GMC's Collaborative Conversations brings together regional leaders, nonprofit professionals, educators, public officials, and community members to explore issues shaping the Monadnock Region. The focus is on education and informed dialogue around topics that influence leadership, community well-being, civic responsibility, and regional opportunity.
Programs may take the form of leadership workshops, documentary screenings, panel discussions, or facilitated presentations led by subject-matter experts. Each event is designed to deepen understanding, strengthen regional awareness, and encourage thoughtful engagement across sectors.
The Essential Non-Profit Leadership Learning Series
Volunteer board members and executive directors have a responsibility to ensure the relevance, impact, and financial sustainability of the nonprofits they lead. Each has specific duties that they are responsible for: Boards for the strategic, fiduciary, and legal oversite of the organization, and ED’s to establish organizational culture, manage strategic direction, and lead day-to-day operations. The Essential Nonprofit Leadership Learning Series is designed to help leaders understand and carry out their roles, foster and maximize strong relationships, and to attract the best leaders to their cause.
The Greater Monadnock Regional Collaborative and Savings Bank of Walpole invite you to join facilitators, Artie Lang and David Ports from LPA Non-Profit Consultants, a non-profit consulting group, to attend some or all of these workshops to gain new and effective practices that will help you and your organization thrive.
The Board Chair & Executive Director Partnership
You may know that the board and the ED each have specific responsibilities that they must carry out in order for the organization to thrive. But did you know that a board chair/ED partnership that invites open collaboration is the secret to success? While focused on the mission from different perspectives, this partnership is critical.
In this workshop, we will:
- Explore the responsibilities of each role and how to create and maintain access, credibility, and trust.
- Learn how to invite one another into your area of responsibility and collaborate effectively.
- Address compatibility issues before they arise.
Event Details
For: Current ED’s and current or incoming board chairs
Date: Tuesday, May 19th
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 AM
(Enjoy coffee and networking from 9:00 - 9:30)
Location: Savings Bank of Walpole, 84 Marlboro St., Keene
Presented by: GMC & Savings Bank of Walpole
New Executive Institute (or Everything I wish I knew before becoming an Executive Director)
Putting out fires, building budgets, fundraising, staffing, volunteer management…you knew these were some of your responsibilities, but there are only so many hours in the day. Join LPA and your peers to learn how to use your time efficiently and effectively, focusing on what matters most.
In this workshop, we’ll explore:
- Primary duties and managing time
- Leveraging the board’s skills and passion
- Working with the Staff Team
Event Details
For: New and Incoming ED's (Current ED's also welcome)
Date: TBA
Length: 1 hour
Location: Savings Bank of Walpole, 84 Marlboro St., Keene
Presented by: GMC & Savings Bank of Walpole
"Gone Guys" Film Screening & Discussion Panel
Gone Guys is a 45-minute documentary inspired by Richard V. Reeves’ Of Boys and Men. Set in rural Vermont, the film brings national data to life through personal stories of young men, educators, mentors, and innovative programs working to re-engage boys and young men in their communities. The film tackles difficult but important questions about “disconnected youth,” while reinforcing that caring more about boys and men does not mean caring less about women and girls.
Following the screening, we will host a panel discussion focused on how our region can better support and engage disconnected youth, drawing on lived experience, education, workforce pathways, and community-based solutions.
For the Chamber, this conversation is about helping more young people see a future for themselves here as connected community members with purpose, opportunity, and pathways into meaningful work.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Location: SHOWROOM, 20 Commercial St., Keene
Cost: Free to attend, registration required
Panelists
- Donald L Birx, PhD, President of Plymouth State University and Keene State College Interim President
- Gina Pasquale, PsyD, Executive Director of Maps Counseling
- Sarah Jenness, Director at Jobs for the Future, who cowrote a paper titled “Design and Implementation of College and Career Pathways on Rural Communities.”
- Evenor Pineda, CPSS Intervention Services Director, Manchester Police Athletic League