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Nonprofit Leadership Isn’t Perfect, and That’s the Point

Blue Avocado

I cant think of a term more widely used in the professional world than leadership. Throughout my life, from teenage years to now, my career has been filled with leadership training programs: Teen leadership, student leadership, emerging leadership, and executive leadership. Its an idyllic view of leadership.

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When Does Interim Nonprofit Leadership Make Sense?

Blue Avocado

At a time of a leadership transition, planned or unplanned, more and more organizations are using interim leaders (aka interims) to help the board address organizational challenges, large and small, that may have existed during the tenure of the previous leader. Plus, the interims role was malleable and aligned with the boards objectives.

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Black Imagination as Strategy: Reclaiming Creativity in Nonprofit Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

What if nonprofit leadership stopped treating imagination like a luxury and started seeing it as critical infrastructure? But internally, it’s often stifled by urgency culture, bureaucracy, and fear. What if nonprofit leadership stopped treating imagination like a luxury and started seeing it as critical infrastructure?

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Emily Benham to Retire as CEO of the Nonprofit Leadership Center

NonProfit Leadership Center

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. Benham, CFRE, FAHP , will retire as CEO on June 30, 2023.

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5 Reasons Many Nonprofits Fail to Reach Their Highest Potential

NonProfit PRO

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Feature Your Organization in the 2024 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

NonProfit Leadership Center

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is currently accepting submissions for our 2024 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide. Started in 2019, this festive guide highlights holiday gifts that give back to nonprofit organizations to strengthen our communities.

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Beyond Employee Training: How to Create a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations

NonProfit Leadership Center

From for-profit companies to nonprofits of every size, one of the best indicators of high-performing organizations is a dedicated focus on creating a learning culture. What is a learning culture, and how do you know if your organization has one? What is a learning culture? Ask team members about their learning interests.

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