The response from U.S. and international non-profit/NGO executives to CSL’s non-proift executive leadership development conferences and workshops has been overwhelmingly positive:

• 85% of the Executive Directors and executive staff said they would attend a second leadership conference the following year.
• 97% said they would recommend CSL’s conference to other non-profit executives

Here’s what executives have to say about CSL’s non-profit executive leadership conferences and workshops facilitated by CSL’s President Tony Silard:

I thought the facilitation was great. Tony did an excellent job of keeping everyone on task and holding interest throughout—what could have been—a very long day. His facilitation style was relaxed and engaging. He made an effort to connect with the group by sharing pieces of himself and his own history, and by consistently soliciting feedback on activities and agenda items. I appreciated Tony’s sincerity, his flexibility, and his obvious expertise in the topics discussed.

I thought that Tony’s approach to leadership was straightforward, thought provoking, and accessible. The retreat was well organized, and followed a natural progression in looking at leadership from both a personal and professional perspective.

On a personal note, I particularly enjoyed the discussion of time management and life-balance as keys to effective leadership. I also enjoyed the interactive nature of the workshops, and the many anecdotes that Tony used to bring the material to life. Overall the retreat more than met my expectations.

-- Michaela Kelaghan, Senior Youth Developer/Case Manager, The Latin American Youth Center

I believe that many of us learned a lot more than we anticipated we would. Tony’s workshops fueled conversations that continued through dinners, evening walks on the beach, and late night groups who gathered around wine and intense conversation. We learned new information to take back home, information that will strengthen our organizations and ourselves as the leaders of those organizations. I believe that there was tremendous energy produced by so many intense and passionate people coming together in such a beautiful location…Tony helped us regain our focus and renew our passion and vision!

-- Janna Genovese, Executive Director,
Womenspace Unlimited