Intentional, Inclusive & Interdependent: Creating Effective Leadership in the Social Sector

Intentional, Inclusive, & Interdependent: Creating Effective Leadership in the Social Sector

On Demand

Duration: 1 hour

About the Webinar

Our complex, changing world continually challenges leaders to be flexible and innovative. At the heart of efforts to create change, nonprofits, agencies, communities, and funders are working to uncover the roots of some of our greatest social issues, so-called “wicked problems.” At CCL, we believe that transformational change and networked, collaborative approaches to confronting wicked problems require reframing and expanding leadership competencies. Reimagined leadership for sustainable change requires understanding and embracing broader capabilities and frameworks.

In this webinar, we’ll explore how our work alongside our nonprofit partners has led us to a greater understanding of successful leadership in the social sector. We will start with the first of the competencies highlighted in our white paper.

Together, we will examine how inclusive, diverse, and often community-based leadership is necessary to truly uncover and solve the root causes of big problems.

Foster social sector leadership in your leaders with customized leadership development tailored to your organization’s unique context and culture.  

About the Presenters

Lynn Fick-Cooper

Lynn Fick-Cooper
Managing Director, Societal Advancement
Center for Creative Leadership

Lynn is the Managing Director of our Societal Advancement group where she has responsibility for directing our work with K-12 schools, colleges and universities, nonprofits, and population health organizations. She brings more than 25 years of experience in leadership from a variety of organizations in government and community affairs, marketing, sales, public relations, and fundraising.

Lynn received her B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and her M.B.A. from the Bryan School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has presented at many conferences and events on topics like effective negotiation, influence, innovation, and boundary spanning. Lynn is the co-author of Direction, Alignment, and Commitment: Achieving Better Results through Leadership.

Valerie Ehrlich, Ph.D.

Valerie Ehrlich, Ph.D.
Evaluation and Research Lead, Societal Advancement
Center for Creative Leadership

Valerie has been in the research and evaluation field for 13 years. Currently, Valerie is a Senior Research Scientist here at CCL serving as the Evaluation and Research Lead for the Societal Advancement group. In this role, she oversees the evaluation and research work across the societal advancement sectors: K-12 education, higher education, nonprofits, population health, and youth-serving organizations. Valerie is interested in developmental evaluation, program evaluation, and applied research.  She works to foster an organizational learning culture that embeds data and intentional learning throughout the program lifecycle.

Valerie earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and her M.A. in Psychology from Hunter College, CUNY. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Stetson University.

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