Do You Manage People? Or Have A Team of Managers? Enroll in our Series!

Accelerate your management knowledge, skills and insight. Find your management road map with the Management Essentials series. Embrace your manager role, inspire and motivate your team(s), and create an environment where your employees can thrive.  

Managing people can be rewarding and quite challenging. Join expert facilitators and peers for this informative, supportive, and engaging professional growth experience. Pick and choose individual sessions (with the exception of Day 5) or register and attend all five days at a significant discount and earn a Certificate of Completion. 

This five-session learning series is designed to support any nonprofit professional who manages people. Ideal for newly promoted managers as well as managers with experience. Register here for the full package, or follow the links under each day to attend individual sessions.

9/29/2022, 9am-12pm - Day 1: The Manager's Role 

Whether you are entering a management role for the first time or have been managing people for years, this session will provide a helpful framework. Learn about the unique role of manager and gain knowledge about management principles, management and leadership styles, and how emotional intelligence supports performance.

10/6/2022, 9am-12pm - Day 2: Engaging Meaningfully with Employees  

Transparent and authentic communication is the best way to build trust, motivate and engage employees. This includes giving and receiving feedback, setting clear goals, and measuring performance. This session will also include HR Fundamentals for managers.

10/13/2022, 9am-12pm - Day 3: Managing for Equity and Inclusion

Today’s workplace demands managers who are conscious, competent, and strategic in diversity, inclusion and equity principles and practices. This session will enhance your awareness and provide management concepts that create an environment of support and belonging for all your employees.

10/20/2022, 9am-12pm - Day 4: Manager as Coach 

Explore the manager’s role as coach and how to build a coaching culture and practice within your team. Learn coaching approaches and the art of powerful questions.

10/27/2022, 9am-12pm - Day 5: Applying the Skills – The Manager's Toolkit  

This session will focus on applying management concepts and tools to real scenarios with a focus on effective problem-solving, leading with compassion and empathy, team-building, collaboration, delegation, and more.

--> Registration Deadline: September 15 (Space is limited)

Discounts Available:

• Group: Enrolling your team? 10% discount for 3 or more registrations from the same organization.
• BIPOC Scholarships: CVNL is offering a limited number of partial scholarships to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color who are leaders or managers of CVNL member organizations based in or serving Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano Counties, as well as smaller CVNL member organizations with limited budgets.

Cancellation policy: If plans change and you are no longer able to attend, we will transfer your enrollment and payment to the next program cycle. Funds must be applied and used within a 6 (six) month period. We do not offer refunds.