As your training and speaker solution, we inspire meaningful change.
Let’s build the momentum to drive action.
When it’s time for a conversation that matters, invite recruiters who are educators to engage your team.
We get your audience across the threshold from consideration to commitment. Whether your priority is hiring practices, talent retention, leadership, or governance, we bring the stories and insights that your board and decision-makers can relate to, plan around, and apply.
Access the lessons learned based on our experience working with dozens of clients to see how successful candidates and schools think and adapt. How they respond to a recruiting process informs our tool A School’s Guide to Leadership Search - principles and practices that you can use right away.
Our goal is to provide practical advice, share resources, and offer inspiration so you can act, together.
Translate problems into solutions with an interactive workshop.
Your power as a leader is to focus coordinated effort on a mutual goal. But alignment does not just happen, it must be crafted and maintained.
We bring people and ideas together to achieve a dedicated aim. Using stakeholder input we test the diagnosis, shape the interventions, and build a shared understanding of what comes next.
Because organizational self-awareness is more valuable when generated ahead of time, rather than discovered after the fact.
Recent & upcoming events
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Keynote: From Governance to Impact: Serving as Partners in Leading
In-person keynote session
March 27, 2026 in Boston, MA
Drawing on the most recent NAIS State of Independent School Governance research, this keynote session will highlight several trends that matter most to today’s boards and ministry leaders. Our speakers will invite attendees into conversation to explore what the data reflect about governance practices, board culture, and the head–board partnership, connecting national trends to real-world implications for our Catholic ministries/schools. Through guided table discussions and large-group dialogue, participants will consider their own experiences and identify practical strategies to strengthen their own governance effectiveness, alignment, and impact.
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The Recruiter's Playbook: Lessons for building and joining an advancement team
In-person workshop
March 18, 2025 at noon, Santa Barbara CA.
Host: AFP local chapter
We get asked all of the time - by nonprofit boards and leaders - what can we do to gain an advantage in this hyper-competitive market for fundraising talent? The answer: use The Recruiter's Playbook. You'll leave today's session having had the chance to network, participate, and share what's important to you in your career. We'll connect your personal reflections to anecdotes from hiring managers of Santa Barbara local and national searches and the lessons learned you can apply to complete your team. Lunch provided.
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Camp To Career: Leveraging your camp experience
Online panel discussion
January 8, 2025
Host: Becket Chimney Corners YMCA Camp
Connect with Becket and Chimney alums for tips on maximizing the value of your camp skills in interviews and on your resume!
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Career Advancement Workshop
Virtual workshop - July 23, 2024
Kinship Fellows emerge from their month long intensive training equipped with a network and focused practicum next steps. To influence the conservation industry, what action can Fellows take to enhance their career trajectory? Lessons from interviews with prior Fellowship graduates identify common behaviors relevant to managing your career.
“You did an excellent job today—people were really buzzing with all the information you shared. We were so honored to have you present and offer our community your expertise.” - Speaking coordinator and host
“I am SO EXCITED about this conversation. What we’ve talked about in today’s session resonates with me and my own experiences. This interactive workshop format helps me with my secret mission to engage our membership and bring them back into dialogue on the long term.”
- Fellowship Institute Vice President
“The workshop offered a structured approach to think about my career development. The session had great content and I would have liked more time for discussions in plenary and in breakaway groups. I liked the two principles on identifying key elements I value the most, and understanding the marketplace for opportunities.”
- Participant
“Great workshop and helpful for organizations looking to hire.” -Participant
“Stimulating presentation accompanied by a thoughtful and spirited discussion.” -Participant
“Congratulations on a wonderful career workshop yesterday! It went so smoothly, and I am sure the participants got a lot of meaningful take-aways from it. I truly think that this will continue to be a useful topic for our members, and we are so grateful for your expertise and commitment.” - Conference Coordinator
I enjoyed your thoughts and questions today. You have me thinking about the importance of understanding organizations, what their needs are, and how I could address those needs. -Participant
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