Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 12, 2024

The Review continues, “Steve Jobs was well-known as a leader with intense emotional expressions. And that taps us into that deep truth of the intensity of the sadness when we finally allow that, that crying to happen, we’re put in immediate touch with whatever might be going on.”

Psychology 71

Psychology Culture Management Construction 71

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2024

RB: It’s interesting to hear that even Black women at high levels of leadership experience pronounced levels of harm. I think there’s something there about community—being in deep, sustaining relationships and community with other Black women, especially as we are in these leadership roles. I want Black women to thrive.

Health 93

Health Leadership Universities Philanthropy 93

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Building and maintaining an audience or patron base, essential for arts and culture nonprofits , requires continuous and resource-intensive marketing and outreach efforts. Devotion and leadership drive growth Merce Cunningham, a pioneer of modern dance, once said, “ The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion.”

Culture 88

Culture Medical Leadership Nonprofits 88

Concord Leadership

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The very first Quadrant 3 Leadership Coach Certification students have started their intense, 12-week coach certification journey! appeared first on The Concord Leadership Group, LLC. We’re off to an exciting start. Please join us in congratulating our first class!

Leadership 40

Leadership 40

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

In response to research that shows nearly 1 in 3 nonprofits lack any professionals of color on their boards (BoardSource) and to foster more inclusive and equitable communities, the Nonprofit Leadership Center launched the Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship in 2021. They are diverse, fluid and ever-changing.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When Sargent transitioned from leadership in 2019, we grappled with our identity as a philanthropy and our desire to be a racial justice movement funder. In 2016, Smith retired, leading the way to Hyams hiring its first executive director of color, Jocelyn Sargent. This year, we aim to expand our movement infrastructure projects.

Foundations 110

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 110

Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There might be operational details that, as an interim executive director, I would share with my board leadership that I would not share if I were the regular executive director. The board leadership talks to them and invites proposals. Some interim assignments are five days a week if they're really intense. You have to do it.

Leadership 111

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance Management 111

Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 4, 2023

Fundraising Calendar Fundraising is one of the most important, and stressful, parts of nonprofit leadership. Events are probably the most planning intensive, followed by grants and donor stewardship. Can you prevent staff from using vacation time during particularly intense windows of time on the calendar?

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Activism Recruitment 98

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 25, 2024

But we do have tools at our disposal to make leadership less lonely and more joyful and open. Why Is Leadership So Lonely? Leadership takes many forms and often requires sacrifices. Leaders must carry a lot of weight on their shoulders and they increasingly endure intense scrutiny. Read on to learn more!

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This intensive work—with more than 280 mayors, data teams in nearly 300 cities, 60 innovation offices, and 600-plus other senior leaders—has provided us unique insight into what works, what’s possible, and how to build more demand when it comes to building skills at the local government level.

Nonprofit governance and management 137

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutions, hierarchies, and forms of leadership rooted in Western colonial ideology are failing, being renegotiated, and getting deconstructed—even in the face of intense backlash. Our leadership, needed now more than ever, is being tested like never before.

Leadership 101

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

I’ve been a client of Dr. Joshi, who practices Panchakarma, which is a super intense six-to- eight-week cleansing/detox. CS: You also talk about the power of leadership—and I know that when you went to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, your aim was to combine this work with leadership. I learned about this whole other world.

Medical 87

Medical Health Leadership Healthcare 87

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A digital mindset is a set of attitudes and behaviors that enable people and organizations to see how data, algorithms, and AI open up new possibilities and to chart a path for success in a business landscape increasingly dominated by data-intensive and intelligent technologies. Don't let those limiting beliefs hold you back!

Culture 148

Culture Technology Energy Universities 148

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A digital mindset is a set of attitudes and behaviors that enable people and organizations to see how data, algorithms, and AI open up new possibilities and to chart a path for success in a business landscape increasingly dominated by data-intensive and intelligent technologies. Don't let those limiting beliefs hold you back!

Culture 147

Culture Technology Energy Universities 147

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 31, 2024

Mistakes as an Executive Director One of the things I am most passionate about in this world is nonprofit leadership development. Leadership-Related Nonprofit Mistakes Waiting too long to get feedback Many executive directors have just accepted that their boards will not do any work. Firing and rehiring is time and labor-intensive.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership Finance Nonprofit Leadership 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

We teach several different styles of thought leadership, but what they have in common is the willingness to say something others are not saying or to say it out loud in a new way. It — and thought leadership in both the substance of what you say and the style in which you say it — are risky business. We don’t know yet. .

Leadership 142

Leadership Nonprofits Entrepreneurship Values 142

Jeff Brooks

JULY 12, 2023

Despite intense investigations, the case remains unsolved. Or your brilliant staff and leadership. They tied up the two guards on duty in the basement and proceeded to grab 13 pieces of art, most notably two Rembrandts and a Vermeer. They left with their loot and were never caught. At the time it was the biggest art heist ever.

Values 52

Values Leadership Psychology Fundraising 52

Twenty Hats

AUGUST 18, 2020

Of all of the trainings that I have offered since starting Twenty Hats, I am proudest of the two Volunteer Manager Leadership Circles that I initiated. A Leadership Circle is a common practice for business owners, corporate CEOs and nonprofit executives. Two volunteer leadership circles. A little accountability goes a long way.

Nonprofit governance and management 61

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 61

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Indeed, these agreements often take years of intense negotiations to come to fruition and negotiations are frequently interrupted by costly delays. Still, debt-for-nature swaps have existed for decades without being widely adopted or scaled up in the ways that their advocates envision.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 91

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The number and intensity of climate disasters, as well as the associated cost to the nation, are increasing at a rate alarming to the scientific community and beyond. In 2022, there were 18 climate disasters in the United States, including wildfires, floods, and cyclones.

Medical 140

Medical Disaster Relief Environmental Management 140

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

creating more content (perhaps around new programming), increasing your communications frequency, adding new communications channels or more intensive strategies with existing ones, or reaching out to new audiences. It’s usually some combination of. Emphasize Workplace Wellness, Employee Satisfaction, and Preventing Burnout.

Communication 67

Communication Collaborations Production Leadership 67

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

For decades, Muslim women’s bodies and clothing—especially the burqa and hijab—have been the subject of intense media and political scrutiny. For decades, Muslim women’s bodies and clothing—especially the burqa and hijab—have been the subject of intense media and political scrutiny.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Law 104

The Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Because being effective on social media is time intensive, you should consider creating a volunteer position (or a few) to support your marketing initiatives. There many great resources available online that can help you access thought leadership around social media and nonprofit marketing in general.

Recruitment 91

Recruitment Values Universities Food 91

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 9, 2016

Are thought leadership and media relations on your to-do list? During the six-week program , you and your team will develop a Thought Leadership Communications Plan. Here is what we’ll work on during this program: Week 1: Setting Thought Leadership and Media Relations Goals. Then you need a plan to make it happen!

Leadership 42

Leadership Communication Nonprofits 42

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 27, 2017

During the six-week program , you and your team will develop a Thought Leadership and/or Media Communications Plan. Here is what we’ll work on during this program : Week 1: Setting Thought Leadership and Media Relations Goals. Week 4: Speaking and Writing — The Essentials of Delivering Your Thought Leadership Messaging.

Leadership 41

Leadership Communication Marketing Marketing 41

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A digital mindset is a set of attitudes and behaviors that enable people and organizations to see how data, algorithms, and AI open up new possibilities and to chart a path for success in a business landscape increasingly dominated by data-intensive and intelligent technologies. Don't let those limiting beliefs hold you back!

Culture 78

Culture Technology Energy Universities 78

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

3 learning strategies to practice Today I’d like to focus on three modalities I’m using in an intensive course I’m taking from Tara Mohr about how to love well. You’ll find they’ll tell you a lot about your future directions in terms of vision, mission, brand, programs, leadership and support constituencies. Values are powerful.

Values 91

Values Governance Leadership Fundraising 91

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

14 However, the bank’s history in Brooklyn dates back to the 1850s, encompassing eras of intense wealth building for White residents and explicit exclusion of Black residents from the banking system and the paths it provided to generational wealth building like home ownership.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Foundations Culture Public and Social Policy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Image credit: Brandon on Unsplash The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three and a half years ago ignited a months-long period of mass social mobilization and intense public engagement. First, examine the leadership of organizations and funds that receive investment for lived and professional experience.

Finance 71

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 71

Fundraising Coach

APRIL 23, 2019

In my Quadrant 3 Leadership training, I show participants how our hardwiring can impact our leadership: abilities, behaviors, and motivations. If this hardwiring format inspires you, you’ll love the full-day Quadrant 3 Leadership Intensive on May 23 rd. Or go to: [link] The DISC part starts around minute 28.

Participation and motivation 65

Participation and motivation Leadership Activism Energy 65

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

She told me stories of how they buried arms under Dolores Park back in the day to support Indigenous revolution, and she led our school like the radical newspaper, Tecolote , that she had come from—with a collective leadership structure that distributed power and a system of consensus-based decision making. Strong leadership abilities.

Energy 110

Energy Culture Leadership Public and Social Policy 110

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 4, 2020

This is unusual for me as a journalist, speaker, leadership team member of an advocacy-based nonprofit, and downright talkative person. . Do not soften the intensity of systemic racism with broad language about diversity, equity, and inclusion. In days following the murder of George Floyd. I had no words. Image: Unsplash by munshots.

Children 131

Children Law Collaborations Philanthropy 131

Care2

MAY 28, 2012

However, they find it too daunting to make online engagement a priority with their intense schedules. Online engagement is the method that constituents (and I don’t mean board members and major donors) tend to prefer when interacting with leadership online.

Leadership 75

Leadership Nonprofits Management Technology 75

Fundraising Coach

APRIL 23, 2019

In my Quadrant 3 Leadership training, I show participants how our hardwiring can impact our leadership: abilities, behaviors, and motivations. If this hardwiring format inspires you, you’ll love the full-day Quadrant 3 Leadership Intensive on May 23 rd. Or go to: [link] The DISC part starts around minute 28.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Leadership Activism Energy 52

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 13, 2022

Depending on how far your fundraising campaign reaches or how large your donor community is, this process can vary in intensity, as you technically need to register in all states where you’re fundraising or accept donations from and that require registration. Civil and criminal charges against your leadership.

Law 59

Law Governance Nonprofits Charitable Organizations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These leaders often elucidate systems change through example, calling out important elements such as collective action, proximate leadership, research and evaluation, and policy change. Anyone who doesn’t understand and embrace their role in supporting systems change will hinder it.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 108

Ann Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

However, continually recruiting new volunteers to replace former ones can be a time and resource-intensive task. Volunteers provide unmatched value for your nonprofit, whether they’re helping with your fundraisers, programs, or other essential community services. Appreciation events.

Public and Nonprofit Management 73

Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations Values Energy 73