How I Planned for My Nonprofit Sabbatical Leave & Preventing Burnout [Video]

SUMMARYHow can Patton’s new book, Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector, help you on your journey to senior leadership? In episode #148 of the Path Podcast, guest host Ken Fuquay explores that exact question by turning the tables on Patton and asking why everyone in - or pondering - nonprofit leadership will benefit from reading it. One thing becomes clear: Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership will help you become the kind of leader every nonprofit organization needs to make an even greater impact on the communities they serve.ABOUT PATTONPatton McDowell is a nonprofit expert, author, speaker and coach. He’s the President of PMA Nonprofit Leadership, a consulting practice he founded after a successful twenty-year career in the nonprofit sector. His leadership experience includes work at Special Olympics International and Special Olympics North Carolina, and he led fundraising teams for UNC Wilmington and Queens University of Charlotte. He’s a sought-after consultant on nonprofit issues of strategic planning, organizational development and staff & board leadership. Patton received a BA from UNC Chapel Hill, an MBA from Queens University, and a Doctorate from the University of Southern California. ABOUT KENKen Fuquay is a son, a brother, a husband and friend who also happens to be an educator, business owner, ordained pastor, nonprofit CEO and someone learning to live in the unforced rhythm of grace. Ken earned a music degree at Emmanuel College, a Digital Media Certificate from Carolina School of Broadcasting and Master of Divinity and Master of Christian Education from Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is the planting pastor at M2M Charlotte and CEO of LIFESPAN Services, Inc., a NC nonprofit that serves more than 1,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across 23 NC counties.

This week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, Peggy Ployhar goes over the most frequently asked questions sent into the SPED Homeschool office, answers to those questions and the how to find resource to help homeschool through those tough places.This episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations was funded by viewers like you. To learn how you can support the nonprofit work of SPED Homeschool and this broadcast, visit https://spedhomeschool.com/donate/Specific links from the SPED Homeschool website shared on this episode are:Help Page: https://spedhomeschool.com/homeschool-help/Articles/Blogs: https://spedhomeschool.com/articles/Curriculum: https://spedhomeschool.com/curriculum/Reviews: https://spedhomeschool.com/reviews/Getting Started Guide: https://spedhomeschool.com/new-to-homeschool/9 Easy Steps to Start Homeschooling: https://spedhomeschool.com/getting-started/At-Home Therapy Resources: https://spedhomeschool.com/therapy-at-home/30 Free Online Assessments: https://spedhomeschool.com/30-free-online-assessment-tools-for-evaluating-your-struggling-learner/SPED Homeschool YouTube playlists: https://www.youtube.com/c/SPEDHomeschool/playlistsSPED Homeschool Podcasts: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spedhomeschoolHigh School Checklist: https://spedhomeschool.com/high-school-help/Empowered Homeschool Network: https://www.empoweredhomeschool.org/Free Downloads: https://spedhomeschool.com/resources/free-downloads/To find out more about SPED Homeschool, visit our website at https://spedhomeschool.com/ #homeschoolfaq #howtohomeschool #spedhomeschool #specialeducation

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register

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