Leading in a Complex World
The Art of Nonprofit Leadership
In an era where leadership effectiveness directly impacts organizational success, investing in your ongoing development is paramount. Leading in the nonprofit sector is one of the most challenging leadership ecosystems, where leaders must balance scarce resources with ever increasing demands.
This immersive 4-day program offers sector leaders a transformative experience, equipping you with the skills, insights and tools to lead with confidence, drive change and foster a culture of accountability and excellence.
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Why Choose This Program
Personalized cohort-based learning: Our intimate setting allows us to focus on your unique challenges and concerns.
Expertise and Experience: Learn from facilitators who have extensive backgrounds in leadership and organizational transformation.
Practical Applied Outcomes: Leave with actionable tools and skills you can apply immediately.
Network Building: Connect with others dedicated to achieving leadership excellence in a safe, collaborative, peer-to-peer learning setting.
Who This Program Is For
This program is ideal for:
Nonprofit executives and experienced leaders seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities.
Managers aiming to foster higher performing teams.
Program and project managers and those operating in matrixed leadership roles.
Outcomes Leaders Can Expect
This immersive program offers a unique opportunity for leaders to:
Elevate Personal Leadership Brand: Understand and refine your leadership identity to align with organizational goals and personal values.
Ignite Personal and Professional Transformation: Engage in reflective practices that promote growth and resilience.
Redefine Team Leadership Processes: Learn innovative strategies to lead teams effectively in dynamic environments.
Gain Critical Leadership Tools: Acquire practical tools to become an intentional leader who drives accountability and results.
Navigate Change and Difficult Conversations: Develop skills to lead through change and handle challenging dialogues with confidence.
Ensure Consistency in Delivery: Build systems and habits that promote reliable and high-quality outcomes.
Foster Greater Resilience: Acquire tools to lead in these uncertain and complex times.
About the Program Partners
This program is delivered by the Next Institute in partnership with the Nonprofit Chamber. Learn more about the Next Institute and program facilitators below.
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The Next Institute [NEXT] is a Canadian leadership and organizational transformation firm working across North America. We are consultants, facilitators, and thinkers who help organizations and their leaders discover 'what’s next' for their business, culture, and people.
At Next, we help lift and accelerate great people, great organizations, and great ideas in service to a better world. NEXT partners with forward-looking, enterprising people-centered organizations ready to rethink and reimagine their work and their leadership for the future.
What We Bring: NEXT brings a blend of strategic insight, facilitation expertise, and human-centered design to leadership and organizational growth. We have delivered over 40,000 consulting hours across 40 organizations in 24 industry sectors, combining practical experience with proven frameworks to foster results.
What We Leave Behind: Our approach simplifies complex challenges into clear, actionable pathways. Clients describe our work as 'brilliantly simple and wickedly wise,' reflecting NEXT’s focus on clarity, measurable outcomes, and behavior change that supports a purpose driven future.
The Next Institute Accelerates the Smart Growth of Your Enterprise by focusing on the human.
Learn more on here: https://www.thenext.ca/
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Andre Mamprin, is Leader of Knowledge Architecture at The Next Institute. As a catalyst for Accelerating Smart Growth, Next is a recognized leader in the field of Strategic Enterprise Design working in a wide range of industries across North America.
A Designer, Explorer, Ecologist, Developer and Alchemist, Andre Mamprin has been a student of both the Art and the Science of Strategy and Leadership for more than two decades.
His work developing leaders, designing leadership learning content and delivering programs to more than 20,000 Leaders as Leader of Knowledge Architecture at The Next Institute and as Executive Director of The Banff Centre for Management, has created foundations for meaningful change.
Adjacent to his role at Next, Andre is currently working on several start-ups including UpLift Studio Lab a story telling unit of the Next Institute and The Next Learner Space a global initiative to develop leadership skills for highly enterprising youth. He is the co-author of the recently published book Teaching the Dinosaur to Dance – Moving Beyond Business as Usual. He holds a Master’s Degree in Knowledge Ecologies.
He has translated his experience as both a leader and entrepreneur in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Banking industries to designing and delivering intricate and often large-scale solutions for an array of blue-chip organizations across North America.
He continues his learning as his Leadership evolves.
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Patricia is an accomplished leader known for revitalizing organizations and mentoring others.
With more than 15 years of executive experience in business development and operations, she merges analytical rigor with a stakeholder-centric approach to drive impactful results.
Her diverse learning experiences and travels have shaped her wide-ranging perspective, enhancing her values-driven philosophy rooted in grace and wisdom. This alignment informs her leadership style, allowing her to show up with empathy, clarity and purpose.
As a dynamic speaker and facilitator, Patricia captivates audiences with her storytelling and expertly navigates difficult conversations. Her unique coaching style, rooted in curiosity and deep listening, empowers clients to identify obstacles, articulate challenges, and uncover hidden opportunities. She helps them find their voice, turn vision into strategy, and lead with unwavering confidence.
Patricia's master's thesis on decision-making bias highlights her commitment to evidence-based practices. She is known for building diverse, cross-functional teams that surpass expectations, converting leadership goals into tangible results.
As a co-founder of The Next Learnerspace (TNLS), she champions an alternative education platform that empowers enterprising youth to tackle real-world challenges through self-discovery, engagement with their natural environment, and community involvement.
In her dual role as a strategic thought partner and catalyst for meaningful change, Patricia fosters transformation, accountability, and sustained excellence alongside her team at The Next Institute.
Program Syllabus
Four in-person full days, beginning April 2026:
April 14 Tuesday
April 30 Thursday
May 26 Tuesday
June 11 Thursday
Virtual triad coaching sessions between in-person days
Light preparation and reflection work between sessions
All sessions hosted in-person at The Ranchmen’s Club, Calgary.
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The Essential Elements of Leadership, My Personal Values, Resilience.
Date: Tuesday, April 14
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Coaching, Feedback, Moments of Performance, Difficult Conversations, Accountability.
Date: Thursday, April 30
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Collaboration, Leading Up & Leading Without Authority, Mapping My Leadership Ecosystem, Navigating Complexity.
Date: Tuesday, May 26
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Authoring My Personal Leadership Brand.
Date: Thursday, June 11