Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s success than your board of directors. A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. Conversely, a toxic, dysfunctional, or low-performing board can destroy your nonprofit.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is thrilled to announce two well-deserved promotions for staff members Meriel Martínez and Jamiel Maze. Meriel Martínez Assumes New Position as Director of Programs & Inclusion Meriel Martínez has been promoted to director of programs and inclusion at the Nonprofit Leadership Center.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Nonprofit Leadership Center’s Certificate in Leadership program exists to reverse this troubling trend and fill a significant gap in management transition for nonprofits. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the first of two Certificate in Leadership Classes of 2024. 34% wanted to leave the organization.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Nonprofit Leadership Center (NLC) is pleased to announce that Michelle M. Sanchez, CPA, will serve as its board chair for 2024, effective January 1. The Nonprofit Leadership Center exists to ensure our nonprofits have the tools to thrive and continue to do the work that is so important to our community. Michelle M.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 30, 2023

But, this one hits a little closer to home for us at the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. He founded the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, then known as American Humanics, in 1948 to address the leadership deficit in the nonprofit sector. Bartle saw a significant deficit in nonprofit leadership. Why you might ask? Roe Bartle.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

From 2019 to 2021 corporate boards increased their diversity by 50 percent , just as many social sector boards have responded to societal wakeup calls by recruiting more members who can represent the communities they serve. Agree on the Big Why There is no shortage of strategies for creating successful board meetings.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It’s the crew that knows who is on board, what baggage they brought, their feelings about flying, and how to help people cope with turbulence.  When the Captain comes on the PA system to inform everyone about the flight plan, they often sound like ‘the adults’ in the Peanuts specials. The Board hired me, and they can fire me.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2024

However, to get the most out of a new technology or software, staff should take the time to write down how the processes work from beginning to end. Burdening staff. Alleviating concerns from senior leadership. Many nonprofits develop their processes organically. When something needs to be done, someone just does it.

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Technology Leadership Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership 188

Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The staff, the board of directors, the funders and donors, the people you serve, and the media that scrutinizes your subject and work. When an executive director leaves either voluntarily or involuntarily, the board is faced with this moment of vulnerability. All the stakeholders get nervous.

Leadership 111

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance Management 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

There had been a lack of senior leadership, staff had been promoted into senior roles before they were ready, and funding infrastructure needed to be improved. For executives of color, nonprofit leadership is a ‘Hollow Prize.’ Political scientists coined the term “the Hollow Prize” for this doomed leadership.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

As a nonprofit professional, you understand that investing in your staff is the best way to develop your organization. It’s up to you to provide your staff with the right development opportunities so they can become stronger leaders for your cause. While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 14, 2024

Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. These changemakers are on the ground floor pushing initiatives forward, so you want your work environment The post 4 Economic Factors that Could Impact Fundraising Efforts appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 26, 2023

What followed has been a 43-year career in the nonprofit sector, working with orchestras, theaters, health care organizations, and ultimately, the Nonprofit Leadership Center (NLC). I’d like to share one lesson for each decade of my leadership journey with you. I’ve learned many lessons during my four decades in the nonprofit sector.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Names Interim President for a Planned Leadership Transition. KANSAS CITY, MO – After more than 17 years of leadership at the national organization, Susan Tomlinson Schmidt, CNP, is stepping down as President of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance effective September 30, 2022.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Significant racial equity advancement will remain elusive until organizations are willing to examine their own purpose, leadership, strategy, and culture. Here are three questions to start the conversation: Can leadership and staff articulate a shared definition for racial equity and related concepts?

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Leadership Culture Foundations Philanthropy 114

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The staff would joke that you had to pack a lunch to get from one department to another. After Serve them (literally and figuratively).  I thought it would help me match names with faces and get to know the staff of almost 50. The Board hired me, and I report to them. I work for the staff. And no one came. We all have.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A common theme emerges from the experiences shared by these leaders from diverse backgrounds: a fundamental absence of trust in their leadership. The absence of trust Black women and gender-expansive leaders report that their decisions are often challenged and undermined by board members. Boards have to do a better job of saying “Yes!”

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Leadership Recruitment Foundations Health 98

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

join the Nonprofit Leadership Center for a nonprofit training class or certificate program in the new year. Self-awareness is a critical component of effective leadership. Maureen Butler , you’ll explore case studies and learn best practices for: Identifying, recruiting, onboarding and even releasing board members. And more!

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2024

Today’s question comes from a development director who wants advice on how to enact board term limits: Dear Charity Clairity, We don’t have term limits for our board and, as the development director, I think this is becoming a problem. How do we find new board members to recruit? My top three are: Emeritus Board Group (e.g.,

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference was an amazing moment. At the Nonprofit Leadership Conference, that’s the very question we sought to answer, as this year’s theme was Together We Will. But what does that look like? What is possible when we work in new and different ways together?

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2023

from Pixabay Race plays an outsized role in how people experience leadership, with White leaders widely considered to be the norm. 1] In spite of the salience of race in the experience of leadership, there is not much study of the Black leadership experience. Image Credit: Van3ssa ? A somewhat different perspective.is

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. April 2023 Level Up Your Leadership: How to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow — April 4 Are leaders born, or is leadership something you can learn?

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2024

Black women in particular have always predominated in the sector—and Black women in leadership are exactly what this sector needs and should be thankful for. It makes beautiful sense, this emergent leadership. Externally, there is also misbehavior from funders and from other leaders.

Leadership 91

Leadership Governance Nonprofits 91

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

If you struggle with making changes, your staff will also struggle with accepting changes. If your nonprofit is smaller, your staff is taking your lead and also taking on your personality. An organization’s culture is directly connected to its leadership. The board’s approval is required for agility to occur.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

“Philanthropy was once viewed as a ‘nice to have’ but is increasingly a critical part of hospitals’ strategic plans and how they are funding growth,” said Lanahan, who is currently doubling as interim managing director for the Advisory Board’s Philanthropy Leadership Council in Washington, D.C. Donors also expect it.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now, as board chair of the Boston-based Hyams Foundation , I find myself on the funder side, which means it’s my job to help the foundation move from critique to action. Of course, this is a foundation-wide effort, one in which both our board and staff have been engaged.

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Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 110

Candid

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

is it a BIPOC CEO, a BIPOC majority board, or a predominantly BIPOC staff?). There are also questions about whether an organization’s history or future should play a role in the definition, or whether the communities an organization serves should be considered part of what “BIPOC leadership” means. Board members?

Leadership 98

Leadership Collaborations Management Nonprofits 98

Clairification

MAY 6, 2024

Does anyone in leadership on your staff or board think either of these things? No matter what one or more board members or other leaders think would be swell. And yet this is the one question I find nonprofits failing to ask. Events are an inevitable part of the diversified fundraising mix.

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Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

Between board meetings and fundraisers and staff management, it’s easy to forget why we’re working so hard (hint: to change the world!). You know the ones: where you feel pulled in too many directions by board members, funders, staff, and the very real community needs you’re committed to. Don't feel pressure to scale.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. In the process, I was exposed to a number of organizations whose boards struggled with a variety of issues. Reality 1: Most boards live by the rule of thirds.

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MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In our most recent nonprofit leadership study , we looked at how different leadership styles affected a nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy. We chose four styles that had a large body of academic research behind them: servant leadership, transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, and transactional leadership.

Leadership 69

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s long been documented that the most successful nonprofits have (1) a board that plays a critical role in their fundraising and (2) built a strong collaborative partnership between the board and leadership staff. Yet, as board members, other donors look to you to give gifts of significance.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For nonprofit professionals who aspire to be a CEO or senior leadership team member, a graduate certificate in nonprofit management is a powerful step to make that goal a reality. The Nonprofit Leadership Center offers a graduate certificate in nonprofit management in collaboration with the University of Tampa. Final Presentations.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Last week’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference theme — Called to Action — is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. Whether as staff members, volunteers, board members or funders, we share a common belief in a better world. appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Center. The post Called to Action: What’s Next?

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