Peer Groups for Leaders
in Not-For-Profit Organizations
Do you lead a not-for-profit organization?
Our organizations are truly mission oriented. How do I build these communal assets, without sacrificing personal security?
Not-for-profit leaders are assessed by a board and judged by donors. How do I speak truth to power?
In an unfinished, often broken world, our not-for-profit work never ends. How do I repair so many lives without jeopardizing my own well-being?
For Peers, Led by Peers
These are the questions we have faced, but we have not faced them alone. Since 2018, our first peer group has surrounded us with the professional insights — and human affection — of peers. Our second group launched in 2024.
To address the call for more seats around the table, we are opening additional groups.
We convene peer groups for leaders with executive authority in not-for-profit organizations.
“With depth and consciousness, my peers provide excellent support, knowing when to let the group process and when to gracefully move conversation forward. I always walk away with new nuggets of wisdom, challenged to deepen my self-awareness, and re-energized to do the hard work that leadership requires.”
Rebecca Wiggins, chair
Organizational & Leadership Consulting
Row Together
“I have grown as a leader through my time in a peer group. The camaraderie, mentorship, professional development, collaboration, and support have been key to my own professional growth and thus the growth of Bridgeway Academy. Especially while working through the pandemic, my peer group has been a lifeline. They ask tough questions and are supportive and generous in their time and resources.”
Erin Nealy, chair
Co-Founder / CEO
Bridgeway Academy
My mission is to champion life worth living by modeling that life and strengthening people and organizations to disrupt ineffective systems and create meaningful change. As a 25-year nonprofit executive, I’ve spent my entire career advocating for the underdog and striving to relieve suffering of all kinds. Here’s what I’ve learned: We need to take care of ourselves, and we need to take care of each other.”
Rachel D.K. Finney, chair
Coach, Consultant, Chief Advantageist
The Advantageist
“The candid care and challenge of peers has prevented me from becoming isolated in my own enterprises. I stand for words well chosen, attention to now, and old-fashioned encouragement. And I have seen the results of peer-to-peer influence: stronger decision making, greater empathy, less needless suffering.”
Artie Isaac, chair
Facilitator and Writer
Artie Isaac LLC
Which Super Group Fits?
For CEOs of not-for-profit enterprises:
- Super Group Green — Rachel D.K. Finney, chair
- Super Group Blue — Erin Nealy, chair
- Super Group OG — Artie Isaac, chair
And:
- Super Group Deputies, essential director reports, the #2s, building a dependable team to produce predictable outcomes, freeing the CEO to face the direction the CEO wants to face. — Rebecca Wiggins, chair
- Super Group Reserves, former CEOs, ready to resume a top seat at a not-for-profit enterprise. — Artie Isaac, chair
- Meetings:
- Monthly, meeting from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
- Occasional speakers for education, encouragement, and enlightenment —and we will look to one another for more.
- More:
- Optional monthly meetings of Triads (groups of three members) for accountability and small-group issue processing.
- The Columbus Foundation generously helps underwrite these groups.
- Working in parallel and in collaboration.
A kind-hearted, but candid statement of intention
Qualitatively, we will admit people who are firing on all cylinders:
- are authentic and willingly vulnerable
- are smart, ambitious, and successful
- are trusting and trustworthy — confidentiality without exceptions!
- are earnest, but don’t take themselves too seriously
- confront their peers kindly
- play the big game — are willing to bring their biggest challenges
- can engage — show up on time, focus (no cell phones), lean in
- are experienced enough to know they need to change — and energetic enough to do it.
This group is for “A” Players. If you are an “A” Player, click below to express your interest.