Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: A Succession Strategy for Nonprofits

Leadership transitions can create both risk and opportunity for nonprofit organizations. This webinar can help nonprofit leaders and board members build a practical succession strategy that protects mission continuity, strengthens organizational resilience, and prepares future leaders.

The session will review how talent planning, financial leadership, operational infrastructure, and board governance work together to support successful transitions.

Participants will learn how to identify mission-critical roles, assess leadership readiness, strengthen business processes, and align board members and management’s responsibilities before a transition occurs.

The discussion will explore how sound financial management, resilient operating structures, and proactive governance practices contribute to leadership continuity.

Attendees will gain practical insights into succession planning, executive transition oversight, knowledge transfer, and sustaining organizational momentum during periods of change.

Learning objectives:

• Discuss sustainable business processes for successful leadership transition
• Recall ways to map and assess mission-critical roles using a structured framework
• Identify ways to build and activate a clear succession roadmap

Who should attend

This session is designed for nonprofit executive directors, CEOs, and senior leaders; nonprofit board members, board chairs, and governance committee leaders; nonprofit finance leaders, CFOs, HR, people, and talent leaders; and operations leaders responsible for continuity, risk management, or change planning.

Questions?

Contact CLA’s meetings, events, and experience team at CLAevents@CLAconnect.com.