I’m a big reader and while I love a good novel, I’m also always on the lookout for books that guide and inspire my work with Leadership Council. I was delighted to see a familiar name come across my desk late last year with a new book just for us. In her new book, Chasing Success: The Challenge for Nonprofits, Dr. Judith Van Ginkel, founding president of Every Child Succeeds, brings us insights on positioning nonprofits as investment opportunities, creating accountability measures, and optimizing collaborations amongst like-minded nonprofits.

In collaboration with UC Publications, we invited Judy to sit down with us to discuss her book and answer your questions. I hope you can join us at Digital Futures on March 8 for this leader-to-leader conversation. Judy will be interviewed by Leadership Council past chair Jennifer Loeb, Chief Executive Officer, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati. Everyone will take home a book, which you can have signed by the author, and we’ll provide a light breakfast. This is the first event like this we’ve had, and this bookworm is looking forward to more! Register here.

Beth Benson

Executive Director

As we shared last month, we're thrilled to welcome keynote speaker Kishshana Palmer to Cincinnati on April 26. The team is hard at work creating breakout sessions that connect to her talk and respond to topics you have told us you are interested in. We're also building in more time for the keynote and networking.

Thanks to these early-bird sponsors who are already on board:

Partner Level: UC Office of Research

Breakfast Sponsor: Flynn & Co.

Leader Level: Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Community Level: Anne Maxfield, LLC, Community Action Agency, Greater Cincinnati Nonprofit News, Saxon Financial

Media sponsor: Movers & Makers

To join them, visit our sponsorship page.

If you missed it last year, check out the great photos here!

Our first Mission Accomplished session welcomed two dozen board chairs and vice chairs to learn about their stepped-up role in board leadership. We were delighted to have so many early adopters for this new program. Here's what they said: "I very much appreciate the content, the timing (early in the year!) and the materials that you compiled for us. I feel significantly more prepared for my first year as a Board Chair and I am excited to put the content to work." We are so grateful for sponsor Clark Schaefer Hackett for joining us! We plan to repeat this program late in the year.

Our first regular BOLD cohort for 2024 kicks off today and registration is open for the remaining three sessions this year. Visit our website for more info and to register.

Don’t forget, as an exclusive benefit for LC members, our BOLD Board Connections Coordinator, Lynn Heinzelman, can help connect you with BOLD grads for board or committee vacancies you need to fill. Share your open board positions here.

Along with access to leadership development opportunities for your team, Leadership Council membership can help you save time and money. 

There is still time to join or renew for 2024. You will gain exclusive access tailored to nonprofits of all sizes, connecting you with vital resources and peer-to-peer interactions to share information and best practices. Best of all, one membership covers everyone in the organization. Learn more and join/renew today!

Showing Your Support for Tristate Nonprofits 

Foundations and corporate funders can join Leadership Council with a Grantmaker membership and attend events while helping to support programming for all. We also have a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities to support annual LC programming or specific events, reaching thousands of staff and board members in the Tristate. 

We are conducting our biennial nonprofit compensation and benefits study this spring. This resource examines our unique three-state labor market and provides data for dozens of positions across organization sizes. Any nonprofit in the region can complete the survey and receive a free copy of the results in late May. Please keep an eye on your email for a survey link from our partners at MRA. We're grateful to Von Lehman now Dean Dorton for sponsoring the study again this year!

Feb. 21, 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Session 1: Handling Disability and Pregnancy Accommodation Requests

Speaker: Megan Glowacki, Partner in Charge, Cincinnati, Thompson Hine LLP

Cost: $10.00/session or $35 for all four sessions

Leadership Council is proud to present, in collaboration with University of Cincinnati Press, a discussion with this well-known local nonprofit leader and now book author. All attendees will receive a copy of the book and you will have the opportunity to have the book signed by the author.

Cost: $25 - LC Members | $35 - Prospective LC Members

Deadline to register is March 1. Register here.

Leadership Challenge "inside version" (registration)

To provide a more inclusive opportunity, we are bringing back a two-day version of our popular Leadership Challenge program (not including an overnight). Nonprofit leadership matters, and now is the perfect time to invest in the staff that will continue to lead your nonprofit through these uncertain times. Due to the generosity of our facilitator Steve Coats and Wiley Publishing, we can offer this program to your emerging leaders at a price far below market rate. We will offer our traditional overnight, three-day session at Camp Joy in September.

Apr. 26

Our annual come-one, come-all nonprofit conference will be held on April 26, 2024. Be sure to hold the morning on your calendar to learn and network with hundreds of nonprofit leaders. Registration will open in late February and breakout sessions will be announced soon.

Are you the leader of an emerging nonprofit organization, looking to establish your base of community support? Presented by OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence, this three-session, in-person workshop will connect you with tips, tactics, and tools to gain traction in fund development and to enhance your network in the community. Attendance is requested at all three sessions to increase the depth of your learning as you hear insights and questions from your peers and work on a hands-on activity. Plus, you will receive guidance from our three expert facilitators. Registration is limited to eight participants. More info and registration here.

This event brings together dedicated staff and faculty members from various departments to collaborate on service projects. If you are interested in hosting a group of volunteers, please submit a project proposal for consideration by Feb. 16.

Each year, St. Timothy Catholic Parish awards six (6) grants to eligible nonprofit agencies in Kentucky whose services benefit the disadvantaged, housing challenged, food challenged, or agencies serving poverty level clients in the NKY area.

Each grant will award up to $3,000 for a project or item the agency is hoping to add. The application states all the exemptions and requirements the nonprofit must meet. To be eligible you do not need to be a Catholic organization but should follow the social, justice, and moral beliefs of the Catholic Church.

Applications must be returned to St. Timothy Parish no later than March 31, 2024. If you have any questions, contact Pat Seuberling, Director of Outreach, St. Timothy Parish, via email or at (859) 384-1100. More info about the grant criteria here.

Nonprofit executives, finance directors, and HR staff should register to learn about:

To learn more and register: multiple dates/times available

Thanks to these top-level sponsors who support Leadership Council’s work in 2024. Click here to learn about becoming an annual or event sponsor in 2024.