Better Board Business Part One – How Not to Build Engagement
When I was a relatively new nonprofit Executive Director 15 years ago, our leadership team had a great idea for Board Development: (WARNING: Before you read on, please know that this approach had exactly the opposite result from what we were striving for.)
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What career advice do you wish you had been given ?
I recently ran across a Linked-In post requesting ideas for a presentation on pursuing a leadership career with a nonprofit, to a group of students who will soon be graduating. It made me think about things I wish I had known when I was first getting started! Here are three of those things:
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Leadership in Changing Times – Culture of Worthiness
Today’s post is a continuation of the conversation we started a couple of weeks ago.
As the Leader of a nonprofit organization, you have one of the most important jobs in America …because you are impacting lives and changing the world, one client, one issue at a time.
To thrive in an ever-changing environment, our organizations need great leaders. We need leaders who are great team builders, who are focused on results, who never stop learning and who embrace a culture of worthiness.
What are you doing to develop your leadership skills? What are you doing to develop leaders throughout your organization?
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Leadership in Changing Times – Thirst for Knowledge
What are your thoughts on Leadership? What do you do to develop your team members? Please share your comments!
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Leadership in Changing Times – Results Focused
Today’s post is a continuation of the conversation we started last week.
As the Leader of a nonprofit organization, you have one of the most important jobs in America …because you are impacting lives and changing the world, one client, one issue at a time.
Yours is also one of the toughest jobs in America. You must be expert at managing a board of directors, major donors, government relations, complex funding streams and public image all in addition to carrying out your mission, often on a shoestring budget while competing for resources in an ever-changing funding environment. Success in this environment demands a highly skilled leader.
These are personal characteristics that transcend time and circumstance; characteristics that are evident in the leaders of organizations which thrive in flush times, in lean times, and in changing times. Over the next several Blog posts, I’ll share those observations with you. This week’s observation is this:
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Leadership in Changing Times – Strong Team Builders
As the Leader of a nonprofit organization, you have one of the most important jobs in America …because you are impacting lives and changing the world, one client, one issue at a time.
Yours is also one of the toughest jobs in America. You must be expert at managing a board of directors, major donors, government relations, complex funding streams and public image all in addition to carrying out your mission, often on a shoestring budget while competing for resources in an ever-changing funding environment. Success in this environment demands a highly skilled leader.
These are personal characteristics that transcend time and circumstance; characteristics that are evident in the leaders of organizations which thrive in flush times, in lean times, and in changing times. Over the next several Blog posts, I’ll share those observations with you. The first one is this:
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