INTERIM
PERSONNEL SERVICES
Being able to work with the current team in place is the single most important factor in being successful on a temporary basis. This is Leslie’s strength. Leslie is a consensus builder and a great team leader. She is able to maximize team members’ strengths while quickly implementing short term plans to lay the foundation for the incoming leadership.
Leslie’s goal is to leave the organization much better than when she entered it and she accomplishes this objective in even the most tenuous environments. She resolves immediate issues to concentrate on the tasks at hand.
Leslie runs with a small but efficient team that helps her realize step by step tasks that lead to success execution. Her extensive experience will benefit your organization as “she has been there, done that” so there are few situations that she has not encountered.
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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When leadership changes occur, organizations may not be able to absorb the turbulence, employees may exit in droves, infrastructure could deteriorate and programs could even cease operations. Smart boards know this and make the intelligent decision to bring someone on before this happens. Other boards roll the dice and decide to bring an interim leader on to help stop the landslide.
Leslie can help in either situation. She has been the stabilizing force in both predicaments and can truly help your non-profit.
Leslie is not an “old-school” Interim leader, she understands the intricacies of transitional leadership and will not try to “reinvent the wheel” or “upset the applecart”. She builds consensus with key players within the organization to ensure that mission-based work continues at the highest level.
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Typical priorities when Leslie enters a new Interim ED role:
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Ensure that all services are continually offered at the best level possible. She is a “program person” and will easily be able to understand the mechanisms of service delivery and will manage the objectives closely to guarantee that the same level of impact will continue.
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Watch the cashflow and adherence to budget objectives. Leslie grasps finance matters better than most. Her love for numbers will protect your organization against mismanagement of funds and can direct the proper distribution of assets so that agency can stay on top of fiscal goals and the new leader arrives to the strongest financial position possible.
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Assess the current landscape for the board so that they have a clear understanding of the landscape and can hire the best candidate possible to lead the organization going forward. Her SWOT grasp has led many times to the board asking that she participate in the selection of the permanent ED.
How do you get started?
Contact us immediately upon receiving the current Executive Director’s resignation. Interview Leslie along with your other Interim Candidates.
Leslie will listen closely and will be able to evaluate your organization’s needs quickly and effectively.
She will give you an overview of how her interim role looks like.
She is able to meet with key staff prior to the final selection. This is one area that most boards elect NOT to pursue and it causes a great divide during one of the most fragile periods of transition. Old school interim leaders create silos and believe that their opinion is the only opinion that matters. Leslie is the opposite. She believes that the “boots on the ground” staff has the best information to offer during this critical period. Her ability to bond with the staff and immediately gain their trust is the biggest key to her success.
What is the process?
Leslie will step in and run the organization’s day to day operations. All functional departments will be managed – Finance, HR, Programs, Fundraising, and Administration. Leslie has worked in roles in each of these departments and can merge in seamlessly with staff to provide strength, stability, and guidance.
She will meet with the board on a biweekly basis or more frequently if desired. Board members will receive a weekly update to keep abreast of all activities.
If you desire a likable leader who knows her stuff, then make the smart choice and choose Prosper – Leslie will not disappoint.
INTERIM ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR
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High level Advancement or Development Leaders are hard to find in any labor market, but in a competitive one, it is close to impossible. Hiring an unqualified person to “fill” the void is the worst thing an Executive Director can do. Donors need to believe that their funds are stewarded no matter who is sitting in that Advancement seat. The inexperienced or ill-fitting Development Leader will be unable to foster trust with the typical funder and you can lose them forever. Don’t make that mistake – take your time in finding the right person for your very important fundraising role and use Prosper to maintain your key department temporarily. Whether it is two months or even ten, Leslie and her team can take full responsibility for fundraising activities under the ED.
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Typical duties that Prosper can and should handle as you fill your Advancement Leadership role:
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Continue the solicitation and acquisition of major gifts. Leslie will rapidly establish relationships with your donors in order to preserve this pipeline. She will also work to acquire new donors if she sees gaps in your giving tree.
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She will completely manage all of your current and upcoming events. As an experienced Event Planner, she is able to commence or takeover the logistical aspects of the event night or day whether it is a gala, luncheon, fun run or golf tournament. Leslie will also raise money for the event by utilizing your current database and expanding on it to include a number of the organizations’ current and previous supporters. New attendees will be sought after as well.
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Leslie will be able to start writing grant proposals almost immediately. As a skilled writer, knowledgeable researcher, and program developer, she can assist in the monitoring of current grants, find new avenues of funding and begin to put in new proposals.
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Leslie can monitor any other typical Advancement department activities – create new online giving campaigns, manage bequests, work with board members to develop their networks, and much more.
How do you get started?
Contact us immediately upon hearing that your Advancement Leader is departing, Leslie can speedily step in to avoid any “balls being dropped”.
Even if you have waited and there now is a gap in fundraising activities, with Leslie’s level of expertise, she can easily assess the situation and restart movement so that revenue generation can occur as quickly as possible.
What is the process?
After meeting with Executive Director, Fundraising Board Committee Lead, or any current development employees, Leslie will formulate a 30, 60, and 90 day plan.
This plan will be reviewed for approval and activities will get started. Time is money and we need to avoid any needless delays.
Leslie will become a valued Advancement Leader who understands the importance of donor stewardship and a full fundraising calendar. She will prioritize both.