Executive Director Institute Winter 2025 | In-person

Executive Director Institute (EDI) is designed exclusively for executive directors. The curriculum aims to expand participants' skill base in these key areas of nonprofit leadership:

Nonprofit Trends
Leadership Challenges and Opportunities
Operations
Board Management
Strategic Planning
Resource & Fund Development
Marketing/Communications & Media Relations
Organization & Productivity
Stress Reduction & Work/Life Balance

Topic experts, business leaders and seasoned executive directors bring hands-on, real world experience to each session. In addition to delivering the training and information you need to perform better, EDI enables you to build relationships, share information, and gain support from your nonprofit executive peers. To read more about EDI curriculum, takeaways and guidelines, please click here.

In-Person Dates and Times:

The in-person EDI will meet once monthly from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Nonprofit Connect's Office. The in-person session will take place on the following dates:

Jan 28th
Feb 25th
March 25th
Apr 22nd
May 20th
June 24th

We ask all participants to commit to attend all sessions and fully participate in each.

Guidelines:

Participating organizations must must have tax exempt status and be Nonprofit Connect members. (Not a member? Learn more.)
The Executive Director role must be a paid position.
Participants commit to attending all 6 sessions of the in-person cohort .
If accepted, tuition must be paid in full by January 16th to reserve a seat in the class.

Application:

Selection for participation in EDI is by application only. Deadline to apply is December 27, 2024. If accepted, you will be notified by January 3, 2025.

Cancellation/Program Policies:

No refunds will be processed within 7 business days of the program date. No shows will be billed. Nonprofit Connect may take photographs, screenshots, or video recordings at public and virtual events, so we ask that you read our Privacy Policy for more information. Each registration is for one individual.

Date and Time

Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST

The in-person EDI will meet once monthly from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Nonprofit Connect's Office.

The in-person session will take place on the following dates:

Jan 28th
Feb 25th
March 25th
Apr 22nd
May 20th
June 24th

Location

Nonprofit Connect
1703 Wyandotte, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64108

Fees/Admission

Members Only
$1,200 - members

Not yet a member? Learn more.

Application Process
Selection for participation in EDI is by application only.

Contact Information

Luann Feehan, President & CEO
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