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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Where do you need to improve?

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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Our own platform,orgWorx connects you to seasoned association professionals. Feature them on social media, and in podcasts, testimonials, and blog posts.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

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From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. You want to inspire curiosity beyond formal professional development activities.

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Gen Z Is Ready to Join Your Junior Board of Directors

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Have you considered a board composition matrix to identify your board’s strengths as well as gaps in skills and representation? Evaluate your roles and responsibilities document. Junior Board : Sometimes affectionately known as the “baby board” or Young Professionals Board, formalizing this pathway like United Way or Girls Inc.

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3 Ways to Activate DEI in Your Nonprofit Organization

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To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “The path is the journey,” and what we learn along the way as we encounter resistance, as we motivate ourselves, and as we engage others, offers great learning that supports personal and professional growth. Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI.

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Reflection and Evaluation

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.