Succession Planning for Nonprofits (Yes, Even If You’re Tired 😅)

Let’s talk about something most nonprofits avoid until it’s urgent:

Succession planning.

Not because you’re leaving tomorrow.Not because something is “wrong.”But because healthy organizations don’t collapse when one person steps away.

Succession planning is not a retirement plan. It's a leadership continuity plan.

Here’s the quiet truth:If your nonprofit cannot function without you, that’s not sustainability…it’s risky behavior.

Succession planning answers questions like:

• If you stepped away for 30 days, what would break first?

• Who currently holds institutional knowledge and is it written down?

• Does your board understand their role beyond supporting you?

• Is leadership concentrated in one person or distributed by design?

This isn’t about replacing anyone. It's about protecting the mission you worked so hard to build.

Starter mindset shift: Succession planning is an act of stewardship, not surrender.

👇 Let’s discuss (no judgment, just clarity):

1️⃣ Do you currently have anything in writing that outlines leadership transition?

2️⃣ If you disappeared for a month, what would your biggest challenge be?

3️⃣ What’s one role in your nonprofit that only one person knows how to do?

Drop your number(s) below or share a thought.

This is a safe space to think forward and not scramble later.

We’ll build this the smart, realistic way.

Join us today, January 31, 206, at 12:30 pm CT/1:30 pm ET, right here in the community.

***Or you can go directly to the Calendar section and add to your own personal calendar as a reminder

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