Alternative Organizational Models: A Deeper Dive (Part 2 of Optional 2-Part Series)

Alternative Organizational Models: A Deeper Dive
Wednesday, March 29 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Part 2 of 2-Part Optional Interactive Web Series (attend just one or both sessions!)

Presented by: Susan Loucks, Principal, Susan Loucks Consulting

Offered in Partnership with: Susan Loucks Consulting

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” – James Clear, Atomic Habits

This session will build on concepts discussed on March 15 during Re-Envisioning Organizational Models, especially how nonprofits are building structures based on distributed power and worker-ownership. You do not need to have attended Re-Envisioning Organizational Models in order to participate in this conversation, where we’ll explore ways that decisions can be made in worker self-directed organizations – how they can be made in a group, and/or how they can be made by individuals in roles across the organization. Led by nonprofit consultant Susan Loucks, we’ll learn the distinction between different types of decision making – consent, consensus, and advice processes. And you’ll leave with ideas you can start experimenting with in your organizations, regardless of your commitment to worker self-direction.

Each session in this two-part series can be viewed independently of one another. Missed part one? Here’s what we covered! Default organizational forms are influenced by systems (corporations, military, scarcity-based economics) that so often are the cause of the problems we seek to solve. But not all hope is lost – there are alternatives! Join PANO and nonprofit consultant Susan Loucks to learn more about some very different ways nonprofits are shaping their organizations, including distributing decision-making and re-imagining governance, and how these examples might provide sustaining answers for our leadership pipelines and our missions. If you're experiencing leadership transition, worried about a retiring executive, or are simply ready to try something new in 2023, this session just might be for you!

Let’s think outside the (organizational structure) box this year!

NOTE: In order to promote open dialogue, honest discussion, and less inhibited sharing, a copy of the recording will only be distributed to those who attend the live conversation. If you cannot make it this time around, please email Christina Spadaro at christina@pano.org to be notified of future opportunities to attend this or a similar workshop.

SINGLE SESSION TICKETS (for Alternative Organizational Models: A Deeper Dive only)

Per Person Cost:
$45 for PANO Members | $100 for Not-Yet Members

Terms of Participation
Your purchase entitles you to a single login. Please do not share the login information with others, as it may interfere with your ability to join. If multiple individuals from your organization would like to view the webinar, please purchase separate tickets for each person or consider a group screening ticket (below).

Group Screening Cost (4-10 individuals):
$150 per group for PANO Members | $333 per group for Not-Yet Members

Terms of Participation
If you have 4-10 individuals interested in viewing the webinar, please have one person register selecting the group ticket. You can then enter the names and email addresses of up to 9 other individuals to add to your group ticket.

This option makes the most sense when you have 4-10 individuals interested in viewing the webinar. For fewer than 4 attendees, a single login ticket for each person is the most cost-effective option. For more than 10 attendees, please email Christina at christina@pano.org to discuss options.

2-PART SERIES TICKETS (20% discount over the cost of purchasing each session individually)

Per Person Cost:
$72 for PANO Members | $160 for Not-Yet Members

Terms of Participation
Your purchase entitles you to a single login. Please do not share the login information with others, as it may interfere with your ability to join. If multiple individuals from your organization would like to view the webinar, please purchase separate tickets for each person or consider a group screening ticket (below).

Group Screening Cost (4-10 individuals):
$240 per group for PANO Members | $533 per group for Not-Yet Members

Terms of Participation
If you have 4-10 individuals interested in viewing the webinar, please have one person register selecting the group ticket. You can then enter the names and email addresses of up to 9 other individuals to add to your group ticket.

This option makes the most sense when you have 4-10 individuals interested in viewing the webinar. For fewer than 4 attendees, a single login ticket for each person is the most cost-effective option. For more than 10 attendees, please email Christina at christina@pano.org to discuss options.

Materials & Login/Call-In Instructions:
Materials (PowerPoint and other handouts), along with instructions on how to login and call-in, will be emailed to attendees a few days prior to the date of the webinar. PANO uses Zoom as our webinar platform; you can familiarize yourself with Zoom and/or join a test meeting prior to these sessions.

NOTE: In order to promote open dialogue, honest discussion, and less inhibited sharing, a copy of the recording will only be distributed to those who attend the live conversation. If you cannot make it this time around, please email Christina Spadaro at christina@pano.org to be notified of future opportunities to attend this or a similar workshop.

About the Facilitator:

Susan Loucks

Susan Loucks is the principal of Susan Loucks Consulting, working with organizations that are interested in creating as good a world on the inside of their organizations as they are striving to build on the outside. She designs and facilitates processes for change, planning, skill building, and organizational improvement with particular attention to broad and effective participation and power dynamics within organizations. She has worked as an organizational development consultant for nonprofits independently, with the Human and Institutional Development Forum in Bangalore, India, and for 5.5 years with the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. In addition to her degrees, Susan holds certifications in Appreciative Inquiry, Community Mediation, Grassroots Development and NGO Management, and the Art of Transformational Consulting (Social Transformation Project). She joined PANO’s Consultant Collaborative in February 2021.