NonProfit PRO

JUNE 26, 2024

Dive into the latest findings from NonProfit PRO’s “2024 Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study,” revealing both the triumphs and trials that nonprofits have experienced over the past year. This comprehensive report sheds light on key trends shaping the industry landscape and offers actionable insights for navigating the year ahead.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 27, 2024

In nonprofit leadership, the synergy between collaboration and consensus is crucial for driving sustainable impact and success. Here's why.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. I share his words in part because of the depth of his experience and his extensive body of work , including True North , Authentic Leadership , and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 12, 2025

Leadership lessons are everywheresometimes even in a crowded YMCA pool. Heres what my 4- and 5-year-old nieces reminded me about leadership: when someone isnt afraid, trusts the person guiding them, and is eager to learn, magic happens. Recently, I started teaching my grandnieces, Vaitea (5) and Hoolai (4), how to swim.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This is especially true when discussing with donors a change in leadership at your school, foundation, or nonprofit. Empathy : When youre practicing empathy, youre taking the time and effort to fully appreciate how a donor is feeling about the change in leadership. And most organizations are not ready.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Register for our free webinar on November 14, Secrets of Successful Nonprofit Leadership: Leveraging Data to Tell the Story of your Mission, click here.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2025

These arent just leadership buzzwords. Thats where intentional change leadership becomes critical. This Is the Work of Future-Ready Leadership Its tempting to look at alignment, culture, and change as separate efforts. This is the heart of future-ready leadership. Building Culture. Driving Change. You’re not alone.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

I cant think of a term more widely used in the professional world than leadership. Throughout my life, from teenage years to now, my career has been filled with leadership training programs: Teen leadership, student leadership, emerging leadership, and executive leadership. Its an idyllic view of leadership.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. Elizabeth Brink: The co-leadership model is pretty deep in the organization. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! and Fast Company. Though some U.S. JG: We have about 300 co-leaders.

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DonorPerfect

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Thats why our partnership with nonprofit leadership expert Joan Garry, founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, comes at a perfect time, as she offers her invaluable advice to help you navigate shifts and fundraise effectively.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2025

Foster an Agile Leadership and Governance Model What We Learned Many associations struggle with slow decision-making and rigid governance structures. Agile leadership allows organizations to adapt quickly , align board and staff priorities, and embrace a culture of innovation. Do we have a succession plan for leadership and key roles?

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

At a time of a leadership transition, planned or unplanned, more and more organizations are using interim leaders (aka interims) to help the board address organizational challenges, large and small, that may have existed during the tenure of the previous leader. In these cases, the board chair most often becomes the de facto ED at some point.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2025

Build a Compelling Business Case While most nonprofit finance leaders understand the importance of technology, presenting a compelling case to executive leadership or the board can be more challenging. Want to learn more about how to get leadership buy-in for your organizations technology investments?

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We had board and staff strategic planning task forces, both with the goals to develop strong, high functioning teams and elevate leaders and the organization’s leadership capacity. We often started our working sessions with leadership and teaming exercises and discussions, and we then put those learnings into practice throughout the process.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2025

While the governance landscape has evolved, the strategies and leadership insights shared here remain timeless. Staff were expected to practice the same transparency with leadership and committee members. Are you fostering an entrepreneurial culture within your leadership team? Trust wasnt just a top-down initiative.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2025

Engagement drops, relevance wanes, and by the time leadership realizes whats happening, the gap feels too wide to cross. That shift starts with leadership. Its leadership that dares to challenge the status quo. If it becomes an anchor rather than a launchpad, it can hold you back from the agility that innovation demands.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 16, 2024

Here's a look at my journey to becoming a leader in the nonprofit world as a woman, and what the sector should take away from my experiences.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

At the moment, confidence in leadership is at an all time low, according to the 2024 Leadership Confidence Index. But in my experience working with senior executives as an executive coach and organization design consultant, bad leadership is often manufactured by an organization designed, albeit unintentionally, to produce bad leaders.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 24, 2025

Here are some Disney leadership practices nonprofits can adopt. Just like at Disney, a strong workforce is key to long-term success for nonprofits.

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Futurism

APRIL 14, 2025

With its leadership being increasingly called into question and with seemingly more embarrassments than victories to its name, Apple engineers outside the group bestowed it a cruel nickname: "AIMLess," according to the Information. His leadership style is the opposite of Giannandrea's: tough and demanding, according to the Information.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Over time, it takes a toll on confidence , clarity, and leadership presence. The bottom line Being interrupted or talked over in meetings isnt just annoyingits a leadership issue. And remember: owning your voice is one of the most powerful leadership tools you have. Its frustratingbut even more so when its subtle.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Despite sizable investment in leadership training, the issue of inadequate leadership has not yet been addressed. As the saying goes, people do not leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses. Here is some guidance on how to make sure your organization is choosing the right leaders.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

National Leadership Day, which takes place every Feb. 20 , offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. So this National Leadership Day is a good time to reflect: How do you build trust in your leadership?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In those cases, Id wait to ensure that this high performer is making an effort to work on leadership quality, including their peer relationships. Leadership requires a new skill set and, just as importantly,the respect and trust of your peers. Leadership starts with accountability. Have you been overly competitive?Dismissive

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In September 2024, Candid and ABFE published two fact sheets about Black nonprofit leadership : Key Facts about Nonprofits with Majority Black Leadership and Key Facts about Nonprofits with Black CEOs. Invest in early to mid-career staff: Create leadership development programs for staff other than the executive staff.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

Steps to Define Your Vision and Goals: Engage Stakeholders: Involve leadership, staff, and members in developing your vision. A well-defined, member-focused vision provides a foundation that aligns your team and inspires progress. A shared vision ensures alignment and buy-in across the organization.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It’s got my wheels turning about leadership, and here’s why: While 87% of employees report that they are productive at work, […] The post Addressing the productivity disconnect appeared first on CharityVillage. This article was originally published by YMCA WorkWell and is reprinted with permission.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. They want to feel connected to their leadership and understand the values and the objectives of the company. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! and Fast Company.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities. Nonprofits miss opportunities, fail to innovate, and struggle to stay competitive when their leadership is distracted by board interference.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If your nonprofit finds itself without a leader and a succession plan, interim leadership might offer a temporary solution. Here's how.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2024

The path through the Great Exhaustion lies not in groundbreaking strategies but in embracing foundational leadership practices.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The report outlined seven high-level themes to that should take center stage in advancing the transitional leadership profession. Third Sector Company released its first annual “The State of the Interim Profession in the Nonprofit Sector” report.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Leadership today isnt just about managing teams and making strategic calls; its about navigating an endless stream of meetings, emails, and expectations. When they create space to think, they move from reactive firefighting to intentional, high-impact leadership.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your leadership is essential and your impact is changing lives. Nonprofit COOs are the operational glue that hold our teams together. You foster collaboration, implement robust systems, and ensure regulatory compliance. Yet, many COOs are underutilizing a powerful resource – the nonprofit team at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Ars Technica

MARCH 3, 2025

The breakthrough rocked confidence in Silicon Valleys AI leadership, leading Wall Street investors to wipe billions of dollars of value from US Big Tech stocks. Through distillation, companies take a large language modeldubbed a teacher modelwhich generates the next likely word in a sentence.

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VentureBeat

APRIL 22, 2025

GamesBeat today announces it will become an independent media brand. Read More

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Candid

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Beyond representation: A commitment to DEI brings in new voices and perspectives The Ford Foundation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion starts at the top, with our leadership: our executive team, our board of trustees, and our program officers, who decide where our funding goes.

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