Who We Are - Purposeful. Methodical. Transformational. Profound.
Starting in May 2025, Third Sector Company will operate under a name that has already become associated with an ever-growing national community of Interim Executives Academy graduates.
Our management tools and service protocols represent nearly two decades of nonprofit interim executive engagements that shape an executive vacancy and transition as a highly unique and strategic opportunity for nonprofit organizations including associations, labor unions and congregations.
Meet Interim Executives Academy
lEARN WHAT WE OFFER FOR NONPROFITS WITH AN EXECUTIVE TRANSITION OR NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS READY TO JOIN A NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF INTERIMS
UPCOMING SESSIONS - INTERIM ACADEMY
Interim Executives Academy Seminar: Navigating Detractors
Tuesday, December 9 | Online
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
Complimentary Introduction to Interim Executives Academy
Thursday, December 18 | Online
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific
Interim Executives Academy: Class #23
Thursdays, April 9 - May 21
Seven Online Sessions
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
UPCOMING SESSIONS - INTERIM DEVELOPMENT BOOTCAMP
Complimentary Introduction to Interim Development Directors BootCamp
Tuesday, December 16 | Online
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific
Complimentary Introduction to Interim Development Directors BootCamp
Tuesday, January 13 | Online
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific
Interim Development Directors BootCamp
Thursdays - February 5, 12, 19, & 26
Four Online Sessions
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
UPCOMING SESSIONS - SUCCESSION CONSULTANT BOOTCAMP
Succession Planning Consultants Roundtable: Nonprofit Executive Search
Tuesday, November 18 | Online
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific
Succession Planning Consultants BootCamp
December 4 & 5 | Two Online Sessions
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
Complimentary Introduction Succession Planning BootCamp
Wednesday, April 22 | Online
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific
Registration Open Soon
INTERIM EXECUTIVES ACADEMY EXPERIENCE & ENGAGEMENT
Over multiple consecutive weekly sessions, the Interim Executives Academy offers a deep-dive immersion experience online that includes lectures, cameo presenters and roundtable discussions. At the conclusion of the Academy, participants will be awarded a certificate of completion and a badge.
Nonprofit leader and interim executive director, Erick Seelbach, shares experience with the Academy that shaped and benefitted her latest interim engagement. Key insights include:
- The role of interim executives in nonprofit management and governance.
- How interim executive leadership supports continuity, morale, and strategic progress.
- Essential skills and qualities of effective interim executives.
- Real-world examples of successful interim leadership interventions.
The graduates of Interim Executives Academy are available to work as vetted, highly-trained nonprofit interim executive directors. From the training and experience at Interim Executives Academy, the graduates are able to provide 6 phases and 13 protocols to ensure a successful leadership transition. They will also have access to mentorship and coaching through our leadership community of interim professionals.
To learn more about the Interim Executives Academy graduates, go to Engage a Nonprofit Interim Executive.
Learn more about Interim Executives Academy
Our services include interim executive placement, peer support options for engaged interim leaders, and a suite of services available to nonprofit organizations seeking interim leaders, including advertising their positions, interviewing and hiring practices, and counsel for working well with interim leaders.
The recognition by Manage HR Magazine reflects over two decades of dedicated community leadership helping interim executives from a variety of backgrounds create intersectionality between the business models of nonprofit organizations with a methodical process for strategic transitional leadership.
Advancing the Interim Profession
The creation of The State of the Interim Profession in the Nonprofit Sector professional paper resulted from a national gathering in July 2023 that brought together aspiring and practicing interims representing diverse professionals across age, tenure of service, backgrounds, and experiences.
Authored by Nancy Bacon and Suzanne Zutter we are excited to announce the completion and distribution of a new 20-page document that provides a glimpse into the current practices of interim executive leaders challenged with advancing community impact organizations during executive transitions.
A robust look at the interim profession, not just as a stopgap solution during executive changes, but as a strategic period for reflection, capacity building and meaningful change in nonprofit organizations.
Discover effective nonprofit succession planning strategies with Interim Executive Academy's Senior Strategist Randy Brinson.
With decades of experience and a proven framework rooted in purpose and transformation, Interim Executives Academy helps nonprofit organizations place interim executives (including Development Officers) and prepares nonprofit professionals to guide organizations through short-term leadership transitions. Charitable causes, associations, congregations, foundations and community-based organizations of all sizes trust its methods.
