ALV’s leadership development curriculum strengthens your confidence and equips you with the tools needed to navigate relationships with various stakeholders, add strategic value, and increase leadership capacity for your organization. The content and activities are designed for leaders at all career stages. Below is a sample of outcomes from this immersive leadership experience:
Determine/embrace your authentic leadership style
Build trust, foster positive conflict, and lead teams of diverse styles more effectively to drive more effective solutions
Practice techniques to use and teach your organization for faster, clearer thinking, improved communication, and greater creativity
Eliminate unproductive meetings, distractions, and arguments
Cultivate constructive conflict and courageous conversation to strengthen relationships, develop team members, get buy-in to important decisions, and build high-performing teams
Learn from best practices across all types of organizations
Be inspired by leaders who model their expectations and strike a balance of accountability and empathy
Grow as a leader and grow more leaders
Includes self-reflection exercises, a program project, and peer-to-peer learning.
Association Management
Membership & Marketing: knowing the essential steps in the membership life cycle, including recruitment and growth strategies, member engagement, and best practices for high retention. It also includes marketing tactics and strategies for amplifying an organization's mission, programs, and services.
HR & Finance: understanding association administration, including both human resources and finance. Review applicable employment laws, best practices for employee engagement, managing a diverse and inclusive workforce, and financial topics unique to non-profit organizations.
Programs & Services: exploring the various components of program delivery, including types of programs, delivery methods, and the basics of meeting planning. It also addresses business development, including sponsorships and non-dues revenue.
Governance and Volunteer Management: navigating board and volunteer management, recruiting and working with a board of directors, and developing strategies for an effective volunteer framework that offers meaningful engagement and outcomes.
VSAE has teamed up Catch Your Limit to design and facilitate Association Leadership Virginia. Catch Your Limit was founded in 1999, has extensive association experience, and guides clients (from start-ups and non-profits to Fortune 500 companies) to measurable, sustainable success in transformational change, strategic planning, leadership cohesion, collaborative cultures/teams, recruitment, retention, and more.
