Hire Shannon to teach your team, your org, or your professional association through virtual or in-person workshops on healthy hiring practices, staff retention strategies, holistic leadership models, career advancement and salary negotiation strategies that work for diverse, multi-generational, hybrid and remote teams!
A trusted trainer of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, NTEN, Development Executives Roundtable, College Success Foundation, UpLift NextGen, Health Research Alliance, and more. Book a 30-minute discovery call or contact Shannon to schedule a custom training for your organization, team, or professional association!
Book one of these Leadership Workshops
Career Advancement: Aligning Passion with Prosperity
This interactive workshop will teach you how to align your passion with your goals to build a career that lights you up with purpose. No matter what stage you’re at in your career, you’ll walk away with actionable strategies for career growth that integrate your values and talents. Managers and leaders will also learn cutting-edge staff retention techniques that foster the professional growth of your team (even in small shops!) Whether you’re early in your career or seeking to ascend to new heights, this session offers invaluable insights and practical advice to empower you in your professional journey.
Negotiation Mastery: How to Ask for What You Deserve
You’re rocking your career, but your salary hasn’t budged. How do you climb the next rung in the career ladder and secure a raise? And, how do you ask for a higher salary in a new role with confidence?
Learn concrete strategies for salary negotiation and career growth to bring home tens of thousands of dollars more in your annual salary. In this interactive workshop we dig into actionable strategies and tactics for a) asking for a raise and promotion, and b) negotiating a top-dollar offer at a new job. Get ready to take notes on how to springboard into the next salary band!
How to Hire Top Talent (and Retain Them!)
Right now, someone on your team is thinking about quitting. “Staff turnover was the third highest nonprofit leadership challenge,” in the 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study. This interactive workshop provides the keys to attracting and retaining top talent.
Learn how to employ progressive techniques to create a compelling, transparent, and equitable hiring practice. Walk away with specific actions to recruit diverse talent and to navigate hiring challenges. Gain modern retention techniques for multigenerational, diverse, hybrid teams—and strengthen your team’s connection through innovative, and often surprising, retention strategies. With a steady team, you can build momentum and smash revenue goals!
Recent Leadership Workshops
- “Full court press: Harness development and communications teams to attract donors” at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, March 13th in Portland
- “Make it Rain for You! Salary Negotiation Tactics” webinar for Development Executive’s Roundtable on May 10th
- “Make it Rain for You! Salary Negotiation Tactics” live conference presentation for College Success Foundation on June 1st
- “Claiming your Voice: The Art of Mastering Assertive Negotiation” webinar for UpLift NextGen MasterClass on June 17th
- “Radical Shift in Leadership: from Type A and Burnt Out to Strategic and Balanced” live panel at the AFP Advancement Northwest Conference on June 14th
- “Make it Rain for You! Salary Negotiation Tactics” webinar for Money Healing Club on Sept. 10th
- “Career Advancement: Aligning Passion with Prosperity” private workshop for HRA membership Meeting on October 1-2nd
- “How to Hire Top Talent (and Retain Them!)” and the “Dropping the 9 to 5: Transitioning to Consulting” panel (talking about starting a side business!) at AFP LEAD on October 17-19th
- Keynote: “Negotiation Mastery: How to Ask for What You Deserve” for Seattle Women’s Leadership Conference on October 29th
- “Full court press: Harness development and communications teams to attract donors” NTEN course (coming soon!)
