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32 Rising Nonprofit Leaders Chosen for 2023 Certificate in Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Center

A nonprofit organization hires a talented professional. Naturally, they are promoted into a management role. There’s just one problem, they’ve never managed others or received formal management or leadership training to prepare them for this new opportunity. This person is valued by their peers and supervisors.

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Close Achievement Gap: Helios Vice Chair On Urgency of Education Access

Fundraising Leadership

Jane Roig, vice chair of the board of directors of Helios Education Foundation, receiving the Leading Philanthropy Award at the recent Power Up conference. She was a widow in 1923 with four children under the age of 7.” She then put her children in an orphanage until she could get a job, set up the household and reunite with them.

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Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

Nonprofit Megaphone

This holiday season, give back by shopping for unique gifts from nonprofit online stores. In this gift guide, you’ll find selections from nonprofits that you won’t see in regular shops. What’s more, your purchases from nonprofit shops will support the essential work of these organizations and the individuals they help year-round.

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A Primer for Incubating Child Care Businesses

NonProfit Quarterly

Back in 2019, during a listening tour of the seven rural Maine counties that border Canada, we learned that many people—predominantly women with a passion for early childhood education—would like to start a home- or facility-based childcare but lack the business acumen and confidence to get started.

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Climate Anxiety and Eco-Grief: How Climate Change Hurts Global Mental Health

NonProfit Quarterly

To quote Gaia Brignone, head of community and communications at Kokoro , a UK nonprofit that champions mental health, “The relationship between climate change and mental health is bi-directional.” Research shows that climate-caused disruptions impact adults and children alike, with similar outcomes of depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

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Why Ongoing Professional Development Is Essential For The Nonprofit Community

Bloomerang

Nonprofit professionals and the organizations that depend on them understand the importance of investing in ongoing professional development. They know that not investing in such education can result in missing a beat or a donation—or lots of them. That said, it’s crucial to future success. .

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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Thirty people attended, including managers and members of an academic gender committee we were on. The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education.