Nonprofit Services Consortium

As we have learned from CompassPoint's nonprofit executive leadership study, Daring to Lead, women are twice as likely as men to lead a nonprofit, yet women lead only slightly more than half of nonprofits with budgets greater than $10 million and make less than their male counterparts in nonprofits of every size.

Capable Leadership is Essential to Mission Achievement
Given these challenges, NSC is committed to providing capacity building opportunities for female leaders at any budget or organization size.

NSC is proud to announce the first in several Leadership Pathways as our comittment to the development of strong nonprofit leaders who are ready to invest time and effort to expand their leadership skills.

We acknowledge that the investment of time and money on leadership development is difficult to make; but we also believe that not making the committment can be the difference between being a great organization and becoming an extraordinary one.

Women Executive Director's Leadership Academy Programs

Two concurrent Leadership Academies will focus on promoting and

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"It has been an unbelieveable experience belonging to this group. We have only scratched the surface, and I think there is so much support and energy in these gatherings."

supporting female Executive Directors. The Academy for Women Executive Directors of Color and the Academy of Women Executive Directors Serving Underserved Communities will take place from September 2007 through August 2008

throughout Missouri. [More information]

Twelve women have been selected for each Academy Program to enroll in a 12-month "leadership learning path" that will train and support them to be more effective leaders and decision-makers.

Questions regarding the Women's Leadership Academies can be referred to Kristy Guttmann, program director, at 314.436.9580 or toll free at 866.433.9580.