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Between the Miles: What I learned running from Las Vegas to Los Angeles

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Between the miles, I learned some leadership lessons that only come when one is alone with their thoughts to accompany them. Sometimes you have to do crazy things to set yourself apart and cut through the noise. Running from Las Vegas to Los Angeles isn’t the first time we’ve done a fundraiser like this. It was a job–a tough job.

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We hope these articles, as well as several on strengthening leadership in the social sector, inform and inspire you as we look forward to the social innovations of 2023. The Most Critical Ingredient in Leadership by Jacqueline Novogratz & Anne Welsh McNulty. Part of the Pivotal Moments on the Leadership Journey series.

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From Novice To Champion: Empowering Board Members

Bloomerang

Local Chamber of Commerce or local leadership group, for example, “Leadership Nashville” or “Leadership Austin.” Engaging with up-and-coming leaders can bring fresh perspectives and energy to your board. What are some of your prior board leadership experiences? Young Nonprofit Professionals groups.

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Love Is the Key to Democracy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

If we can cultivate this kind of leadership and accountability rooted in love, it can expand outward into our governing institutions and fortify democracy. This would mean housing provided for all our neighbors, funded by governments and philanthropy—including those experiencing homelessness.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The mindset shift, here, is critical: It is no longer enough to set sights on big improvements to current services, important as that is; city leaders must invest time, energy, and resources to understand what’s around the corner. That’s about culture and mindset change and it starts with leadership.

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How the City of Boston Is Investing in the Future of Its Youth and Home

NonProfit Quarterly

1 Boston’s Green New Deal and PowerCorpsBOS Investing in the climate future of youth and young adults is the way Trinh Nguyen, chief of worker empowerment, and Mariama White-Hammond, chief of environment, energy, and open space, saw the way forward to investing in Boston’s Green New Deal.

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: A Conversation with Vincent Bevins

NonProfit Quarterly

Vincent Bevins: The book takes as its starting point something for which I think there’s ample evidence: there is quite a lot of energy and desire around the world to change the global system that we inhabit. If the question is not of desire, energy, or will, then perhaps the question is about tactics.