NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Article reposted with permission from Reginald Davis, CNP, Strong City Baltimore CEO. Reflecting on the last two years as CEO, I find it difficult to believe how much has happened with Strong City Baltimore and the world around us. taking one challenge at a time. clearing the noise to focus on what matters the most, and.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership Energy 130

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

What’s reasonable compensation for a chief executive officer (CEO)? Research in the for-profit sector has found that CEOs might make anywhere from six times to six thousand times as much as the median worker. grantmakers’ CEO salaries compare? The median for all reported CEO salaries in 2022 was $200,000.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 105

Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It's not an easy task as they are small and have limited staff, time, and likely little experience working with companies beyond grants. Partnerships can take a long time to cultivate and close. To identify potential partners, focus on two key audiences: donors and board members. Set realistic expectations. Know your scale.

Environmental 130

Environmental Food Retail Recruitment 130

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Taking time to be quiet, listen, and reflect allows you to understand your strengths, opportunities for growth, and values. Taking time to step back and evaluate can lead to better outcomes and modeling effective behavior for your team. During a challenging moment, try to stay composed and seek to understand.

Construction 130

Construction Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Culture 130

Pam Moore

MARCH 12, 2024

Limitless Mindset Rewrite Your Script In the Age of AI In a world where brains operate like buzzing super computers, processing 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts daily, it's more crucial than ever to filter the noise and focus on what truly matters. It's time to be the gatekeeper of your thoughts! Is it worth my time and energy?

Technology 78

Technology Energy Leadership Marketing 78

Candid

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

is it a BIPOC CEO, a BIPOC majority board, or a predominantly BIPOC staff?). If so, it’s time to start thinking about how to measure your definition. To date, most research and reports on “BIPOC-led” organizations seem to have focused on the racial identity of the organization’s CEO. Board members? Executive team?

Leadership 98

Leadership Collaborations Management Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 24, 2023

Understanding the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI): In the world of grant writing, time is of the essence. Imagine automating time-consuming tasks like prospect research, document organization, and performance analytics. It’s time to unlock the potential of AI and reshape the future of grant writing!

Nonprofit Leadership 130

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Technology Collaborations 130

Ann Green

APRIL 11, 2024

Do you think your donors would rather read an article about your CEO receiving an award or one about Kara, a single mother who is having trouble making ends meet, but is grateful because thanks to your generous donors, she can get food for her family at the Eastside Community food pantry? Here’s what you need to do.

Food 117

Food Nonprofits Retention Foundations 117

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 1, 2023

Lesson One: Moving to Co-CEOs Is Typically Staff-Initiated as Part of a Deepening Racial Equity Commitment Six of the seven intermediary organizations moved to co-leadership as they brought new Black leaders onto staff. What else can we try?” Thus, the seed was planted for co-leadership as a possible structure at ProInspire.

Leadership 72

Leadership Organizational Change Nonprofits Values 72

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Servant Leaders Most Consistently Associated with Growing Philanthropy The researchers defined a culture of philanthropy as one in which both the CEO/Executive Director and others in the organization, like the board and staff, participated in fundraising. Why “at times”? Only 1 in 5.

Leadership 69

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Culture 69

Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2024

Since Bloomerang’s beginning, we’ve worked to bring solutions to fundraisers that help them spend more time on their mission. We’re eager to bring together what customers love from both companies: world-class customer support and easy-to-use systems that help them save time and focus on people, not paperwork.

Energy 80

Energy Technology Management Fundraising 80

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As the President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Couvson oversees the Black Girl Freedom Fund—one of the organization’s four signature funds. Since the time that we’ve launched both the Black Girl Freedom Fund and the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign, we’ve awarded over $9.2 Foundation for Women. “We Foundation for Women.

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Leadership Law 103

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a nonprofit CEO, openly expressing gratitude and acknowledging their efforts, whether through formal meetings or personal messages, demonstrates your recognition of their significance. These emails work as reminders, pointing out their important role in meetings, how they represent the organization well, and how they help the CEO.

Activism 82

Activism Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Values 82

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Are you considering applying for or accepting a role as a nonprofit executive director (ED) or CEO? If you have ever been curious about nonprofit leadership, you probably have wondered what a nonprofit executive or CEO does. In nonprofit organizations, that person is often called the executive director or CEO.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When they do go missing, the media often underreports their cases, and—reflecting a lack of urgency in finding missing Black women and girls—their cases stay open four times longer than those of their White counterparts. The vigil, which took place on November 11, 2023, was planned around Chapman’s 31st birthday.

Law 138

Law Foundations Governance Activism 138

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 12, 2024

Gloria Feldt, president and CEO of Take The Lead writes, ” People who can think, work, and live in ambiguity and change will always be among the most successful, regardless of their field of endeavor, in my observation after many decades as a CEO. In 2022, all-women startup teams received an all-time low of 1.9% Be authentic.

Retail 67

Retail Leadership Culture Recruitment 67

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

Written by: Karen Thomas, CNP Reading Time: 5 minutes I am a 21st Century working mom. I often find myself shaving time off my workday and then to meet deadlines and communicate to my leadership, team, vendors and most importantly donors. Can I flex my time so I can be a Girl Scout troop leader for my daughter? Learn to say no!

Leadership 245

Leadership Activism Management Nonprofit Leadership 245

Candid

MARCH 15, 2022

In this blog, I examine equal pay day for CEOs and executive directors in the social sector. I followed the same methods 1 used to calculate National Equal Pay Day but focused specifically on the total reportable compensation of the 46k women CEOs and 42k men CEOs included in Candid’s most recent Nonprofit Compensation Report 2.

Associations 105

Associations Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofits 105

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MARCH 22, 2023

Written by: Doug Scott Reading Time: 5 minutes Nonprofit video stories have the power to evoke an emotional response in prospective donors and compel them to act on behalf of your cause. Once you finalize your video story, it’s time to push it live. About the Author: Doug Scott Doug is the Founder & CEO of Tectonic Video.

Fundraising 261

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits Universities 261

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Image credit: Chris Briggs on unsplash.com Dr. Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. We just did it because the time called.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 85

The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

The person would report directly to the chief executive officer (CEO) with a dotted reporting line to the chief development officer (CDO). By being part of the CEO’s leadership team, they will be viewed as someone who has influence at the highest levels of the organization. What Value Can They Bring?

Medical 52

Medical Philanthropy Leadership Collaborations 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 18, 2024

This helps your customers get a much better feel for the product than a photo ever could, adds Eran Mizrahi, CEO of Ingredient Brothers. Saba Mobebpour, CEO at DropGenius , says, “Videos can even help answer questions customers might have, reducing the likelihood of returns and increasing their overall satisfaction.”

Production 52

Production Marketing Marketing Advertising 52

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Asha Curran is the CEO of GivingTuesday. In today’s climate, it is a tremendously undervalued tool for depolarization,” says Asha Curran, CEO of GivingTuesday, a unique model of funding and community-based philanthropy in 85 countries, raising an estimated total of $7-10 billion over the last 10 years. “

Civil Society 94

Civil Society Philanthropy Leadership Culture 94

CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

A guest blog post by Pamela Darnall, CEO of Family & Children's Place. . Sometimes they worked more than one job at a time. Despite their very best efforts and hard work, there were times they did not know what to do. There were times we did not have all we needed. It also allowed me to shift my career focus.

Poverty 98

Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 26, 2023

Today, as I prepare to retire from full-time work, I can wholeheartedly say that dreadful organic chemistry class was one of the best things that ever happened to me. It was the moment my focus shifted from medicine to mission. I was 23 years old when I became an executive director for the first time.

Nonprofit Leadership 130

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Health Nonprofits 130

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2024

Rather than manually optimizing your website for SEO, which can take up way too much of your organization’s time and quickly feel overwhelming, Morweb recommends working with a nonprofit website builder that has built-in SEO tools so you can start ranking faster—no coding necessary. Create a keyword strategy.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare Nonprofits Charitable Organizations Recruitment 114

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“Nonprofits are the sixth largest industry in the state of Tennessee, and our economic and workforce investments undeniably contribute to the growth and success we’re seeing in our state,” said Kevin Dean, President and CEO of Tennessee Nonprofit Network.

Nonprofits 111

Nonprofits Associations Foundations Nonprofit Organizations 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Open to nonsubscribers for a limited time. Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, takes aim at the common “it depends” answer to that question and suggests a coordinated capital approach for making an impact. Subscribe here.)

Civil Society 129

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 129

Selfish Giving

MAY 4, 2022

"When it comes to cause marketing, if you're not at least trying to land and execute a point-of-sale fundraiser, you're kind of wasting your time. This is a fact because Joanna MacDonald , former colleague and my co-author for Cause Marketing for Dummies , and I used to raise six-figures with POS all the time at Boston Medical Center.

Insurance 130

Insurance Economic Issues Retail Medical 130

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 11, 2023

that you are not spending enough time thinking about how to get people to open your emails. For some time now, in the subject line of my newsletter I've used these emojis: ?? to emphasize their focus on mental health research. There has never been a better time to be short. The National 4-H Council could use ?

Children 130

Children Food Health Associations 130

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 26, 2024

Lisa Gates, CEO and founder of Concierge 4 B2B, won first place in the pitch competition. “ “ Lisa Gates, CEO and founder of Concierge 4 B2B, won first place in the @Takeleadwomen #50WomenCan pitch competition. With 160 full-time employees, Gates says she has a $1.5 million monthly payroll.

Entrepreneurship 65

Entrepreneurship Leadership Manufacturing Recruitment 65

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As Kevin Starr, CEO of Mulago Foundation, describes it , “In the vast majority of cases, going to scale means that a solution has to escape the orbit of the originating organization.” They needed time and proof points, along with consistent reassurance, that we are building strategies to maintain fidelity to the core for the long term.

Collaborations 126

Collaborations Children Philanthropy Values 126

Candid

JUNE 17, 2022

It is not a coincidence that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) came into prominence around the same time. HBCUs have always been the key to the Black community,” says Lamont Collins, the CEO and Founder of Roots 101. “We HBCUs were established to provide higher education opportunities to Black Americans.

Universities 98

Universities Education Education Technology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As Risa Blumlein Keeper, the interim codirector of catalytic capital at Community Vision , a Northern California-based CDFI, said to NPQ , “Over the last couple of years, what I have observed doing this work is that a lot of times there will be a commitment to invest in Black communities, but [the money] ends up going to White communities.

Finance 118

Finance Leadership Associations Foundations 118

Fundraising Leadership

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

hybridwork #workplaceculture ” Farmers Group CEO Raul Vargas recently mandated everyone be back in the office because it breeds creativity, camaraderie, and collegiality. cities for the first time since early the start of COVID in 2020. cities for the first time since early the start of COVID in 2020.

Entrepreneurship 112

Entrepreneurship Leadership Finance Production 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

According to Open AI CEO Sam Altman , “A lot of people working on AI pretend that it’s only going to be good; it’s only going to be a supplement; no one is ever going to be replaced.” This path would focus on creating new tasks and capabilities for humans, rather than sidelining them. This too is not new in history.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Technology Civil Society Production 136

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Written by Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network The lifeblood of many nonprofits is the generosity of individual donors. Instead, efforts should focus on strengthening existing regulations and reporting requirements for nonprofits. However, this trust hinges on one essential element: donor privacy.

Civil Society 89

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Governance 89