Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

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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Bloomerang

MARCH 24, 2025

For many nonprofits, foundation grants are a critical source of revenue supporting programs and general operations. In the ideal scenario, priorities align, the foundation recognizes the value of the proposed work, and the nonprofit receives a grant award. The post Your Foundation Grant Report Is Due, But Youre Short On Your Goals.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 9, 2025

And I never imagined that something I did in college would come back around the way it did.” Early Lessons in Leadership Arika is a proud San Diego native – from birth to bachelor’s degree. But I had this nonprofit leadership minor, and I just loved it.” Some of the quantitative subjects were challenging,” she said.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The CNP credential gave me the tools I needed to run programs, manage grants, and navigate the complexities of nonprofit leadership. The CNP program helped me build a strong foundation in nonprofit management and leadership, she said. The CNP Credential For Hayley, earning her CNP credential was a pivotal step in her career.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 30, 2025

And people flourish under emotionally intelligent leadership. Why EQ Matters More Than IQ (Especially in Fundraising) In his groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman argued that EQ (emotional quotient) accounts for over 80% of success in leadership roles. That’s leadership with emotional intelligence.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 12, 2025

What if nonprofit leadership stopped treating imagination like a luxury and started seeing it as critical infrastructure? What if nonprofit leadership stopped treating imagination like a luxury and started seeing it as critical infrastructure? But too often nonprofit and movement leaders build entire strategies on that foundation.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We had board and staff strategic planning task forces, both with the goals to develop strong, high functioning teams and elevate leaders and the organization’s leadership capacity. We often started our working sessions with leadership and teaming exercises and discussions, and we then put those learnings into practice throughout the process.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 29, 2025

Build a Strong Leadership Team with Financial and Operational Accountability Behind every financially sound nonprofit is a leadership team that doesnt just care about the missionbut also owns the outcomes. Why Leadership Teams Matter More Than Ever Over the last decade, our team at The Charity CFO has worked with 200+ nonprofits.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Kathryn Hoffman, CEO of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), to discuss how to balance a big mission with human-centered leadership. Want more nonprofit leadership tips? Go straight to the full video here!

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 28, 2025

Image credit: Zac Wolff on Unsplash Over the past several years, more leaders in the social justice sector have explored aspects of liberatory leadership as a solution to many of the issues we see in our oppressive systems. Liberatory leadership empowers us to pursue just work in just and joyous ways.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

After college, she began a job as a Dean of Scholar Support at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. A High Achiever in Pursuit of Education The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation opens doors for low-income, high-achieving students to access a quality education. As a new board member of Mary’s Pence, Natasha was ready to make a difference.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Photo by Arno Senoner on Unsplash Should a private foundation be more than a private investment company that uses some of its excess cash flow for charitable purposes? Heron Foundation, New Frontiers in Mission-Related Investing , 2004 At the end of 2024, US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

This means that nonprofits increasingly recognize the value of being active players in connecting with key stakeholders ahead of their campaigns and want to be involved in laying a strong foundation for campaign success. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This move sets a valuable precedent for other funders, such as foundations, local and state government, and corporate grant makers, to consider raising their own indirect cost allowances. 5 Reasons Funders Should Raise Their Indirect Cost Allowances for Nonprofits 1.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 18, 2025

Trust is the foundation of donor relationships, volunteer engagement, and community impact. A proactive approach to policy evaluation demonstrates your commitment to ethical leadership and operational excellence. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2014, the Ford Foundation refined its mission to focus on disrupting inequality by addressing its root causes rather than simply its symptoms. As a result, we significantly increased the representation of women and people of color—at all levels but especially in leadership. People of color: During the same period, the share of U.S.-based

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 29, 2025

The three-year CEP study is the result of survey responses from more than 1,000 granteesincluding 813 nonprofit leaders and 243 foundation leadersalong with financial data from tax filings from more than 1,000 organizations, including Scott grant recipients and comparable nonprofits that did not receive a grant.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2025

While purpose-built grant management tools offer expansive functionality, financial management software provides the foundational tools needed to ensure fiscal responsibility. With the right system in place, you’ll build a solid financial foundation to support your nonprofit’s success. Did you enjoy this story?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Collaborative ) as your foundation. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Elevate Conference is your opportunity to milesnla 2024-11-20T10:23:15-06:00 Carly St. Did you enjoy this story?

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Downtime and Operational Disruption "The biggest concern for my foundation is the downtime that occurs if someone takes over our system. READ NEXT: A Best Practice Guide to Cybersecurity for Nonprofits The post 8 Cybersecurity Concerns for Nonprofits & How to Address Them appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In September 2024, Candid and ABFE published two fact sheets about Black nonprofit leadership : Key Facts about Nonprofits with Majority Black Leadership and Key Facts about Nonprofits with Black CEOs. Invest in early to mid-career staff: Create leadership development programs for staff other than the executive staff.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The increasing numbers of people of color in these leadership positions has been a visible sign of the sector’s equity growth spurt. We spoke to more than a dozen leaders of color in philanthropic leadership working at the forefront of equitable philanthropy. We disagree.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 17, 2025

” After enrolling in the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and earning her credential at CNP Campus Partner , Missouri Valley College in 2016, Melanie felt like she had found her calling. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. It all just clicked.”

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

After all, to build up your organization, you first need a solid foundation! This individual works closely with other members of your nonprofit’s leadership team on financial strategy. Grants: Government grants, foundation grants, marketing grants. Chief financial officer (CFO). Bookkeeper.

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Candid

JUNE 18, 2025

In response, foundations across the country are embracing adaptive funder strategies, demonstrating commitment, flexibility, and trust. Learning from that example, some private foundations are responding proactively in supporting nonprofits this year. Here are several adaptive funder strategies we’re seeing: 1.

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Candid

JUNE 10, 2025

For several years in a row, The Kresge Foundation has earned a Candid Seal of Transparency by publishing information about our organization on our Candid profile , just as hundreds of thousands of nonprofit organizations maintain their own profiles. As a grantmaker, this sends a powerful message.

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Ann Green

MARCH 10, 2025

Building the foundation your employees need to thrive begins with onboarding. Whether this is a simple Google Doc or an automated path in your LMS, your checklist should cover basic activities and tasks such as: Learn about the nonprofits mission, values, programs, and leadership. So, how do you foster this kind of environment?

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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