Building Strong Teams
A cohort-based coaching program for teams in legal services nonprofits
A cohort-based coaching program for teams in legal services nonprofits
2023 Application Process and Deadline
The 2023 Team Coaching Program will start in January and run through June 2023. Teams found to meet the program's criteria will be enrolled on a rolling basis. The enrollment application form is online here.
UPDATE: there is ONE opening remaining in the 2023 Program, and the application deadline has been extended to 5pm PT on Friday, December 16.
Program Overview
Legal services nonprofits rely on a variety of types of teams to achieve their mission, and how a team works together has a dramatic impact on how successful the team is in meeting its core purpose and goals. Today’s complex, volatile, and fast-moving environment requires teams to be increasingly skillful in how they interact, communicate, manage conflict, find alignment, make decisions, and build inclusion, equity, and trust.
Team Coaching empowers teams to work toward ongoing development as a group, while strengthening alignment, collaboration, adaptability, and performance. The coach and the team work together in a co-created partnership that supports the team in reflecting on its dynamics and relationships to maximize the team’s abilities and potential to reach its common purpose and shared goals.
This group Team Coaching Program will bring together a cohort of a small number of teams from legal services nonprofits in the United States to learn and apply best practices for teams. Over a six-month period, teams in this online program will participate in 4 workshops with the full cohort of teams and 4 individualized team coaching sessions designed to support each team in applying the concepts and best practices to the team's unique organizational context, function, and goals.
How It Works
From January to June 2023, teams from legal services nonprofits will come together to form a cohort that will learn together in 4 group workshops and will also participate in 4 individualized team coaching sessions with expert team coach Julia Wilson. The program takes place entirely in zoom and consists of the following components:
The 2023 Team Coaching Program will start in January and run through June 2023. Teams found to meet the program's criteria will be enrolled on a rolling basis. The enrollment application form is online here.
UPDATE: there is ONE opening remaining in the 2023 Program, and the application deadline has been extended to 5pm PT on Friday, December 16.
Program Overview
Legal services nonprofits rely on a variety of types of teams to achieve their mission, and how a team works together has a dramatic impact on how successful the team is in meeting its core purpose and goals. Today’s complex, volatile, and fast-moving environment requires teams to be increasingly skillful in how they interact, communicate, manage conflict, find alignment, make decisions, and build inclusion, equity, and trust.
Team Coaching empowers teams to work toward ongoing development as a group, while strengthening alignment, collaboration, adaptability, and performance. The coach and the team work together in a co-created partnership that supports the team in reflecting on its dynamics and relationships to maximize the team’s abilities and potential to reach its common purpose and shared goals.
This group Team Coaching Program will bring together a cohort of a small number of teams from legal services nonprofits in the United States to learn and apply best practices for teams. Over a six-month period, teams in this online program will participate in 4 workshops with the full cohort of teams and 4 individualized team coaching sessions designed to support each team in applying the concepts and best practices to the team's unique organizational context, function, and goals.
How It Works
From January to June 2023, teams from legal services nonprofits will come together to form a cohort that will learn together in 4 group workshops and will also participate in 4 individualized team coaching sessions with expert team coach Julia Wilson. The program takes place entirely in zoom and consists of the following components:
Types of Teams and Required Participation
This group Team Coaching Program is designed for partnerships and teams from legal services nonprofits. Teams must have at least 2 and no more than 7 members. Examples of two-person partnerships might include Executives and Deputy Directors or Executives and Board Chairs. Examples of larger teams might include management or leadership teams, program teams, or other functional teams. The partnerships and teams must already exist within the organization’s structure (i.e., the team should not be formed solely for the purpose of the group coaching program). If the team includes a Team Leader, that person must participate in the Team Coaching Program.
For a team to be able to participate, all team members must commit to participating in the 4 full cohort workshops (dates below), 4 team coaching sessions (scheduled based on the team's availability), and the team’s independent work between the workshops and coaching sessions. All workshops and coaching sessions will take place online using the zoom platform.
Program Topics and Dates
This group Team Coaching Program is designed for partnerships and teams from legal services nonprofits. Teams must have at least 2 and no more than 7 members. Examples of two-person partnerships might include Executives and Deputy Directors or Executives and Board Chairs. Examples of larger teams might include management or leadership teams, program teams, or other functional teams. The partnerships and teams must already exist within the organization’s structure (i.e., the team should not be formed solely for the purpose of the group coaching program). If the team includes a Team Leader, that person must participate in the Team Coaching Program.
For a team to be able to participate, all team members must commit to participating in the 4 full cohort workshops (dates below), 4 team coaching sessions (scheduled based on the team's availability), and the team’s independent work between the workshops and coaching sessions. All workshops and coaching sessions will take place online using the zoom platform.
Program Topics and Dates
- Team Assessment & Core Team Concepts | January & February
- Effective Communication | March
- Managing Constructive Conflict | April & May
- Topic: Managing Change | June
Registration Cost: $2,500 per Team
Similar cohort-based programs focused on increasing the functioning and performance of teams may cost $10,000 or more, while individualized team coaching programs often cost more than $25,000. This program is designed to make team coaching supports available to low-income teams at a much lower cost.
Application Process and Deadline
The 2023 cohort will limited to 5 to 6 teams. Applications will considered on a rolling basis starting October 18, and enrollment will allocated on a first-come, first-served basis for teams found to meet the enrollment criteria. The enrollment application form is online here.
To download a flyer with the overview of this program, please click here.
Similar cohort-based programs focused on increasing the functioning and performance of teams may cost $10,000 or more, while individualized team coaching programs often cost more than $25,000. This program is designed to make team coaching supports available to low-income teams at a much lower cost.
Application Process and Deadline
The 2023 cohort will limited to 5 to 6 teams. Applications will considered on a rolling basis starting October 18, and enrollment will allocated on a first-come, first-served basis for teams found to meet the enrollment criteria. The enrollment application form is online here.
To download a flyer with the overview of this program, please click here.