Take a leap forward towards being a more powerful, effective, and collaborative leader in the world of philanthropy.
The Art of Leadership for Philanthropic Leaders is a 5-day retreat-style training that brings together foundation executives & board members, program officers, donors, corporate sponsors, and other leaders leveraging financial resources for social good.
During these 5 days, you’ll have the space to connect with others who understand the unique leadership challenges facing the foundation and philanthropic world and discover how to sustain yourself in this work for the long-haul.
What You’ll Get From This Training:
Concrete Skills
Learn and practice key skills, like having difficult conversations, dealing with stress and challenging emotions, partnering with others across issue areas, and planning for large and small projects.
Space to Slow Down
Allow yourself to be completely present and focused on connecting with yourself and your work, while in a caring, supportive community, and a beautiful, relaxing natural setting.
Supportive Community
You are not alone. Connect deeply with people in your movement, in other issue areas, even outside of the nonprofit sector, and leave with a new definition of community.
Ready to start your
leadership journey?
If you need support in deciding if this is the best fit for you, or have any questions, please contact us [email protected].
Training Details
Each section of the training focuses on one of Rockwood’s 6 core practices. Through guided meditation, small group exercises, games, and deep reflection, you’ll be introduced to each, and learn ways to bring them into to your daily life:
PURPOSE
To live and lead from that which gives our life meaning
RESILIENCE
To shift from reactivity to a state of resourcefulness in moments of stress and crisis
VISION
To create and articulate a clear and compelling picture of our desired future
PERFORMANCE
To enhance our capacity to produce results that further our vision
PARTNERSHIP
To build and maintain strong interdependent relationships that advance our vision
PERSONAL ECOLOGY
To maintain balance, pacing, and efficiency to sustain our energy over a lifetime
What People Say About
The Art Of Leadership
For Philanthropic Leaders
Foundation Alums
Here is a short list of foundations who have sent their staff through the Art of Leadership for Philanthropic Leaders:
Sample Agenda
Agenda is subject to change. A final version will be shared with you closer to the training date.
The Advanced Art of Leadership is a 5 day, 4 night training in a beautiful, serene retreat center, with all meals and snacks taken care of so you can focus completely on yourself and your leadership.
| 3:00 – 6:00 PM | Introductions & Overview of Program |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:00 – 8:30 PM | Overview of Purpose as the foundation of leadership |
| 10:00 PM | Quiet Time |
| 7:45 – 8:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 12:45 PM | Overview of Vision: Communicating our vision as leaders, presentation, listening and feedback skills |
| 12:45 – 2:15 PM | Lunch |
| 2:15 – 6:15 PM | Vision continued, and Overview of Performance: 360-degree feedback assessment review and analysis; action planning on survey results |
| 6:15 – 7:30 PM | Dinner |
| 7:30 – 9:15 PM | Performance continued: Group team building skill development; Team Performance Survey Team/organizational assessment and analysis; developin gskills to develop highly-functioning teams |
| 10:00 PM | Quiet time |
| 7:45 – 8:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 12:45 PM | Overview of Resilience and emotional intelligence: Creating results as a leader through managing leadership posture and monitoring impact; Taking responsibility for managing state of being |
| 12:45 – 3:15 PM | Lunch and Long break |
| 3:15 – 6:30 PM | Overview of Partnership: Exploring the intersections between personal and collaborative power, active listening, social identity storytelling, and authentic dialogue as they relate to effective leadership |
| 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Dinner |
| 10:00 PM | Quiet time |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 12:15 PM | Overview of Personal Ecology |
| 12:15 – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 6:00 PM | Partnership continued: Courageous Conversations and Collaborative Conversations |
| 6:00 – 7:15 PM | Dinner |
| 7:15 – 8:30 PM | Group Activity |
| 8:30 – 10:00 PM | Party! |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 12:40 AM | Revisiting Vision and Leading Forward, Closing Circle |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch |
Pricing
Rockwood uses a sliding scale structure to ensure that leaders facing disproportionate and compounded devastation in this pandemic—specifically Black, Indigenous, Latinx, API/A, low-income, undocumented, disabled, LGBQTI+, and rural-based communities—can tap into their full power and resilience.
If you want to take part in this training but cost is an issue, please email [email protected].
Want to support a leader to go through this or other Rockwood programs? Make a donation.
$6,000
$4,900
$3,350
$1,750
All for-profit companies, foundations with assets over $10 million, AND nonprofits with budgets over $10 million
Foundations with assets less than $10 million, AND nonprofits with budgets between $4 million and $9,999,999
Nonprofits with budgets between $1 million and $3,999,999, government, and unaffiliated individuals
Nonprofits with budgets under $1 million
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