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Emergency Transition Plans
Emergency Transition Plans
Emergency Transition Plans
Ah, the proverbial bus.
The goal of the bus story is that you need to have the ability to operate with as few interruptions as possible if someone leaves the organization. Do you a plan? Is everything written down?
The worst-case scenario can also happen when you have not done succession planning. Succession planning is the process of ide
Ah, the proverbial bus.
The goal of the bus story is that you need to have the ability to operate with as few interruptions as possible if someone leaves the organization. Do you a plan? Is everything written down?
The worst-case scenario can also happen when you have not done succession planning. Succession planning is the process of identifying, training and developing new leaders for the eventuality that old executives and leaders will leave, retire or pass away.
Succession Plans
Emergency Transition Plans
Emergency Transition Plans
You might think of succession plans as only being for CEOs of large corporations or larger nonprofits, but they are an even more critical tool in leadership transitions for smaller organizations.
Succession planning is a process that ensures continuity of leadership for all critical positions, as well as a plan for making sure that the rig
You might think of succession plans as only being for CEOs of large corporations or larger nonprofits, but they are an even more critical tool in leadership transitions for smaller organizations.
Succession planning is a process that ensures continuity of leadership for all critical positions, as well as a plan for making sure that the right people with the right skills are in the right place at the right time.
With retirements of not-for-profit leaders projected to be very high over the next 10 years, it's time now to create a plan that keeps you ready for that leadership exit.
Interim Management
Interim Management
Interim Management
We offer experienced interim management when you don't have someone internal who can take on that role, who will keep you being successful during a transition.
Executive Search
Interim Management
Interim Management
The Nest Group is a specialized recruitment service that recruits highly qualified candidates for your executive team. We conduct extensive research to build a profile of your ideal executive candidate, handle the search to bring you a handful of top candidates, and support you through your own process. We then provide executive coaching to ensure a successful engagement.
The Team
Sara Jane Lowry, Managing Partner
Sara Jane is the founder of Sara Jane Lowry Coaching & Consulting and specializes in organizational and financial capacity building, leadership development, external relationship building, strategic planning, interim management, and executive coaching. Having led several noprofits, she has been in the sector for 25 years.
Wendy Burtner
Wendy has built a career helping nonprofits develop strong foundations for growth. Her training and advising services are built on 25 years of experience including leading several human service organizations, a corporate foundation, a public-private economic development partnership, and 4 years as the director of grant maker relations at GuideStar. Wendy facilitates regional Executive Boot Camps, and executive coaching.
Michael Kumer
Michael is the Principal of Boards Made to Order, a boutique consulting firm helping community benefit boards attain excellence in all areas of governance, including strategic planning, board member recruitment, and effective board structures.
Aryeh Sherman
Aryeh is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of building innovative and inclusive nonprofit organizations. Skilled in nonprofit fiscal management, board governance, strategic planning, human resource management, leadership development, philanthropy, and communications, he is also a Professional Coach focusing on executive and leadership coaching.
Anna Doering
Anna Doering of AD Consulting is an experienced non-profit professional with 25 years of diverse fundraising experience that ranges from an all-volunteer grassroots organization to an international membership organization to a higher education institution. She can work from the ground up with organizations that are new to fundraising or offer the essential tweak to an existing program that will take it to the next level. Her passion is infrastructure development and helping organizations understand that no matter their personnel limitations, they can have success. Anna’s strengths are in assisting non-profit leaders in maximizing their staff, board and program productivity, and augmenting capacity for fundraising.
Paul E. Block, JD, CPA
Paul has his own tax consulting and preparation firm, and in his lifelong love of nonprofits, has served dozens of organizations as a board member. He has worked in the tax arena for 40 + years; currently specializes in individual/estate and fiduciary tax return preparation and planning, and nonprofit tax preparation, financial consulting, and budget analysis.