📺 Announcing the launch of Leaving Well TV (sort of!)


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Have you lost sleep wondering how your nonprofit will survive after your executive director announces an immediate departure? Or felt that knot in your stomach when board members resign during a crucial capital campaign? Maybe you're an ED yourself, desperately needing a sabbatical but terrified of leaving your organization vulnerable.

I understand the weight of responsibility you carry. As a certified Interim Executive Leader with over 15 years in the sector, I've guided organizations through their most challenging moments – from the chaos of unexpected leadership exits to the anxiety of emergency succession planning.

On my newly revived YouTube channel, you'll get practical, actionable solutions for the scenarios that keep you up at night:

  • When your ED needs extended leave with no backup plan
  • When half of your board terms end simultaneously
  • When a founder announces retirement with minimal notice
  • When you need to rebuild trust after a controversial departure
  • When you're facing leadership transitions ... during a major grant cycle

I'm launching a new weekly video series to share concrete strategies and frameworks to help busy nonprofit leaders - like you -transform uncertainty into opportunity. You'll hear from expert guests, get real-world case studies, and tools you can implement immediately – because you shouldn't have to figure this out alone and by yourself.

​Subscribe now to access your roadmap for managing organizational transitions effectively. Because your mission is too important to leave transition planning to chance.

I'm aiming high with a goal to hit 500 subscribers by the end of 2024. Can you help me get there? If you've appreciated my newsletters, or my work has had an impact on you, it would mean the world to have you subscribe. Head over to the YouTube channel, hit "subscribe", and then, please share with your nonprofit network!

If you have a question for me, I'd love to answer it on an upcoming episode: record your anonymous thoughts for me here!

But wait!

P.S. If you haven't yet heard about the Black Friday Bundle for Nonprofits, click over to my LinkedIn post about it, and then join the waitlist HERE. I'll send a 20% discount code on Monday morning - taking your price from $99 to $77 (which is nuts). If you have friends or colleagues in the nonprofit sector, please do them a favor and forward this email along! There are 34 resources inside the Bundle, and I promise you'll find at least FIVE to uplevel your nonprofit leadership game! I've included my ED/CEO Salary Review Toolkit, which currently isn't available anywhere else, except for clients. Get on that waitlist!

Thank you for being here, friends!

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Leaving Well in the Workplace

Your Leaving Well guide to navigating workplace transitions 🧡 I normalize workplace transitions one organization + person at a time. Leaving Well is the art + practice of leaving in the workplace, with intention + joy.

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