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Is Imposter Syndrome rare or everywhere in nonprofit leadership?

Nonprofit Fixer

In recent years, the phenomenon of “imposter syndrome” has been getting a lot of attention. Struggling with your confidence in any role, including work in nonprofit organizations, can impact your performance, happiness and overall approach to your career. But is feeling like an imposter at work really a syndrome?

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Black Women Leaders Are Powering Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

Overcoming Stereotypes and Stigma Portraits of Us offers both a literal portrait of Black women in philanthropy and a figurative one, describing these women’s experiences that often include struggling against stereotypes, stigma, and racism. Their names go unspoken and their efforts are overlooked.”

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Marketing that Works Now! 10 Bad Habits Digital Marketers Must Leave Behind [podcast]

Pam Moore

Do you struggle with imposter syndrome? Why imposter syndrome has no place in your mind or marketing strategy! ” Why you must focus on simplifying your strategy and technology choices vs over engineering and never making progress. Do you get stuck using the same processes over and over?

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Courageous Leadership: The Formula and Characteristics

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In ancient storytelling, heroes usually possessed a virtue that the author wanted the culture to emulate and begin to reproduce within the body politic. In Greek mythology, primary cultural virtues were temperance, prudence, justice, and ultimately courage, with courage being the virtue that all the other virtues hinged upon.

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10 Mistakes I Made as a Nonprofit Executive Director

Nonprofit Fixer

I struggled with this incident because, on the one hand, I believed she had a right to be homophobic as long as it didn’t impact her performance, but on the other hand, she damaged her own reputation at this summit and undermined me. I was relieved, but the fear, shock, and personal shame I felt stuck with me. But it’s a double-edged sword.

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Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Executive Leadership Coaching

Nonprofit Fixer

Sometimes we are held back by mindset issues or limiting beliefs like low confidence or imposter syndrome. Let’s start with the basics. What is a leadership coach? If you’re a nonprofit executive leader seeking or considering seeking a coach, you’ll want a coach with direct and relevant experience. What is leadership coaching?

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How to Write a Successful Annual Fundraising Plan in 6 Steps

Get Fully Funded

Sometimes Imposter Syndrome rears its ugly head and keeps you from making a plan because you think you’re the least qualified person to do it. You’ll have the confidence of knowing when the time is right to spend money on programs, something many young and small organizations struggle with. Can you do it? Or enough data.