Next Generation Board Leadership Academy
This is a foundational development opportunity for emerging leaders and those who have never served but desire to serve nonprofits as board members. This opportunity is intended to build a pipeline of leadership for community engagement. After much benchmarking of community offerings, a customized training framework for our region includes 1 full-day training and a 3-month ‘in the field’ application with an assigned nonprofit. Best offered in a cohort style, training is conducted by a consultant with best-in-class expertise in board development. Ideal class size of 15-20 participants from area businesses is surfaced through internal leadership tracks of these businesses. Corporate partners serving as advisory committee members: ONB, Berry Global, Vectren, Deaconess, and Toyota. Topics covered with deliverables include: Understanding the NP landscape/sector; philanthropic sustainability; board member roles/responsibilities; how to be a high impact leader (fit and choice); and board ambassadorship.
Duration: 1 full-day training and 3 month ‘in the field’ application
In this video, WBF Nonprofit Excellence Officer, Candice Perry, shares a little bit about the Next Generation Board Leadership Academy.
Partnership with IU Executive Education, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs
Designed as ‘best in class’ training for executive directors and leadership personnel who have been in key nonprofit leadership positions in our community a short time and those who have been identified as leadership successors for the organization. The goal of the Leadership Academy is building the leadership capacity and competencies of participants.
Modules consist of:
- Nonprofit Management
- Strategic Planning
- Program Evaluation
- Marketing and Communications
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- Principles of Fundraising History.
Duration: linked module, cohort learning of Six, 2-day module training throughout 9 months
Participants: Executive Director or key leadership personnel (this is considered Executive level training)
NGLA Alumni
Cohort 4 [2024]
Completion to be announced in August
Cohort 3 [2021-22]
| Alysia Rhinefort |
| Savannah Wood |
| Bryan Baker |
| Krista Board |
| Katie Grunow |
| Billye Beckham |
| Grant Brown |
| Alex Strohm |
| John Benton |
| Jamie Espenlaub |
| Amanda Coburn |
| Courtney Woolfork |
| Geronica Hazelwood Connor |
Cohort 2 [2018-19]
| Ashley Jordan |
| Tammy Sutton |
| Jalessa Eskridge |
| Nathan McCullough-Haddix |
| Lorie VanHook |
| Rusty Schimmell |
| Aimee Stachura |
| Michele Current |
| Kate Reibel |
| Chris Fleming |
| Anne McKim |
| Jason Emmerson |
| Davi Stein-Kiley |
| Courtney Mickel-Lander |
| Krista Wedding |
Cohort 1 [2016-17]
| Melanie Atwood |
| John Boggeman |
| Jennifer Brown |
| Kristie Byrns |
| Eric Cummings |
| Jeremy Evans |
| Theresa Floyd-Maas |
| Beth Ann Folz |
| Marcia Forston |
| Andrea Gentry |
| Sidney Hardgrave |
| Darla Jones |
| Cheryl Kuchna |
| Wade Lowhorn |
| Emily Morrison |
| Joshua Nichols |
| Candice Perry |
| Aleisha Sheridan |