NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome two new members to its talented and dedicated board of directors : Stacy Baier, Ph.D., It has been such an honor to serve with the Nonprofit Leadership Center as a Key Partner, a mentor through its Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship , and now a board member.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 8, 2022

The post Leadership Storytelling: How to Effectively Utilize Board Members and Staff to Improve Mission Awareness and Fundraising appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors.

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Concord Leadership

APRIL 6, 2021

From project managers all the way to board members and executive directors, competent leaders are what keep organizations running and fulfilling their missions of helping as many people as possible. The post From Team Leaders to Board Chairs: 6 Best Leadership Habits appeared first on The Concord Leadership Group, LLC.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 4, 2021

ET (60 minutes) In response to our society’s deep and systemic inequities, BoardSource has evaluated the current state of nonprofit boards. What needs to change to equip boards to govern social sector organizations? At this session, Jim Taylor of BoardSource will share an overview and description […].

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Dennis C Miller

APRIL 27, 2021

Learn about the key decisions every nonprofit board needs to address in relation to leadership succession to ensure organizational success. The post Nonprofit Leadership Succession: Key Decisions Every Nonprofit Board Needs to Address appeared first on DCM Associates.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

There had been a lack of senior leadership, staff had been promoted into senior roles before they were ready, and funding infrastructure needed to be improved. For executives of color, nonprofit leadership is a ‘Hollow Prize.’ Political scientists coined the term “the Hollow Prize” for this doomed leadership.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A common theme emerges from the experiences shared by these leaders from diverse backgrounds: a fundamental absence of trust in their leadership. The absence of trust Black women and gender-expansive leaders report that their decisions are often challenged and undermined by board members.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).

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Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The staff, the board of directors, the funders and donors, the people you serve, and the media that scrutinizes your subject and work. When an executive director leaves either voluntarily or involuntarily, the board is faced with this moment of vulnerability. The board leadership talks to them and invites proposals.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

From 2019 to 2021 corporate boards increased their diversity by 50 percent , just as many social sector boards have responded to societal wakeup calls by recruiting more members who can represent the communities they serve. Agree on the Big Why There is no shortage of strategies for creating successful board meetings.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2024

Black women in particular have always predominated in the sector—and Black women in leadership are exactly what this sector needs and should be thankful for. It makes beautiful sense, this emergent leadership. Externally, there is also misbehavior from funders and from other leaders.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. In the process, I was exposed to a number of organizations whose boards struggled with a variety of issues. Reality 1: Most boards live by the rule of thirds.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 18, 2023

During the past year, nonprofit professionals turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer Margarita Sarmiento , says the key to leading effective meetings is to be more intentional before, during and after each meeting.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In our most recent nonprofit leadership study , we looked at how different leadership styles affected a nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy. We chose four styles that had a large body of academic research behind them: servant leadership, transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, and transactional leadership.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Significant racial equity advancement will remain elusive until organizations are willing to examine their own purpose, leadership, strategy, and culture. Here are three questions to start the conversation: Can leadership and staff articulate a shared definition for racial equity and related concepts?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As the ultimate decision-making body for nonprofit organizations, boards of directors are responsible for guiding a nonprofit’s vision and strategy and for overseeing its financial accountability. Finding the right board members is critical to every nonprofit organization’s success. Do you have a board diversity matrix?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s long been documented that the most successful nonprofits have (1) a board that plays a critical role in their fundraising and (2) built a strong collaborative partnership between the board and leadership staff. 31st, we write with a few suggestions for your consideration to help board members maximize year-end giving.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MAY 18, 2023

Today, the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s (NLC) board of directors announced that Charles (Charlie) D. Having been part of eight CEO selection processes at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, I can say with confidence that this was the best and most talented candidate pool we have ever seen.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2023

from Pixabay Race plays an outsized role in how people experience leadership, with White leaders widely considered to be the norm. 1] In spite of the salience of race in the experience of leadership, there is not much study of the Black leadership experience. Image Credit: Van3ssa ? A somewhat different perspective.is

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Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

Between board meetings and fundraisers and staff management, it’s easy to forget why we’re working so hard (hint: to change the world!). You know the ones: where you feel pulled in too many directions by board members, funders, staff, and the very real community needs you’re committed to. Don't feel pressure to scale.

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Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Dean Dalzell & Jerry Frick: Financial Literacy For Your C-Suite & Board Leadership that understands your numbers protects not only your nonprofit. It also protects the people filling those roles. It also protects the people filling those roles.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Even though that number has increased over the years, she continued to see a lack of representation at the C-suite and senior leadership levels of organizations. "I I know there are individuals like me who are qualified to be in leadership positions in the community. I found myself constantly asking why they weren't there.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 26, 2024

Here are six specific examples of how leadership can avoid having a bad board and maximize chances for success.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 1, 2023

Incoming BIPOC leaders, in particular, are questioning how we reconcile commitments to dismantle oppressive systems externally while practicing a highly individualistic and heroic notion of organizational leadership internally. Thus, the seed was planted for co-leadership as a possible structure at ProInspire.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JULY 31, 2023

6 Reasons Funders Should Invest in Nonprofit Training & Development As a nonprofit that exists to support the capacity, growth and success of other nonprofits, the Nonprofit Leadership Center believes leadership and lifelong learning are inextricably linked. READ NEXT: Beyond Employee Training: How to Create a Learning Culture 2.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 24, 2023

Today, the Nonprofit Leadership Center announced that Emily H. Emily joined the Nonprofit Leadership Center (NLC) in September 2014 after a long and successful fund development career with Bayfront Health System/Bayfront Health Foundation. Emily’s passion and leadership catapulted NLC forward to the organization it has become today.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing societal issues, but their effectiveness often hinges on the strength of their leadership, especially the board. One way to enhance the performance of a nonprofit’s board of directors is by organizing retreats. What are things you look for in a nonprofit board retreat facilitator?

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Many of your board members may be burnt out and some may have even stepped down. It’s time to rebuild your volunteer leadership team using these three tips. The last two-plus years have taken a toll on us all. So now what do you do?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

While I was practicing law, I volunteered in many different capacities and served on several nonprofit boards. Erin McKenney Erin says she did a lot of soul searching to determine whether she wanted to continue serving her nonprofit passion through volunteer and board involvement or pursue a complete career transition.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. April 2023 Level Up Your Leadership: How to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow — April 4 Are leaders born, or is leadership something you can learn?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 19, 2022

During the past year, nonprofit leaders turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. Nonprofit Leadership Center Board Member and DEI Committee Chair Christopher Johnson answers these questions and more. 6 Traits of Inclusive Leadership.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 29, 2023

Decolonize Your Board by Natalie A. This article offers nine strategies to liberate board culture and provides a tool that boards may use to reflect on their own behavior and strengthen their culture. She’ll join this year’s NMI to talk about leadership transitions. Subscribe to SSIR here.)

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MNA Association

APRIL 3, 2023

In the past few years, MNA has provided its Financial Leadership series to more than 1,000 nonprofit staff and leaders from all across the country. An unaddressed audience, though, are those that hold ultimate fiduciary authority for nonprofit organizations – the Board of Directors.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Nonprofit Leadership Center’s Certificate in Leadership program exists to reverse this troubling trend and fill a significant gap in management transition for nonprofits. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the first of two Certificate in Leadership Classes of 2024. 34% wanted to leave the organization.

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