NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As Shola Richards took the stage at the 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference , he shouted Ubuntu to the crowd. Ubuntu is an African term that means “I am because we are.” More than a word, Shola says Ubuntu is the height of human compassion and kindness. He knows first-hand how critical human compassion and kindness are within a workplace.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 24, 2024

Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. AI's predictive analytics, The post 3 Nonprofit Tips to Secure Effective Corporate Partnerships appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Map out the dates of their involvement so everyone is on the same page.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Involving Everyone on the Plane After a few months of working to build trust and communication, I decided to form an Advisory Committee made up of people who were not in “formal leadership positions.” I pushed some of them hard to give up their default/learned style of supervising. But how do you do that? Why is it effective?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2023

Nonprofit Leadership Center Trainer and Founder of Innovative Team Solutions, Margarita Sarmiento , says the key to leading effective meetings is to be more intentional before, during and after each meeting. While culture is hard to change quickly, you can meaningfully influence it by the climate you create at each meeting.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nataly Kogan looked like a ray of sunshine as she stood in a bright yellow jacket on the ballroom stage at the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference. As an entrepreneur, executive and refugee, Nataly learned this lesson the hard way. According to best-selling author and speaker Nataly Kogan , this is a myth.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

When years or decades have convinced us that one thing is to be expected, or ‘normal,’ even if it’s wrong and toxic, it’s hard to let that go. And while I wasn’t so naïve to think that the title didn’t come with assumed and real power, it certainly wasn’t my vision of leadership. By elevator stops, there were three floors.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Human development expert and Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer Dr. John Loblack says the key to achieving your goals is to first “identify your destination and work backwards.” Have you ever set audacious goals for yourself and then felt overwhelmed by not knowing how to reach them? Specific – Clearly define what needs to be accomplished.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If you are a CNP learner, please log in here to register for Elevate. “Elevate is the highlight of our year as we showcase knowledge and skills critical to today’s social sector professionals and leaders ,” said Dorothy Norris-Tirrell , Interim President and Chief Learning Officer of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

You work hard to fulfill your organization’s mission. While leadership appreciation is important, it doesn’t come often enough, simply due to the separation between leadership duties and the responsibilities of regular team members. However, the harder you work, the more likely you are to burn out. Let’s get started!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 8, 2024

“I can do hard things.” A new process, project, software, audience, or leadership idea. Every new challenge seems daunting at first, but remember, it’s always hard, until it isn’t. Every new challenge seems daunting at first, but remember, it’s always hard, until it isn’t.

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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!). Yes, change is hard, particularly if you think your organization is managing its current mission and working fairly well. One quick note: As many of us know, sometimes quotes are misattributed.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Board members can have expertise in ANY function and still support the marketing effort to set an example for volunteers, donors, supporters, and grantors by publicly supporting your organization’s mission and why your stakeholders’ hard-earned dollars should flow to you versus other causes your donors may also believe in.

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Clairification

MAY 6, 2024

Does anyone in leadership on your staff or board think either of these things? Think long and hard before embarking on a strategy that could potentially derail other more lucrative and cost-effective approaches. And yet this is the one question I find nonprofits failing to ask. Events are neither inevitable nor primary.

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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 Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Significant racial equity advancement will remain elusive until organizations are willing to examine their own purpose, leadership, strategy, and culture. A 2022 racial equity audit by the Skillman Foundation uncovered some hard truths. These audits are part of the bigger picture of organizational change management.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Your organization likely aims to have a positive impact on the world, but contributing heavily to pollution can make it hard to do so. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. Saving money and resources. Having more funding opportunities.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. The students also emphasized that service increased their sense of agency.

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Concord Leadership

APRIL 9, 2024

Leadership coach Kim Nicol did a great post on LinkedIn. Making decisions is hard. There are […] The post Indecision is exhausting appeared first on The Concord Leadership Group, LLC. Did you realize that “keeping your options open” can be draining you? I agree with Kim Nicol.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Are you interested in an international development career? This article is your guide! Whether you are a seasoned professional or a college student just starting out, here are some key strategies and trends to be aware of. The UN SDGs cover 17 different dimensions and were adopted in 2015 as part of The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

I had to work hard to achieve some of the things I’ve achieved. Despite their very best efforts and hard work, there were times they did not know what to do. On one hand, yes, that reflects my hard work and dedication. It was hard for me, yes. I understand where they are coming from. I grew up in poverty.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover what in-kind donations are and the top ways they can support your nonprofit’s cause. Let’s get started! What are in-kind donations? An in-kind donation is any non-monetary gift an individual makes to your nonprofit. Common types of in-kind gifts include: Goods. Volunteer hours. Aiding your beneficiaries.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

We ask folks to describe their political, historical, and/or socioeconomic context in their state or local region, the changes they are fighting for, and how they are centering the experiences, issues, and leadership of people impacted by the problems they seek to address. Foundation. There is intentionality in all that the Ms.

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Fundraising Coach

DECEMBER 13, 2022

At a recent “Exactly What To Say TM for Nonprofit Leaders” session at the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference, I asked attendees: When you took on a new leadership position, what surprised you most? How hard it was. How hard it was to lead everyone because they want different information to feel included.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Social justice funders should take their own hard look at why the problems they have sought to address persist in such an exacerbated form. Leadership, as it should, is likely to come from movement organizations and equity-oriented power builders directly. Where does social justice philanthropy fit in?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 5, 2023

Experts who invest time in marketing their expertise, for example, by writing thought leadership articles, see those results. Thought leadership writing is one of the seven writing styles that all nonprofit communicators should master. Is Thought Leadership the Right Strategy for Your Nonprofit? Check out their great resources.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nataly Kogan looked like a ray of sunshine as she stood in a bright yellow jacket on the ballroom stage at the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference. As an entrepreneur, executive and refugee, Nataly learned this lesson the hard way. According to best-selling author and speaker Nataly Kogan , this is a myth. Often, the answer is no.”

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Clairification

MAY 29, 2023

According to five years of research by Penelope Burk (culminating in her book, Donor-Centered Leadership ) as well as a much-talked-about study, Underdeveloped , by CompassPoint and the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. The post Why are Good Nonprofit Fundraisers Hard to Keep? Show me my money!!! What’s going on, and how can you fix it?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 18, 2023

You aren’t a recreational crier but it’s hard to fight back the tears as you learn that without volunteers like you, she may have never gotten the help she so desperately needed. Enable them to enjoy themselves after their hard work by sharing a pizza. Have leadership, staff and/or clients give them praise, thanks, or awards.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Today, let’s look at why it is so hard for nonprofit communicators to say No, in their own words. People-Pleasing Nature “I personally have a hard time saying no. People who aren’t communicators or marketers often think they have great ideas that really aren’t and it’s hard to dissuade them.” “Our

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But you’re already hustling as hard as possible to build support, raise money, and make a difference. Fill Leadership Roles Finding the right fit for a leadership position within your organization can be a challenge. As a small nonprofit organizer, you want to do more good work. Don’t run away!

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Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

careergoals #leadership ” Read more in Take The Lead on salary negotiation Ask yourself deep questions. Getting a promotion now can be a very good move as the economic outlook for 2024 is not as good as it has been. Read more in Take The Lead on promotion gap And for many GenZers, the risks of a promotion are not worth it.

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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.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you’re reading this post, it’s probably because you want resources that will help you improve your leadership skills and grow in your career. . Are you taking the lead in developing your leadership skills? . In this post, I’ll share how you can reclaim control of your own nonprofit leadership development and career growth.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nataly Kogan looked like a ray of sunshine as she stood in a bright yellow jacket on the ballroom stage at the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference. As an entrepreneur, executive and refugee, Nataly learned this lesson the hard way. According to best-selling author and speaker Nataly Kogan , this is a myth. Often, the answer is no.”

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

For example, BoardSource’s classic Governance as Leadership reframes the fiduciary, strategic, and leadership roles of a trustee through a lens of generative discussion, and their Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership speaks to ecosystems, equity, and participant voice. “The

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