodate health restrictions, religious restrictions and food allergies.

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for booking their hotel accommodations during their stay in Chicago.

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Cancellation Policy

Participants must notify the Program Manager at least ten business days in advance of the program start date if they are unable to attend. Otherwise, participants will be charged 20% of the stated program fees. After the program has started, refunds are no longer an option.

When canceling a program registration, participants may choose to rollover their payment to a future program or receive a refund. Participants are allowed two rollovers, after the second rollover, participants forfeit the money paid to the Center for Nonprofit Management.

*Refund or rollover must be requested at the time of the program cancellation. Once a program payment has been rolled over, a monetary refund is no longer an option. The participant must continue with the rollover process. All rolled over payments (i.e. payment credits) must be utilized within two years of the initial cancellation. After that time, all payments will be forfeit and no longer applicable toward future program registrations.

Northwestern University reserves the right to cancel a program at any time for any reason. In the unlikely event of a course cancellation, paid program fees will be refunded, but the university is not responsible for any travel or other related expenses accrued by the program registrant.

“Faith Leaders Week was an inspiring, motivating, and reflective experience filled with the kind of wisdom and warmth not usually associated with a business school environment. The faculty were knowledgeable and felt very real to me--not only teachers but practitioners. This first experience has led me to seriously explore more training opportunities with Kellogg.”
Pastor, Harvest Community Church

“The Faith Leaders Week program was the most valuable leadership training that I have taken because the information was applicable to a congregational setting, grounded in research, and taught by professors who have experience in leading congregations. Anyone who serves in a leadership position within a congregation would benefit from the knowledge itself and exercises that help us to apply [it] in our own communities.”
Rabbi, Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom

“The Leadership aspect of the program was so informative, relevant, and clearly had been planned with great thought & attention. The Faith component added a dimension I had underestimated before arriving. There was a uniquely special energy that was imbued in everything we did. I loved being with a group of people (fellow students & professional staff) that "got me". Exploring the nuances among faith orientations was fascinating! And it is no surprise that we are more similar than not. In addition to the plethora of skills I hope to employ, I also discovered pieces of my personality that have a huge impact on my leadership style and success.”
Co-President, Central Synagogue Beth Emeth