Wicked Problems: Building Capacity for Social Sector Leadership

On Demand

Duration: 60 minutes

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Social sector leaders discuss what they learned in a webinar from CCL

On Demand

Duration: 60 minutes

On Demand

Duration: 60 minutes

Wicked problems don’t stay still. Poverty, health inequity, educational disparities, and other social challenges continue to evolve even as organizations navigate tighter funding, stretched teams, and growing expectations.

Join us for a conversation about building the leadership capacity needed in the social sector to navigate complexity and advance a mission over time.

Drawing on research and real-world examples from nonprofits, foundations, schools, and community organizations, we’ll explore how investing in people can strengthen the relationships, networks, and shared commitment that make lasting progress possible.

What You’ll Learn

In this leadership webinar for social sector leaders, you’ll learn:

  • Why leadership capacity is critical for addressing complex social challenges
  • How to build shared direction and alignment across teams and coalitions
  • How leadership development can create ripple effects across organizations and communities

Your Hosts

Brook Wingate
Brook Wingate, MBA
Director of Development

Brook leads our social sector philanthropy and sales team, which partners with organizations around the world to leverage leadership development for social change. Her 25+ years of nonprofit leadership experience includes work in independent schools, regional professional theater, United Way, and a statewide child welfare agency.

Brook leads our social sector philanthropy and sales team, which partners with organizations around the world to leverage leadership development for social change. Her 25+ years of nonprofit leadership experience includes work in independent schools, regional professional theater, United Way, and a statewide child welfare agency.

Joanne Dias
Joanne Dias, MA
Senior Faculty, Societal Impact

Joanne facilitates and designs customized leadership programs for leaders in global organizations within the social sector, with a focus on population health. She applies her passion for belonging and development to her work with organizations and their leaders to enable them to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing global marketplace.

Joanne facilitates and designs customized leadership programs for leaders in global organizations within the social sector, with a focus on population health. She applies her passion for belonging and development to her work with organizations and their leaders to enable them to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing global marketplace.

Brook Wingate
Brook Wingate, MBA
Director of Development

Brook leads our social sector philanthropy and sales team, which partners with organizations around the world to leverage leadership development for social change. Her 25+ years of nonprofit leadership experience includes work in independent schools, regional professional theater, United Way, and a statewide child welfare agency.

Joanne Dias
Joanne Dias, MA
Senior Faculty, Societal Impact

Joanne facilitates and designs customized leadership programs for leaders in global organizations within the social sector, with a focus on population health. She applies her passion for belonging and development to her work with organizations and their leaders to enable them to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing global marketplace.

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