The most significant investment a nonprofit makes is in its Executive Director. A thoughtful, well-planned, and transparent performance review of the organization's leader not only protects that investment, but strengthens the partnership between the board and the Executive Director. Annual evaluation of the Executive Director is one of the board’s most important responsibilities and a critical strategy for retaining talented leaders.

When done well, the evaluation process builds trust, clarifies expectations, aligns goals, and supports the leader’s growth and capacity. This interactive webinar demystifies the executive performance evaluation process through discussion of the evaluation cycle and components, data collection methods, board roles, and frameworks for assessing and communicating results. Participants will leave with tools and insights to conduct evaluations that are constructive, collaborative, and mission-focused.
 

About the Presenter

Nancy Fournier Ph.D., Relish Your Role

Nancy is a nonprofit leadership coach specializing in individual coaching and conducting executive director performance reviews. She has led nonprofit, legislative, and local government organizations. She is a trainer on nonprofit leadership for the University of Richmond, a proud member of the Helia Collective and several National Council on Nonprofit state affiliates in Louisiana, Vermont, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Her clients include nonprofits across the country in the fields of early childhood education, housing, substance abuse treatment, environmental justice, economic development, higher education, research and policy, advocacy, cultural arts, and youth development.

Zoom link will be sent a day or two before the session and a session recording with be shared with registrants.
 

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As globalization gives way to regionalization and shifting geopolitical alliances, artificial intelligence is emerging as a decisive force reshaping investment landscapes. This talk with Dr. Stephan Unger (Professor of Finance at Saint Anselm College), will explore how the combined effects of deglobalization and AI adoption are transforming economic stability, labor markets, and price dynamics, and what that means for investors. The session offers a forward-looking framework to understand where capital is likely to flow in a world defined by both technological acceleration and economic fragmentation.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. There will be light refreshments.

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Meet the Speaker

Stephan Unger is a Professor of Finance at Saint Anselm College, NH. With extensive experience in both academia and the financial sector, he has worked as a stockbroker, corporate FX/fixed-income structuring specialist at an Investment bank in London, Milan, and Munich, and was Director of an algorithmic FX trading firm. In academia, he has held positions at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the University of Vienna in Austria, with a focus on finance, monetary policy, and macroeconomics. As a long-standing member of the program committee and senior advisor of the World Energy Council in London and Vienna, he oversees the agenda of the World Energy Council Austria and coordinates the Young Energy Professionals program in Austria. He also holds a Diploma in Jazz Piano and an MA in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Athens in Greece.

We invite you to apply for the upcoming Learning Liberty Colloquium on Plutarch, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Philosophy Professor Tom Larson. Learn about Plutarch, whose writings, especially his biographies of Greeks and Romans, have been read and beloved by so many, including Thomas More, Shakespeare, Machiavelli, Montagne, Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Friedrich Nietzsche. (Even Frankenstein’s creature!)

Come and discuss Plutarch’s lives of:

• Lycurgus, lawgiver of Sparta
• Solon, lawgiver of Athens 
• Numa, the second king of Rome, and
• Caius Marcius, subject of Shakespeare’s "Coriolanus"

This event promises a weekend of thoughtful study, reflection, and conversations about the writings of Plutarch, which cover many topics including: history, ethics, psychology, political theory, biography, drama, and lessons in civic leadership.

Students will read 75-100 pages in preparation for this colloquium and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation. Food will be provided.

Dates:

• Friday, March 27, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
• Saturday, March 28, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
   

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“The excellence of Plutarch consists in these very details which we are no longer permitted to describe. With inimitable grace he paints the great man in little things; and he is so happy in the choice of his instances that a word, a smile, a gesture, will often suffice to indicate the nature of his hero. With a jest Hannibal cheers his frightened soldiers, and leads them laughing to the battle which will lay Italy at his feet; Agesilaus riding on a stick makes me love the conqueror of the great king; Caesar passing through a poor village and chatting with his friends unconsciously betrays the traitor who professed that he only wished to be Pompey’s equal. Alexander swallows a draught without a word—it is the finest moment in his life; Aristides writes his own name on the shell and so justifies his title; Philopoemen, his mantle laid aside, chops firewood in the kitchen of his host. This is the true art of portraiture. Our disposition does not show itself in our features, nor our character in our great deeds; it is trifles that show what we really are. What is done in public is either too commonplace or too artificial, and our modern authors are almost too grand to tell us anything else.” (Rousseau, "Emile")

We invite you to apply for the upcoming Learning Liberty Colloquium on Plutarch, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Philosophy Professor Tom Larson. Learn about Plutarch, whose writings, especially his biographies of Greeks and Romans, have been read and beloved by so many, including Thomas More, Shakespeare, Machiavelli, Montagne, Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Friedrich Nietzsche. (Even Frankenstein’s creature!)

Come and discuss Plutarch’s lives of:

• Lycurgus, lawgiver of Sparta
• Solon, lawgiver of Athens 
• Numa, the second king of Rome, and
• Caius Marcius, subject of Shakespeare’s "Coriolanus"

This event promises a weekend of thoughtful study, reflection, and conversations about the writings of Plutarch, which cover many topics including: history, ethics, psychology, political theory, biography, drama, and lessons in civic leadership.

Students will read 75-100 pages in preparation for this colloquium and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation. Food will be provided.

Dates:

• Friday, March 27, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
• Saturday, March 28, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
   

APPLY TODAY →
 

“The excellence of Plutarch consists in these very details which we are no longer permitted to describe. With inimitable grace he paints the great man in little things; and he is so happy in the choice of his instances that a word, a smile, a gesture, will often suffice to indicate the nature of his hero. With a jest Hannibal cheers his frightened soldiers, and leads them laughing to the battle which will lay Italy at his feet; Agesilaus riding on a stick makes me love the conqueror of the great king; Caesar passing through a poor village and chatting with his friends unconsciously betrays the traitor who professed that he only wished to be Pompey’s equal. Alexander swallows a draught without a word—it is the finest moment in his life; Aristides writes his own name on the shell and so justifies his title; Philopoemen, his mantle laid aside, chops firewood in the kitchen of his host. This is the true art of portraiture. Our disposition does not show itself in our features, nor our character in our great deeds; it is trifles that show what we really are. What is done in public is either too commonplace or too artificial, and our modern authors are almost too grand to tell us anything else.” (Rousseau, "Emile")

The growth in mindfulness over the past decade has been astounding. More individuals and organizations are recognizing the physical, emotional, and cognitive benefits of embracing mindfulness as part of daily living.

Mindfulness is the intentional directing of awareness to the present moment in a focused and sustained manner with nonjudgement. Mindfulness is thus paying attention to our attention moment by moment, by moment. By being mindful, among other things, we learn how we create our reality.

Leadership is concerned with identifying new realities and helping the organization adapt and align to the changes they imply. Leadership is thus about paying attention to what is arising each moment within the spheres of the relevant domains at the time.

This seminar will discuss mindfulness, its impact, and how it is practiced, and will propose how practicing mindfulness can be extremely helpful to the role and tasks of leadership.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Light refreshments will be available. Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mtkpavk
 

Meet the Speaker:

Annabel Beerel is an Executive Leadership and Ethics consultant. She hosts a variety of seminars on Leadership, Change Management, Ethics, and Mindfulness. She is the former Distinguished Chair of Ethics at SNHU and interim Dean of Religious Life at Wellesley College. She has written several books on leadership and ethics and speaks at a variety of conferences.

Powerful writing has the ability to shape perspectives and drive change. In this dynamic six-week workshop, you will engage in both group and one-on-one sessions in order to immerse yourself in the art of persuasive op-ed and opinion writing. You’ll have an opportunity to learn from nationally recognized experts in writing and editing, including being able to ask questions about your work. Fifteen participants will work directly with Trent Spiner, an editor-in-chief and former national political reporter, in one-on-one sessions designed to help you craft and publish an op-ed on a topic of your choice. This class will be a journey to craft impactful narratives that inspire meaningful action in your community. All classes will be conducted via Zoom. A majority of previous participants of this workshop were successfully published in local and statewide news outlets.

What You'll Gain:

- Develop, write, and pitch at least one compelling op-ed.

- Group classes focused on brainstorming, drafting, and pitching op-eds.

- Facilitated conversations and Q&A sessions with op-ed experts.

Participants will also receive individualized coaching sessions for hands-on writing, editing, and pitching to media outlets. Those include:

- Two one-hour coaching sessions with Trent Spiner, drawing from his extensive experience as an editor-in-chief and presidential campaign reporter.

- Concrete results: a draft op-ed, pitch letter, and actionable leads for publication.

Dates:

May 29, 2026 (group session)

Noon - 4 p.m.

Held via Zoom

June 26, 2024 (group session)

Noon - 4 p.m.

Held via Zoom

One-on-one coaching sessions will be individually scheduled.

Audience: Open to all New Hampshire residents, with a special emphasis on those engaged in advocacy or working at mission-based non-profits.

Apply here by midnight on May 15, 2026: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkzcyNfHbIslRonjJpnQ2g2k-gp8dRDF4M98yrPnBYQuKPRA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

The registration fee for accepted applicants is $299. This fee covers two four-hour workshops and two hours of one-on-one coaching. All classes will be conducted via Zoom.

Questions? Email Hannah Deignan, hdeignan@anselm.edu

About the Facilitator:

Trent Spiner is a nationally recognized expert in writing and editing who served as a presidential campaign reporter at POLITICO, executive editor of the New Hampshire Union Leader, and president of the New Hampshire Press Association.

Support for this program comes from a $2 million endowment created by the N.H. Secretary of State's Office and the Center for Public Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship awarded to Saint Anselm College in 2013. The Endowment was created from a settlement reached between the New Hampshire Securities Bureau and Tyco International, LTD in 2002 and is administered by the University of New Hampshire Foundation.