Spring 2026 Executive Essentials Cohort
Morten Group's leadership development work is built on a simple conviction: organizations grow when the people leading them do.
We work with executives, deputies, and emerging leaders across the nonprofit and social sector to build the skills, clarity, and confidence that leadership demands. Our programs draw on over two decades of placement, facilitation, and organizational development experience — brought directly into the room with you.
Leadership development at Morten Group is practical, equity-centered, and designed for the realities of mission-driven work. Every offering — from our flagship ED/CEO cohort to single-day sessions and custom workshops — is built to meet leaders where they are and move them forward.
Executive Essentials
Executive Essentials sessions are built for nonprofit and social sector leaders at pivotal moments in their careers: focused, practitioner-led, and designed to go deep on the things that matter most.
New Executive Director & CEO Intensive
A three-day, in-person intensive for executive directors and CEOs in their first five years of leadership. Hosted in downtown Chicago, this program brings together a small, carefully selected cohort for deep learning, shared problem-solving, and the kind of honest conversation that's hard to find anywhere else. The 2026 session is complete — applications for 2027 open in the fall.
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Inclusive Leadership
Building cultures where everyone leads, not just the people with titles, is at the center of everything we do.
Building cultures where everyone leads
Morten Group has worked with organizations across the country to build cultures where inclusion is a shared practice, not a single person's responsibility. Our inclusive leadership work meets organizations where they are and builds the skills, language, and accountability structures that make real change possible.
Custom Workshops: Built for Your Organization
Every organization is different. Morten Group designs and facilitates custom leadership workshops tailored to your team's culture, challenges, and goals — grounded in our equity-centered framework and built to be practical, participatory, and immediately applicable to real work.
Ready to invest in your leadership — or your team's?
Morten Group's leadership development work is built for the realities of the social sector: limited time, high stakes, and the ongoing work of leading across difference. Register for an upcoming Executive Essentials session or reach out to explore a custom engagement.
