NonProfit PRO

JUNE 28, 2023

Performing well as a sole contributor doesn’t necessarily predict great performance as a manager. Here's how organizations can build these managers’ capacity to lead so they can transition responsibility to their direct reports and free themselves up for more critical tasks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Getting your leadership on board with streamlining your grantee application may require some planning. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. It’s getting buy-in.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2024

When you have some downtime to relax and ready, I recommend these compelling books about leadership: Spring break is just around the corner for many people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Some of my favorite takeaways from the book are these leadership lessons from Lutoff-Perlo: At the end of the day, everyone wants the same things in a leader regardless of gender or subject matter expertise. The value of looking at failure and setbacks as success in progress.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This article is an excerpt from our free Essential Leadership Skills Guide: An Introduction to People Management. This […] The post The balancing act: Delegating work but not micro-managing appeared first on CharityVillage. Sometimes the difference between being a good leader and a micromanager is a fine line.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. Leadership is interactive, risky, and experimental.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

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. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 7, 2021

When you think of management going forward, begin to think in terms of understanding circular management. Study the elements of top-down, bottom-up and sideways management.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Diversity Institute and CivicAction, with support from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate, collaborated to develop the Diversity and Inclusion in Nonprofit Leadership in Ontario Report. The research focuses on advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in nonprofit sector boards and executive teams throughout Ontario.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership. The Growth Leader reveals how top executives create profitable growth through the intersection of strategy, leadership, and sales.

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Charity Village

MAY 11, 2023

In fact, the sector itself is grappling with issues related to accountability, transparency, and a lack of diversity, particularly at the upper levels of organization management.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

In March , our Nimble AMS team attended the Leadership ColLAB conference hosted in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. Here are three can’t miss essential takeaways from the Leadership ColLab event.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2023

Managers know that listening is a critical part of leading high-performing teams. Many managers experience the perplexing and frustrating reality that listening goals are clear, but achieving them is complicated. They recognize that it’s the key to unlocking effective communication and ensuring organizational success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2024

Maxwell 's book, The 5 Levels of Leadership that I believe should become a must-read book by any workplace/organizational leader: Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Leadership is action, not position. Leaders are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 26, 2021

Years ago when I started my leadership and management blog, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” within a leadership discussion forum on LinkedIn. o Giving a book about management first. Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Maxwell 's book, The 5 Levels of Leadership that I believe should become a must-read book by any workplace/organizational leader: Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Leadership is action, not position. Leaders are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 27, 2022

Associations are looking for innovative association management software (AMS) like email marketing, content management systems, e-commerce platforms, job boards, and learning solutions to transform MX. . To truly transform how your members benefit from your organization, you’ll want to invite them to the leadership table.

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Charity Village

MARCH 7, 2024

We step even more fully into that collaborative work as we begin to build a non-profit […] The post Building our Collective Strength: 2024 BC Non-Profit Leadership Conference appeared first on CharityVillage.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s take a look at a few Lasso lessons we can apply to help teams with diverse personalities work together.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Whether you are thinking about applying for your first grant or your organization manages several grants each year, it’s important to have clear processes to meet those mandates and avoid straying outside your mission. In managing grant funding , communication is key. Focus on the why. Learn the language and history.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 27, 2023

Do y our board and leadership team s have jam -packed agendas and meetings that often run long ? Rather than task an employee with more work , your organizati on can l eve rage innovative association management software (AMS) with its online community platform to streamline board management. Boost collaboration.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Ask yourself, your leadership, and your trusted lead volunteers to fill in the blank: At the end of our event, we want our supporters (or) attendees to leave feeling __. Here are 4 tips to help you plan a successful massive fundraising event. Focus on Experience. Your supporters remember how you made them feel. Appreciated? Informed?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

posted by Nico Marcolongo Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. These realities require leadership capable of allying highly autonomous and dispersed workforces into a united effort. Leadership requires cultivating healthy inter-personal relationships based on mutual trust.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Toward the beginning of Joseph Lalonde ’s book, Reel Leadership , he shares, “We’re going to delve into the leaderships lessons we can find in movies. We’re going to discover that movies are a fantastic way to learn, grow, and engross yourself in leadership. We’re going to dive into some reel leadership.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. It's a management playbook that enables organizations to engage in two-way communications with the market and to drive value from that conversation -- using technology and software that continuously becomes ever more integrated into products and services.

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Charity Village

JULY 14, 2023

This is the second part of a two-part series on assessing leadership talent at your organization. Read part one, on the benefits of leadership assessments, here. As a charity, you can use different strategies for leadership assessments.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Brad Jacobs’ new book provides you a treasure-trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. So, even if you don’t envision yourself wanting to earn a billion dollars, don’t pass up reading Jacob’s, How To Make A Few Billion Dollars.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.” -- Peter Drucker “Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” -- Dwight D. Eisenhower “Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Truman “The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.” -- Peter Drucker “Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” -- Dwight D. Eisenhower “Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Truman “The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell.

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Charity Village

MARCH 30, 2023

Completed in the year 537, […] The post The three secrets of resilient leadership appeared first on CharityVillage. What do Lady Gaga, ancient architecture and a gold-medallist soccer goalie have to tell us about thriving through adversity? Hagia Sophia is the iconic cultural monument of Istanbul, Turkey.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

posted by Natalia Hurley Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Many organizations are now finding that a crisis management plan is not the whole story. Organizations also need to consider who is leading the organization, and if their leadership style is effective.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 2, 2023

Both positive and negative reviews can share insights into leadership and culture. Discover more tips to prepare your next association management software RFP Download our free whitepaper for even more tips: 7 questions to ask before purchasing new association management software Download now Review vendor case studies.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 7, 2023

Adopting collective leadership can help your nonprofit create a more inclusive, efficient, and flexible organizational structure. The post Unlocking Potential: Collective Leadership in Nonprofits appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Charity Village

JUNE 19, 2023

This is the first part of a two-part series on assessing leadership talent at your organization. Every nonprofit or charitable organization needs reliable and top-talent leadership to succeed. However, to achieve this, your charity must conduct various types of leadership assessments to ensure top-talent leadership is secured.

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