Interim Executive Director Training

An Interim ED is an experienced and objective leader who is skilled at guiding organizations through transition in a limited time frame. Interim EDs are typically former nonprofit chief executives who have decided to pivot to a different type of work and have the lifestyle flexibility to take on short- and medium-term engagements.

Training and placing interims for over 15 years, Support Center taps into a pool of candidates when we’re working with an organization to place an interim leader. We offer our training in the spring and fall of each year – admission is competitive and application-based. We also welcome applicants from other areas of the country who are looking to learn about effective interim leadership.

In forming our training cohorts, we seek a diverse group of nonprofit leaders who are:

• Current and former nonprofit executive directors considering a career as an Interim Executive Director
• Serving or have served as an Interim Executive Director who would like specialized training
• Mid- to late-career professionals who now have independent consulting practices with a focus on nonprofit organizational development and leadership transition
• Grantmakers seeking to understand leadership transitions and the important role interim executives play in supporting board and staff during transitions

Topics covered in the training include:

• How leadership transition falls within the nonprofit organizational life cycle
• The philosophy and value of the executive transition process
• Specific roles of the interim, board, and search consultants
• The reality of being an effective interim executive
• Challenges presented, and the skills and perspective required
• Handling the emotional aspects of being an interim executive
• Dealing with staff and board dynamics of organizations undergoing an executive transition
• How Support Center’s interim ED placement practice works

To learn more, email us at [email protected].