What They Didn’t Tell You in the Interviews: a survival guide for current & aspiring nonprofit execs
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Cal Lutheran Oxnard Center
2201 Outlet Center Drive, Ste. 600, Oxnard, CA 93036
Individual Members: $0
Organizational Members: $0
Non-Members: $55
About this event
Description:
You have talents and passions that you have chosen to leverage through an Executive role at an organization. Many of the realities and most important work involved in these roles are not addressed clearly in job descriptions or in interview processes. In this engaging session, you will learn how to proactively address and leap over potential pitfalls to thrive in your Executive roles.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Areas to assess/audit and how to do so effectively
2. Prioritizing identified issues
3. Managing change effectively
4. Self and team care (including key volunteers)
Our intent is to make this a highly interactive workshop. Please plan to come ready to problem solve recurring challenges you are confronting.
Audience:
Current and aspiring nonprofit executives
Faculty
Monica Grant
Monica Grant, CFRE, is an organizational and fundraising consultant. She is the former Chief Resource Development Officer for the Channel Islands YMCA, a $27 million operation, and served as the CEO of the San Luis Obispo County YMCA for 9 years. Monica has thirty years of experience as a nonprofit and development professional, including YMCAs in California and Hawaii, UC Santa Cruz, The Nature Conservancy, United Way, and Sierra Club. She has a BS in Recreation Administration, an MS in Organizational Leadership, a Certificate in Organizational Development Consulting, and a Certificate in DEI. Monica serves on the Association of Fundraising Professionals Global Board of Directors and is Past President and is a founding board member of the AFP SLO County Chapter, as well the boards for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. She has presented at AFP ICON and national YMCA conferences. She lives in Arroyo Grande with her wife, Colleen Murphy and son, Angelo.