Nonprofit Leadership Reset
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October 28 and 29, 2026
New York City
A working retreat for early tenure nonprofit CEOs, EDs, and Presidents, and for the leaders stepping into those seats. Divest what isn't yours to carry. Decode the job nobody explained. Define how you will occupy your role deliberately.
Two days for the leaders everyone else leans on
Two Days
THREE MOVES
Divest
Put down what was never yours to carry. The inherited expectations, the borrowed leadership style, the guilt that shows up on a Sunday night.
Decode
Learn the parts of the job nobody hands you in writing. When to be the CEO-friend and when to be the CEO-boss, and where your decision lines live so hard calls get made fast instead of slow.
Define
Decide how you will occupy your role deliberately, rather than stepping into someone else's version of it. Your Working Genius* results and a written leadership philosophy: what you'll trade, what you won't, and what you'll be held to.
*The Working Genius is an assessment that identifies which parts of work energize you and which drain you,
so you can build a role, and a team, that tips the balance toward the work that energizes you and drives impact.
included
in your
two days
A session on what nobody tells you about the job covering the mechanics nobody hands you in writing, from knowing your numbers to when to be the CEO-friend and when to be the CEO-boss.
The Working Genius assessment identifying which parts of the work energize you and which drain you, and what that means for what you delegate, what you stop doing, and who you hire next.
A leadership philosophy session where you name what you stand for in your own words, so you know your lines and can hold them when they're tested.
A working session on your decision lines where you put them on paper, sorting which calls are yours alone, which belong to your board, and which you delegate and never touch again.
A wellness block covering your own physical and mental health, and the direct line between how you're doing and how your organization is doing.
A money session on wealth building and retirement: why leaders keep deferring these questions, what the deferral costs, and how to stop.
Peer coaching in small groups with leaders carrying the same weight, so you leave with a new community to tap into when needed.
An imposter syndrome panel that treats it as an occupational condition rather than a personal failing, and names what actually helps.
A facilitated panel with leaders who've made the leap, on what preparing for the seat actually took, overcoming missteps, and sitting in the role in alignment with your organization's mission.
All meals across both days, so the conversations keep going between sessions.
A closing commitment you name out loud, with a thirty-day check-in, so you leave with a plan you can act on, not just notes from two good days.
Proximate leaders of Nonprofit Organizations with operating budgets above $1M who are either:
CEOs or EDs under two years into their roles by the start of the program
Next-Level leaders aiming for a Nonprofit CEO or ED seat within the next two to three years
All participants bring seven or more years of professional experience of increasing scope and responsibility.
Who’S in the room
If you've been in the seat a decade and have your systems figured out, this isn't your room.
We'd love your referral.
Your Hosts
AiLun Ku brings more than twenty years of leadership, facilitation, and advisory experience as a strategic advisor, convener, and organizational architect. She is Founder of Just.Good.Company., an independent consultancy partnering with impact-driven organizations across sectors, where she guides executive leaders and senior teams through transitions, growth, and the complex work of building institutions that last.
Before founding Just.Good.Company., AiLun served as President & CEO of The Opportunity Network, scaling the organization from under $1M to $14M+. She has launched national learning platforms in partnership with Michelle Obama's Reach Higher initiative and The Asian American Foundation, and has convened global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on equitable AI futures.
AiLun has facilitated and delivered keynotes at Deloitte University and for organizations worldwide. She previously served on the board of The Marcy Lab School and currently serves on the advisory board of Quill.org. She is a Pahara Fellow, MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow, and Heckscher Leadership Fellow, and is certified in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method and the Working Genius assessment
Photo by Diana LevineAilun ku
Erica Hamilton
Erica brings more than twenty-five years of leadership and consulting experience as an executive coach, management consultant, and strategic advisor. She is CEO and Founder of The Memo I Never Got, a strategic advisory firm partnering with organizations across the corporate, philanthropic, nonprofit, and academic sectors, where she guides executives, leadership teams, and boards through complex organizational change and high-stakes decisions.
Before founding MING, Erica held senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, City Year, and iMentor. She has taught and facilitated at the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, and the Institute for Nonprofit Practice.
Erica has served on the boards of the Roosevelt Institute, Arbor Rising, and the Circulus Institute, and currently serves as Board Chair for the Marcy Lab School. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MPA from New York University, and a BA from Harvard, and is an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation and SHRM-SCP certified.
Photo by Shala Graham 
Logistics
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October 28 to October 29, 2026, 9am to 3:30pm both days.
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Union Square, New York. Venue shared with accepted participants.
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Included! Lodging and transportation not included.
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We will encourage a device-free engagement environment over the course of the two days. Feel free to bring a digital notebook, a journal, and a writing instrument. You may use your electronic devices during breaks.
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50% of fees are refundable up to October 14, 2026. Seats are not transferable.
Admission & Pricing
Your fee covers both full days, all meals, the Working Genius assessment and your results, every session and all materials, plus a curated wellness bag.
Limited
Availability
Early bird
Apply By 9/23/2026
$950.00
Regular
$1,250.00
Many funders will consider supporting a leader's professional development if asked directly. Check the box on your application, and we'll share a letter you can use to make this request.
Applications reviewed
on a rolling basis
A limited capacity
of applicants will be accepted
