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cAlpine Consulting for G

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4730 N. V

irginia • Chicago, IL 60625

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Executive Retreats

. Laura McAlpine is the Principal of McAlpine Consulting for Growth, a consulting company she began in September 2001 to provide organizational development, policy advocacy and leadership coaching to non-profit organizations. Laura has over 25 years of management and leadership expertise in non-profit health and social service organizations. Her skills include: strategic planning, program development, staff supervision, grant writing, organizational development, and public relations; through experience gained in positions as executive director, manager, and board member. She has worked in a variety of settings, including social service, academia, community, collective, and public/private partnerships. Laura is also a skilled policy advocate with a special focus on health access, maternal and child health, reproductive rights and anti-gay violence. She is a licensed clinical social worker and has a Master’s degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. More information can be found at www.lmcalpine.com, or you can email Laura at laura@lmcalpine.com.

Mary F. Morten is the President of Morten Group, a consulting firm specializing in social change through skills development, public policy and advocacy. �e scope of work includes: organizational and resource development; trainings/workshops on diversity and media relations; public policy initiatives; trustee cultivation, and film/video development. She is frequently seen in national and local media outlets for her expertise as a women’s advocate. Mary’s client list and sample video/film work can be seen at www.mortengroup.com. Mary’s background includes 20 years of executive leadership at non-profits and a mayoral appointment in city government. Mary recently completed a year as the interim executive director for the Chicago Foundation for Women, one of the country’s largest women’s funds. Mary has a degree in Communications with an emphasis in radio and television from Loyola University of Chicago. You can contact Mary at marym@mortengroup.com.

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Executive Directors and senior managers of nonprofit organizations face unique challenges and responsibilities. �e demands on leadership, continuous fundraising, managing staff, juggling overwhelming job responsibilities, and time management obstacles plague many nonprofit organizations.

We recognize that as a woman executive, you are met with unique challenges and responsibilities within both the organization you serve and your everyday life. �e ways in which you handle those challenges and responsibilities are also unique, and being so, the tools you use to assist you need to be as well.

Executive Retreats are two days of workshops designed to help you enhance your nonprofit leadership skills with relaxation and reflection time designed to help you enhance…you!

We will help you identify the skills you need to enhance in order to maximize your ability as a successful leader within your organization.

We will provide you with a calming environment in which to establish peer support and time to revitalize.

We will assist you in discovering your path toward achieving true work-life balance.

It is our goal for you to leave this retreat feeling refreshed and revitalized to move forward and make your life, professional and personal, exactly what you want it to be.

LocationAll locations in which Executive Retreats take place are chosen for their blending of comfortable meeting space and inherent natural beauty. Specific locations may vary seasonally, but those essential elements do not.

To RegisterPlease call the McAlpine Consulting for Growth office, at 773-728-0271. Contact us soon to take advantage of the Early Bird registration rate!

You want the most out of your career & your personal life. You can meet with other women executive leaders who are working in a fast-paced environment and who appreciate beautiful surroundings and quality professional development time.

You can further your non-profit management skills.

You have an opportunity to renew and invigorate your professional life.

Executive Retreats

We have designed Executive Retreats to fit your needs as a woman and as a leader. Our innovative curriculum is designed to address the issues that most greatly affect your role, and allows relaxation and rejuvenation time—for a massage, yoga session, or a relaxing nature walk.

Executive Retreats focus on areas of particular interest to women leaders:

• Work/Life balance• Leadership and Supervision skills• Building a Healthy Organizational Culture• Communication and Conflict Resolution Strategies• Stress Management Techniques• Vision and Strategic Planning

…and more, with additional workshops and recreation time. Curbside Consulting, an opportunity for one-on-one consultation in areas such as financial management, self-care, visioning, and resource and board development, will also be available with Laura McAlpine & Mary F. Morten.

c/o M

cAlpine Consulting for G

rowth

4730 N. V

irginia • Chicago, IL 60625

.

Executive Retreats

. Laura McAlpine is the Principal of McAlpine Consulting for Growth, a consulting company she began in September 2001 to provide organizational development, policy advocacy and leadership coaching to non-profit organizations. Laura has over 25 years of management and leadership expertise in non-profit health and social service organizations. Her skills include: strategic planning, program development, staff supervision, grant writing, organizational development, and public relations; through experience gained in positions as executive director, manager, and board member. She has worked in a variety of settings, including social service, academia, community, collective, and public/private partnerships. Laura is also a skilled policy advocate with a special focus on health access, maternal and child health, reproductive rights and anti-gay violence. She is a licensed clinical social worker and has a Master’s degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. More information can be found at www.lmcalpine.com, or you can email Laura at laura@lmcalpine.com.

Mary F. Morten is the President of Morten Group, a consulting firm specializing in social change through skills development, public policy and advocacy. �e scope of work includes: organizational and resource development; trainings/workshops on diversity and media relations; public policy initiatives; trustee cultivation, and film/video development. She is frequently seen in national and local media outlets for her expertise as a women’s advocate. Mary’s client list and sample video/film work can be seen at www.mortengroup.com. Mary’s background includes 20 years of executive leadership at non-profits and a mayoral appointment in city government. Mary recently completed a year as the interim executive director for the Chicago Foundation for Women, one of the country’s largest women’s funds. Mary has a degree in Communications with an emphasis in radio and television from Loyola University of Chicago. You can contact Mary at marym@mortengroup.com.

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c/o M

cAlpine Consulting for G

rowth

4730 N. V

irginia • Chicago, IL 60625

.

Executive Retreats

. Laura McAlpine is the Principal of McAlpine Consulting for Growth, a consulting company she began in September 2001 to provide organizational development, policy advocacy and leadership coaching to non-profit organizations. Laura has over 25 years of management and leadership expertise in non-profit health and social service organizations. Her skills include: strategic planning, program development, staff supervision, grant writing, organizational development, and public relations; through experience gained in positions as executive director, manager, and board member. She has worked in a variety of settings, including social service, academia, community, collective, and public/private partnerships. Laura is also a skilled policy advocate with a special focus on health access, maternal and child health, reproductive rights and anti-gay violence. She is a licensed clinical social worker and has a Master’s degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. More information can be found at www.lmcalpine.com, or you can email Laura at laura@lmcalpine.com.

Mary F. Morten is the President of Morten Group, a consulting firm specializing in social change through skills development, public policy and advocacy. �e scope of work includes: organizational and resource development; trainings/workshops on diversity and media relations; public policy initiatives; trustee cultivation, and film/video development. She is frequently seen in national and local media outlets for her expertise as a women’s advocate. Mary’s client list and sample video/film work can be seen at www.mortengroup.com. Mary’s background includes 20 years of executive leadership at non-profits and a mayoral appointment in city government. Mary recently completed a year as the interim executive director for the Chicago Foundation for Women, one of the country’s largest women’s funds. Mary has a degree in Communications with an emphasis in radio and television from Loyola University of Chicago. You can contact Mary at marym@mortengroup.com.

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