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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? You need to articulately describe the need you’re addressing in a way that moves listeners’ hearts.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Articulate the Vision Writing the diversity statement can be a co-creative activity.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. Fast forward to today…. We live in an information society.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

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Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues?

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Ask a Nonprofit Specialist: Legal protection of control within public charities

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Like other successful entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs have the will and skill set to get things done and the traditional public charity structure and requirements may seem like burdensome barriers to moving forward. Is the requirement to operate with a Board of Directors a burden or an opportunity? Alternative Structure.

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Research Friday: Leadership Development & Performance Management - Reflections from Daring to Lead 2011

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Marla Cornelius , Senior Project Director. If you're interested in learning more, this topic will be explored in more depth in the upcoming Daring to Lead 2011 brief: Inside the Executive Director Job , which you can find on the Daring to Lead website next month. CompassPoint. Welcome to Research Friday ! Like this article?

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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As Osborn wrote in his book, “Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.” The simple rules of brainstorming are typically articulated at the beginning of a session as ground rules and include the following: NO criticism or debate. Quantity matters.