Upcoming Speaking Engagements

November 15, 2011: National Philanthropy Day
Association of Health Care Professional (AHP)
Organization: Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough
Speaker: Deborah Legrove, CFRE
Session Title: “Succession Planning and Building Your Team”
November 28-30, 2011: AFP Congress 2011
Organization: Association of Fundraising Professionals
Speaker: Deborah Legrove, CFRE
Title: Responsibilities of Today's Leaders to Groom the Non-profit Leaders of Tomorrow

Past Speaking Engagements

April 10th - 12th, 2011: AHP Canada Conference,
Association of Health Care Professional (AHP)
Speaker: Deborah Legrove, CFRE
Descripton: The nonprofit sector does not typically invest time or resources in growing its own leaders (one third of new leaders come from within the organization in the nonprofit sector vs. 60 percent of new leaders that are promoted from within the for-profit sector). At a time when strong leadership is needed in the nonprofit sector, there is a critical shortage of ready and willing leaders. How can we, as today's leaders, address this leadership challenge? What do we need to do to groom our staff?

The Executive Forum will discuss these questions based on the research conducted by crawfordconnect, "Profiling the Non-profit Leader of Tomorrow". The forum will focus on our contribution to groom tomorrow's leaders and address:

  • The Manager-Leader Model of leadership
  • The 15 must-have attributes of a Non-profit leader
  • Financial Challenges
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Managing
May 5th, 2011: Georgian College Fundraising Day, Orillia Campus
Speaker: Deborah Legrove, CFRE
Title: Grooming Yourself as the Non-Profit Leader of Tomorrow
Descripton: The nonprofit sector does not typically invest time or resources in growing its own leaders (33 percent of new leaders come from within the organization in the nonprofit sector vs. 60 percent of new leaders that are promoted from within the for-profit sector). At a time when strong leadership is needed in the nonprofit sector, there is a critical shortage of ready and willing leaders. How can you prepare yourself as the leader of tomorrow? What do you need to do to groom and prepare yourself?

This session will discuss these questions based on the research conducted by crawfordconnect, "Profiling the Non-profit Leader of Tomorrow". The forum will focus on what we can do to prepare ourselves.

May 19th, 2011: Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP)
Forum Panelist: Deborah Legrove, CFRE
Title: Professional progression: Options to advance your career
Descripton: Career progression and succession planning can be intimidating terms to even the most senior fundraisers. What are the various options for gift planning professionals? How can we best serve our donors & demonstrate a commitment to the missions we serve, while challenging ourselves professionally? To CFRE or not to CFRE? Join us for this panel discussion which will touch on the areas of education and professional certification, recruitment, and personal success stories.
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