Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Developing Major Gifts

Raise more money by receiving more major gifts. Consistent donors can become major donors when you effectively implement the Eight-Step Major Gifts Management Cycle. Identify and utilize your own communication strengths when meeting with donors to develop major gifts and increase your fundraising...

Kellogg School of Management

Faith Leaders Week

Leading in a Brave New World As the world experiences the “new normal” of 2023, it is abundantly clear that this is time unlike any other. Faith leaders and their organizations have changed as much, if not more, than the world around them. Communities are demanding more, congregants are...

American Management Association

Presentation Skills Workshop

Transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled presenter. In this 1-day seminar, you’ll learn to communicate effectively and persuasively and become comfortable with your own style. Develop key presentation skills and learn how to present your ideas with conviction, control, and...

Kellogg School of Management

Leading Change in Nonprofits

For experienced nonprofit leaders and executives responsible for leading change initiatives, large or small, in their nonprofit organizations, this program focuses on developing the skills essential in preparing for and leading change. In this program, you will explore processes necessary to...

Karrass

Effective Concensus

Your everyday interactions with the people you work with—whether casual discussions or formal meetings—are not just interactions. They are important negotiations that impact your career in a very real way. Selling yourself and your ideas is a critical internal negotiation. As is being heard and...

Kellogg School of Management

Strategic Leadership: Leading the Self

The Traits of a Progressive Leader Guided by Kellogg’s expert faculty through lectures, hands-on exercises and interactive dialogue, you will explore how to maximize your own performance and engage and inspire others to action by communicating a sense of purpose, values and vision. You will...

Kellogg School of Management

Developing High Performing People

People-Focused Strategy & Alignment Guided by our expert faculty, you and your fellow nonprofit executives will be challenged to examine your personal values, and explore how to understand emotional intelligence and the role it plays in having difficult yet effective conversations. You'll learn...

Kellogg School of Management

Leveraging Insights From the Kellogg Sales Institute: A New Fundraising Approach for Nonprofit Executives

High-impact influence skills for fundraising success Every interaction with a current or potential donor, board member or key stakeholder is a high-stakes opportunity for impact. As leaders of nonprofit organizations, you are uniquely positioned to bring in stakeholders based on how you...