The Adaptive Leader: Navigating Complexity and Change

When

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 1:00AM - 4:00PM EDT

Where

The Sagamore Resort

Phone: (866) 385-6221
110 Sagamore Rd,
Bolton Landing, NY
12814
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Event Details

The Adaptive Leader: Navigating Complexity and Change

  • Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2025 – the day before Camp Finance; attendance at Camp Finance is not required
  • Time: 1:00pm -4:00pm
  • Place: The Sagamore Resort, 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing, NY
  • Price: $425 per attendee – this event is only open to NYCON members; nonprofits sending more than one representative pay a discounted price of $300 for second and third attendees. Coffee and snacks are provided.

Leading a nonprofit organization as an executive director comes with unique pressures and responsibilities that can feel overwhelming, especially in today's rapidly changing landscape. The nonprofit executive director challenges you face daily require a delicate balance of strategic vision, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement. These challenges can either propel organizations forward or create significant roadblocks to mission success.

During this session we will explore these challenges together, specifically in 5 key areas:

  1. Building a financially sustainable organization
  2. Managing relationships and expectations of your board
  3. Staff management and retention in a competitive market
  4. Digital transformation and technology adoption
  5. Measuring impact and demonstrating value


During this challenging time, how are you leading your organization to short- and long-term success and sustainability? Would new ideas and hearing what others are doing be helpful?

Join this executive directors-only session where attendees will explore how strategic thinking, practical skills, and ongoing learning can help leaders adapt by embracing, understanding and navigating challenges as opportunities for growth, investment and innovation.

NYCON staff will be present to provide strategic guidance and practical tools to overcome obstacles and achieve your mission goals. Staff will share best practices and new ideas from nonprofits around the state. Participants will engage in group discussion to share their challenges, successes and ways they may have turned those challenges into opportunities. and sharing, providing additional ideas. Building a strong network of peer executive directors, investing in your professional development, and seeking support when needed are all signs of strong leadership, not of weakness. You are the leader the nonprofit sector needs in these uncertain times.

Join us to spark creativity, innovation, connection and idea sharing at this engaging session!

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Hosted By

New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (NYCON)