SESSION 2 - From Capacity to Impact: Skill-Building Trainings to Collectively Strengthen our Estuary

Navigating the Life Cycle of Organizations and Their Governing Groups and Leadership This second session, part of our From Capacity to Impact: Skill Building Trainings To Collectively Strengthen Our Estuary series, will explore what the typical life cycle of an organization looks like including their governing groups, leadership, and boards. What are the different stages an organization faces as it grows and develops? What are some of the ways to organize and manage in order to address change? What are the advantages and disadvantages of strategies such as the merging of organizations? Presented September 17, 2026 by Dart Westphal