Interim Executives Academy

Interim Executives Academy will launch the 2026 State of the Interim Profession Report at a national webinar, providing an insightful look at the growing field of interim executive leadership.

Drawing from practitioner interviews and case studies, the State of the Interim Profession report highlights:

• The evolving landscape of interim leadership across the nonprofit sector
• Competencies and standards emerging within the profession
• How interim leaders support continuity, equity and long-term sustainability
• The expectations and needs of nonprofit boards and staff during leadership transitions
• Challenges and opportunities facing consultants and interim professionals

Attendees can expect an in-depth briefing on the report’s data and a discussion with Interim CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit Quarterly magazine, Dr. Sara Hudson, on how nonprofit leaders and consultants can apply insights to improve succession planning and organizational stability during leadership transitions.

Additionally, we will examine what still resonates from the 2023 Report, what’s shifting and how interim professionals can shape a more supportive, inclusive and visible future for the field.

We hope you will consider attending the Forum and sharing this invitation within your networks via email and social media to increase understanding of how interim leadership serves the entire nonprofit sector.

Interim Executives Academy is committed to advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as foundational to its programs.

We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all people; and we pledge our individual and organizational efforts to build respect, dignity, caring, and equitable treatment for all. As an organization, we are committed to transforming the world into one that promotes social justice and freedom from oppression, including but not limited to, racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, and ableism.

Thus, we aim to be adaptable, actively anti-racist, embracing cultural differences, and to be accessible for people who are differently resourced and differently abled. Since we do not want financial hardship to be a barrier to participation, there are several seats reserved in each of our fee-based programs for confidentially awarded scholarships. We encourage those from historically underserved communities to apply.