Learning to Lead: Center for Nonprofit Leadership


Learning to Lead Program Description

Learning to Lead
What is Learning to Lead?
This dynamic Adelphi University certificate program focuses on developing the leader within yourself, the leader you need to be at work, and the one you plan to be in your community.  We offer interactive methods for developing leadership based on a collaborative style of learning.  The program combines the best of doing and discussing, with formal learning methods.  We’ve customized everything for a busy professional’s schedule.  The experience includes:
  • One live half-day morning session per month from September through June, in Garden City, Nassau’s central hub. The beautiful Adelphi University Campus is easily accessible by train, bus, or car.  
  • Full access to the University’s library, recreation facilities, and online resources
  • Networking lunch sessions with program faculty or your choice of a take-away lunch on the go
  • Work and learn with our outstanding faculty and new colleagues

What will I learn?
We delve into critical nonprofit work-place issues and leadership challenges. Learning to Lead explores a range of topics:

  • Leadership development self-assessment, theory, styles
  • Critical issues facing nonprofits in 2011 and beyond
  • Creating a vision and empowering others
  • Leadership decision-making in complex and high risk situations
  • Understanding customers, projecting their needs, building diverse teams
  • Resiliency, flexibility, CEO imperative actions, human resources  
  • Leading boards, the governance process, codes of conduct
  • Budgeting, finance, accounting best practices
  • Fundraising campaigns, building a culture and team, online giving
  • Measuring effectiveness
When do we start?
The certificate program begins with a full-day orientation in late September, and continues with half-day monthly morning sessions, thereafter.  The final session, graduation and lunch celebration at Adelphi is held in June.

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Contact
 For additional information, please contact:

Diane Wunderlich
Program Coordinator
Center for Nonprofit Leadership
p - 516.877.4415
p - 516.877.4390
e - dwunderlich@adelphi.edu
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Should you require disability accommodations, please email DSS@adelphi.edu, giving notice of 72 hours before the event. Should you require ASL interpreting seven days’ notice is required.