Leadership as Culture Curation: A Tangible Tool to Build a More Engaged Organizational Culture
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Something isn’t working… but I can’t quite name it.”? Maybe communication keeps breaking down. Conversations happen in silos. Decisions feel unclear. Or perhaps your organization is struggling to build shared ownership around fundraising and donor engagement, leaving philanthropy to a few people instead of embedding it into the culture of the organization.
A healthy organizational culture is one in which staff and board have clarity on their roles, feel engaged in decision-making, and understand how their work contributes to mission impact. A healthy culture of philanthropy goes beyond fundraising. It creates shared ownership around sustaining the mission, building relationships, and communicating impact.
Executive Directors, development professionals, board leaders, and anyone seeking to positively shape the culture of their organization are encouraged to attend. Participants will access and learn about a practical tool that makes culture more “visible”, and helps teams identify what is working, what is not, and what needs to change to build a more aligned, communicative, engaged, and mission-centered organization.
Speaker: Chamlee McGuire
Chamlee McGuire is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Heightened Development, partnering with nonprofit leaders to clarify strategy, strengthen organizations, and build long-term sustainability. With over 30 years of nonprofit leadership experience, she is a trusted advisor who helps leaders navigate change with clarity and confidence.
Before launching her firm in 2019, Chamlee served 12 years as CEO of Hope Center for Children, where she led a successful merger, expanded programs, strengthened governance, and grew the budget from $700,000 to $4.2 million while diversifying revenue.
Today, she works with nonprofits on strategic planning, culture, fund development, governance, and leadership transitions. Chamlee also serves as Co-Chair of the Consultant Collaborative for Together SC and holds a Master of Social Work from Boston University.
Full participation in “Leadership as Culture Curation" is applicable for 1.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.