Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

It was immediately apparent that there was the need for the board to conduct a thorough, investigative audit of the organization, so they hired a firm specializing in financial malfeasance and organizational development.

Leadership 89

Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Culture Participation and motivation 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 23, 2025

This question reveals underlying motivations, values, and goals, and can help reframe action through secondary questions like if those are our motivations, is this work really what would best serve us at this time? For each question, I ask participants to write down the question, filling in the problem or challenge at hand.

Participation and motivation 103

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Health Public and Social Policy 103

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 22, 2025

Lawmakers, for example, have few incentives to take up the concerns of communities with low rates of political participation (Mayhew 1974). Despite their role as “compensatory representatives,” many organizational advocates for vulnerable communities have limitations.

Public and Social Policy 74

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 74

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

Melissa Morin Director, University of South Florida Foundation Melissa Morin, director at the University of South Florida Foundation, is one of 23 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2024 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.

Participation and motivation 265

Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 265

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The main problem is that many people view this as playing politics and refuse to participate. That means: Getting personal: let them see who you really are and find out what really motivates them. In an increasingly complex world, it’s vital to be seen as a trusted advisor. Following up on commitments.

Participation and motivation 264

Participation and motivation Leadership Collaborations Culture 264