Change management is a structured approach to preparing for and implementing change in ways that reduce disruption and support the people most affected. While organizational change often centers on strategy or systems, research consistently shows that outcomes depend heavily on how leaders guide staff through uncertainty. When questions about job stability, financial security, or shifting expectations arise, trust, morale, and performance can quickly be impacted. Effective change leadership prioritizes clarity, reinforces a sense of safety, and sustains engagement, even when not all variables are fully known.
Join your colleagues for a practical and engaging session of peer exchanges and structured frameworks that will support you in leading and managing change in your teams and/or organizations.
What will you learn?
- Brief overview of key research on the human response to change (psychological safety, transition phases, and change fatigue)
- How uncertainty affects morale, behavior, and team dynamics
- Leadership behaviors that create stability during ambiguity
- Structured frameworks that will support you in leading and managing change in your teams and/or organizations
Who should attend?
All interested members, especially members who are people-managers and members of FAN, as well as prospective FAN members who have a responsibility for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. What to expect: presentation mixed with peer exchanges and practice.
The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration.
Facilitators
- Mark Evces, Chief Executive Officer, WorkHaven, LLC
- Karima A. Forbes, Chief Operating Officer, WorkHaven, LLC
Registration
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Check-in
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Program
Registration is required by June 29th at noon.
Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above.
Non-Member Funders: Create an account or log in above and click the Register Now link.
Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions.