Description
Leading with Purpose: Advancing Nonprofit Excellence
Originally held on Wednesday, September 17 through Friday, September 19, 2025
Standards for Excellence Web Series
Presented by: PANO Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultants
Lead with integrity. Operate with confidence. Build lasting impact.
The Standards for Excellence® Leading with Purpose course is a three-day, peer-centered leadership intensive designed for nonprofit organizations across Pennsylvania. Using the national program of best practices combined with peer exchanges, participants will learn how to strengthen accountable and ethical leadership, increase public trust and build resilient systems for governance, strategy, operations, and fundraising.
Nonprofit professionals will work together in a collaborative learning environment where shared experience is just as important as expert guidance. Through peer discussions, you’ll assess your organization’s strengths and walk away with fresh ideas from colleagues who’ve been there, too.
Whether your organization is preparing for accreditation, seeking to deepen best practices, or simply ready to lead with greater confidence, this series offers a structured path forward.
Participants will:
- Receive training from Standards Licensed Consultants
- Complete a self-assessment using the Standards for Excellence® framework
- Collaborate with other nonprofits across Pennsylvania
- Build a plan to improve accountability, legal compliance, equity, and sustainability
AGENDA
DAY ONE – Wednesday, September 17
- Mission, Strategy, & Evaluation - Intro to the Standards | Organization + Program Evaluation | Strategic Partnerships
- Leadership & Governance - Board Responsibilities | Effective Supervision | Job Descriptions | Board Effectiveness | Succession Planning & Board Meetings
DAY TWO – Thursday, September 18
- Leadership & Operational Management + Legal & Ethics - Functions of the Executive | Supporting the Board | Organizational Sustainability | Managing Employees & Volunteers | Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion | Legal Compliance & Ethics | Reporting Misconduct | Conflicts of Interest
- Finance & Operations - Budget, Reporting, Monitoring | Financial Policies | Administrative Policies | Risk Management & Insurance
DAY THREE – Friday, September 19
- Resource Development - Resource Development Plan, Sources of Income, Fundraising Activities | Donor Relationships, Privacy, Gift Acceptance | Fundraising on Behalf of the Organization
- Public Awareness, Engagement, & Advocacy - Educating the Public | Public Policy/Advocacy | Lobbying & Electioneering
Once you have purchased this webinar, you will be emailed the link and password to access the video, along with a link to download any supporting materials (e.g., copy of the PowerPoint, handouts, etc.). This email will be sent to the address that you list when you check out. If you have any questions, please email info@pano.org or call PANO’s main business line at 717-236-8584.
