Leadership Institute for Executive Directors

MANP’s Leadership Institute for Executive Directors provides executive directors of all experience levels with dedicated time and space to reflect, set goals, and develop action plans to strengthen their leadership.

Program Goals

Rooted in leadership development best practices and a commitment to practical application, this intensive program guides current nonprofit executive directors to:

• build self and social awareness for stronger staff, board, and community relationships;
• recognize and build on their signature strengths;
• cultivate a personal leadership vision and the capacity to hold a long-term vision of possibility for the organization;
• apply systems thinking tools to understanding and solving challenges;
• develop coaching skills for growing the next generation of leaders;
• enhance team leadership skills for both informal (coalition and community) and formal (board and staff) teams;
• create a learning community of peers; and
• plan for an ongoing learning strategy beyond the Institute.

The ultimate goal of the Leadership Institute is to increase the ability of each participant to shape and guide adaptable, effective organizations that are respected partners in creating, sustaining and improving Maine’s quality of life.

Check out the 2024-2025 LI Program Overview.

Apply to Participate

Applications for the 2024-2025 class are now closed. Stay tuned for our class announcement mid-summer! 

Partners

This program was developed with the generous support of The Betterment Fund and the Maine Community Foundation and was designed in partnership with Panta Rei Consulting.

Past Leadership Institute Participants

The MANP Leadership Institute is the best thing I have ever participated in for professional development. I not only have been able to set goals and achieve them, but chart a course for continued improvement of my skill set as a leader and manager. 

—Michael R. Miclon, Johnson Hall Opera House