Association Leadership Academy 2023 Launch

About

The Association Leadership Academy (ALA) is a certificate program held both virtually and in-person from April – December. This immersive professional development opportunity is grounded in rich content and coupled with a set of association faculty advisors that creates an applied learning experience. The ALA is produced by CalSAE in alliance with the Third Sector Company.

By participating in the ALA, you will have the opportunity to revisit some of the key models and domains of association leadership – analyzing and questioning the relevancy of success measures that previous generations have regarded as the benchmarks of remarkable associations and exceptional association leadership. 

You also have the opportunity to apply your learning by completing a project of your choice designed to advance your organization. It can be a new project or something you are already working on.

Programming

The Art and Science of Leading Remarkable Associations in the Twenty-First Century

The association leadership profession is at an exciting place in its evolution. Being shaped by strong forces in business and the workforce, public health, and society – member-based organizations are having to thoughtfully re-examine their current functions, structures, and purposes.

Simultaneously, every association leader must also carefully consider how to create value for its diverse membership while demonstrating ethical and adaptive leadership practices that are inclusive of generational considerations, technology, personal safety, diversity, environmental impact, and justice.

The Three Pillars of the ALA are:

1. Remarkable associations pay attention to and monitor at least seven measures that contribute to their success
2. Associations advance a community of diverse people and mobilize movements that evolve industry and society
3. Successful associations are among the best examples in society of effective facilitative and adaptive leadership at work

Complete Program Details/Requirements

Senior Faculty Director

Jeffrey Wilcox, CFRE | President & Chief Mission Advancement Officer, Third Sector Company, Inc. 

Jeffrey a nationally-recognized pioneer in the field of nonprofit executive development, retention and transition. Founder of Third Sector Company and its Interim Executives Academy and Board Chairs Academy, Jeffrey is an author, columnist and popular speaker on succession planning, board and staff talent development and retention, and strategic interim leadership solutions for nonprofit charitable organizations, trade and professional associations, and congregations. Since its founding in 2002, Third Sector Company has provided services to over 700 nonprofit organizations in Southern and Northern California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.