Are you a new nonprofit executive director? Excited but overwhelmed? DANA is offering a program to help executives like you learn the ropes and chart their course as they take the helm of their organizations.

The six-session New Nonprofit Executive Fellowship will help you: 

• Advance your organizational and shared leadership skills to successfully engage with employees, board members and partners;
• Build solid human resource practices that allow your agency to thrive;
• Improve your ability to effectively connect with stakeholders and to better advocate and fundraise;
• Enhance your understanding of nonprofit financials to communicate mission impact and long-term sustainability plan.

Participants will need to bring a laptop to each session.

The fellowship will be led by Sheila Bravo, President and CEO of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, and Tinesar Priester, nonprofit consultant and author, with guest presenters who lead nonprofits across Delaware.

This bi-weekly program beginning March 15 is for first-time executives who have been in their role for less than two years. By signing up for Session 1, you are automatically registered for the following sessions as listed below.

SERIES DATES - March 15 through May 31

Session 1: Friday, March 15 | 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Dover Public Library, Dover, DE

Session 2: Thursday, March 28 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Session 3: Thursday, April 11 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Session 4: Thursday, April 25 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Session 5: Thursday, May 9 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Session 6: Friday, May 31 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Buena Vista, New Castle, DE

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Sheila joined DANA as President and CEO in August 2015. She is the former Executive Director of the Rehoboth Art League in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Her professional experience spans nonprofit, for-profit, and academia. She began her career in advertising, then in brand leadership positions launching new products, expanding businesses internationally, and developing strategic growth plans for brands such as Vlasic Pickles, Godiva Chocolatier, Corelle Dinnerware, Corningware Ovenware and Pyrex bakeware. She transitioned to provide strategic planning, new product and leadership consulting services to mid-size companies and nonprofit organizations in a variety of industries. Her work led her to pursue a doctorate in leadership, specializing in non-profit governance. Bravo has a PhD in Organizational Leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, an MBA in International Business from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BS in Business and Languages from Millersville University. Sheila lives in Lewes.

Tinesar Priester, MPA is a nonprofit consultant, facilitator, and author with over 20 years of management and executive-level nonprofit experience. In 2015, she released “Nonprofit Launch: 30-Day Guide to Define, Develop and Deliver Your Vision”, a guided workbook to help visionaries and leaders birth their nonprofit dreams. Tinesar excels in enhancing agency operations, navigating leadership transitions, and facilitating strategic conversations. Most recently, she has provided interim executive support, organization development, board training, grants management, program design, and strategic planning for youth-serving agencies, veterans’ organizations, a state nonprofit association, and numerous emerging nonprofits. In addition to nonprofit consulting, Tinesar is Adjunct Faculty in the Human Services Graduate program at Wilmington University (DE).