Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Tech Networks of Boston (also known as TNB) is pleased to invite local employees of nonprofit organizations to a Roundtable session on collaborative leadership with Lisa DeAngelis.

Rick Jakious, formerly the chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network has stated, “Collaboration is the tide that will either lift us all or leave us beached. It’s really up to us to decide. . .whether we are going to take responsibility for improving and advancing collaboration within the sector.”

With that in mind, Lisa DeAngelis, director of the UMass Boston Center for Collaborative Leadership, will provide examples of collaborations that have been successful and help attendees apply collaborative leadership to an issue they are looking to solve.

Working in small groups, participants will be led through exercises to help them make the connections from their organization’s current partnerships to potential future partnerships, and learn how to unlock the potential of collaborative leadership, which has the power to assist nonprofit organizations achieve far better results than what they can accomplish on their own.

For the workshop to deliver its goals, it is essential that participants come prepared to share an issue that is facing their organization. Attendees will leave the session with a game plan that can be implemented when they go back to their organization.

Here's a little more about Lisa:    

Lisa DeAngelis is the director for the Center of Collaborative Leadership at UMass Boston and brings more than 20 years of divisional and corporate leadership experience to the center's work of preparing leaders to excel in the twenty-first century. She is a frequent workshop facilitator for many organizations, including the Authentic Leadership Institute and ALPFA, and believes in collaboration and the experiential learning model for teaching new skills. Lisa holds a bachelor of science degree from Bryant University, a master’s degree in business administration from Regis University, and is pursuing her PhD in organizations and social change at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Please note:

1) In keeping with the spirit of the TNB Roundtable series, this session will NOT be a sales pitch for any product or service.  It will be a professional development opportunity for nonprofit professionals who want to learn with and from their peers in other organizations.

2) This session is for employees of nonprofit organizations. It is not designed to meet the needs of vendors, volunteers, students, consultants, job-seekers, and others.

3) Priority in registration will be given to those who are employed by nonprofit organizations that hold full membership in the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.

4) Participation in this session is free of charge for nonprofit professionals. However, you must have a confirmed reservation in order to attend.

5) If this session is booked to capacity by the time you seek to register for it, please go ahead and put yourself on the waiting list. We have a good track record of finding seats for nonprofit professionals on the waiting list.

We hope that you can join us for a vigorous and informative conversation!

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn | Senior Strategist
Tech Networks of Boston
1 Wadleigh Place | South Boston, MA 02127
Phone: 617.504.8188 | Fax: 888.527.9333
deborah@techboston.com | techboston.com
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