Thought Leadership for Social Sector Professionals
Postponed until further notice. Thank you!
$120
Delivery: Online via Zoom
Attention is currency. Thought leadership isn't reserved for a select few; it's a skill set that can be honed, refined, and wielded by every social sector professional. Thought leadership is a powerful strategy to stand out, build influence, and demonstrate authority. Move beyond the buzzword and actually create buzz so you can lead no matter where you sit in an organization.
This workshop focuses on equipping participants with the skills to articulate compelling narratives, amplify marginalized voices, and effectively communicate their organization's mission.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn practical strategies to establish oneself as a thought leader and become a sought-after professional in your field.
- Gain insights into how thought leadership can increase visibility and open doors for internal career mobility.
- Discover ways to leverage thought leadership to maximize opportunities for career advancement within an organization.
- Assess your current credibility markers and acquire actionable tips for cultivating a thought leadership platform.
- Examine the skills needed to become an effective thought leader.
Thought leadership is an often overlooked strategy that positions individuals as authorities. Attendees will learn the difference between subject matter experts and thought leaders and leave with actionable strategies to position themselves for influence and impact within the social sector.
Instructor
Shereese Floyd is the founder of AI Consultants for Nonprofits -- a communications and messaging firm that specializes in artificial intelligence and organizational thought leadership. She is an executive coach with extensive experience in team building, culture, organization design, and facilitation. Shereese has worked with numerous organizations to help them increase revenue through story-based marketing. Prior to starting her firm, she spent over two decades in nonprofit marketing as the director of communications.
Her emotional branding style and storytelling skills have aided companies in making billions of dollars. Shereese is an advocate for social change and believes story is the one thing that truly brings the world together.
She has been featured as a thought-leadership expert for leading nonprofit brands such as CharityHowTo, Bloomerang, Network for Good and Nonprofit Learning Lab. She is also an adjunct professor for the Academy of Nonprofit Excellence.
Shereese is an award-winning TEDx speaker and the organizer of TEDxMintStreet. She is an advocate for social change and believes telling our stories is the one true way to change the world. Her work has been featured in Chief Learning Officer, Essence, TEDx, Forbes Entrepreneur Magazine and CEO World. She was recently named one of 100 Women to KNOW in America and Who’s Who to Know in Black Charlotte.
Cost
Program Cost: $120
If you would like to join the training as a group, please email Quanisha Green at qgreen@brynmawr.edu