Succession Planning Strategies for Success - Online

Leadership transitions are inevitable—but disruption doesn’t have to be. Whether preparing for a planned retirement, staff advancement, or an unexpected departure, having a thoughtful succession plan in place helps protect organizational stability and ensures your mission continues moving forward. Too often, organizations wait until change is already happening before addressing leadership continuity, creating unnecessary stress, lost knowledge, and operational challenges. Proactive succession planning helps leaders build resilience, preserve institutional knowledge, and maintain confidence among staff, stakeholders, and the communities they serve. Join us alongside Funding for Good for this timely and practical online webinar designed to help nonprofit leaders strengthen organizational readiness for leadership change. Participants will explore strategies to identify transition risks, safeguard key organizational assets, and create thorough transition files that support both expected and unexpected turnover. The session will also highlight how to develop a proactive communication plan that builds trust and keeps staff, boards, and community partners informed throughout periods of change. Walk away with actionable tools and a stronger framework to help ensure leadership transitions become opportunities for continuity and long-term success rather than moments of uncertainty.

Speaker(s): Mandy Pearce Marie Palacios Funding for Good

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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the CVCC Small Business Center will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability that requires special accommodation, please contact the Small Business Center 72 hours prior to the event at (828) 327-7000 X4117 or accommodations@cvcc.com.

Fee: No Cost