Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In this highly fractious and divisive political culture, as a leader, it is essential to create a workplace environment that is absent of negativity and hate that exists outside the organization surrounding the election. A leader is responsible also for the tone, productivity, culture, cohesion and harmony in the workplace.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Create a culture where your staff feels proud of their work. Prioritizing Workplace Culture and Inclusion A strong, supportive workplace culture isnt just a nice to have, its essential. Regular training, open conversations, and diverse leadership help everyone feel respected and valued.

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Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Michael Horowitz, President of The Community Solution Education System, about the crucial role of culture in nonprofit success. Dr. Horowitz emphasizes that culture isn’t just an abstract concept—it directly impacts leadership, fundraising, collaboration, and long-term impact.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The increasing numbers of people of color in these leadership positions has been a visible sign of the sector’s equity growth spurt. These assets go beyond experiences of oppression or marginalization to include the connection, meaning, and joy these leaders can draw on from their respective cultures and communities.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

With multi-generational staff and varying levels of experience, nonprofits must navigate these divides to foster collaboration, innovation, and shared success. Encouraging open dialogue and fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous learning are also key to promoting knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. new training events and certificate programs to help you renew your commitment to growth and to nurture your organization’s learning culture. We’ve launched 17 (yes, 17!!!!)

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Kathryn Hoffman, CEO of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), to discuss how to balance a big mission with human-centered leadership. Want more nonprofit leadership tips? Go straight to the full video here! Get the free guide!

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2024

By SSIR Editors To make progress on complex societal challenges, we need good leadership. But to develop innovative solutions—and to implement these solutions at the scale of the problems—we also need to reimagine what good leadership means. We invite you to lead with us. Ethics and Nonprofits by Deborah L. Rhode and Amanda K.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Mohan Sivaloganathan, CEO of Our Turn and advocate for youth leadership and equity in education, to discuss the concept of harmonious leadership and its potential to transform the nonprofit sector.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MAY 6, 2024

But what is positive leadership and why should you focus on it? 4 Essential Strategies for Embracing Positive Leadership Positive leadership enables extraordinary performance by cultivating an environment that encourages and empowers employees to perform at their best.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JULY 31, 2023

6 Reasons Funders Should Invest in Nonprofit Training & Development As a nonprofit that exists to support the capacity, growth and success of other nonprofits, the Nonprofit Leadership Center believes leadership and lifelong learning are inextricably linked. READ NEXT: Beyond Employee Training: How to Create a Learning Culture 2.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 3, 2024

Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer and communications coach, BeverlyAnn Foster , offers five tips for navigating team dynamics to communicate with confidence. Healthy team dynamics promote a more collaborative workplace, a healthier culture, and more productive teamwork. Promote a positive team culture. Practice M.I.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With considerate leadership and thoughtful planning, though, these barriers are easy to dismantle—such as by using technology that allows staff to make presentations in their home language. Some challenges may be less tangible, such as cultural differences and values. Commitment to learning goes hand in hand with respect.

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Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

The impact of these conversations can be transformative, helping donors see their role as collaborators rather than overseers. Site visits focus on learning and collaboration, equip donors with resources to show up as engaged partners, and help donors gain a deeper appreciation for complexities on the ground.

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Ann Green

MARCH 10, 2025

Collaborative Learning: Turn onboarding from a solo journey into a social experience through discussion forums, leaderboards, and cohort-based learning sessions. Establish a culture of gratitude at your nonprofit by frequently expressing appreciation to donors and employeesincluding new hires.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 27, 2025

The last decade has seen an explosion in donor advising and education groups, giving circles , pooled or collaborative funds , impact investing networks, philanthropic prizes, and pledges. Women are more collaborative: Women are more likely to engage in collaborative giving than men (e.g. a giving circle).

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Beliefs and Organizational Culture The collective behaviors, norms, and shared values that shape the nonprofit’s work environment. Consider the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Designing Nonprofit Programs Certificate Training. These showcase how the organization operates, treats people, and achieves its goals. Did you enjoy this story?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 4, 2021

Thus, my donor-centric practice of fund development really revolved around my perception of where power and influence existed: the desires and will of the board, leadership of my organization, and the organization’s donors. Can we celebrate groups of donors collaboratively funding causes and organizations? Collaborative Fundraising.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AUGUST 8, 2023

Foster a Culture of Teamwork and Collaboration: Encourage team members to work together, leveraging their diverse skills and expertise. Create opportunities for collaboration to promote knowledge sharing and innovation. Support ongoing learning through mentorship programs or online resources.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is thrilled to announce two well-deserved promotions for staff members Meriel Martínez and Jamiel Maze. Meriel Martínez Assumes New Position as Director of Programs & Inclusion Meriel Martínez has been promoted to director of programs and inclusion at the Nonprofit Leadership Center.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2022

At the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference on December 1 , presented by Bank of America, you’ll reignite your calling to nonprofit work and come together with peers and partners to chart the path forward. During the 2022 Leadership Conference , attendees will have an opportunity to participate in two interactive breakout sessions.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

Melissa Morin Director, University of South Florida Foundation Melissa Morin, director at the University of South Florida Foundation, is one of 23 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2024 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship. ” Harold Bryant Jr.,

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 14, 2023

According to Ernest Hooper, renowned storyteller and nonprofit leader in Tampa Bay, it’s collaboration and shared knowledge. As nonprofits continue to emerge from a challenging few years, the Nonprofit Leadership Conference is like a charging station for the nonprofit sector. Every participant walks away with renewed promise."

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 19, 2023

By Elikem Tomety Archer & Jessica Harrington In 2017, as part of her participation in the youth leadership program Global Citizen Year , Dora—an 18-year-old from Huntington Beach, California—spent seven months in Thiadiaye, Senegal. Leadership program projects are not typically designed with the long term in mind.

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Leadership Participation and motivation Collaborations Health 124

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 27, 2021

Last week, we shared that we found in the 2021 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report that a majority of nonprofits said they did more communications planning (63%) and that the level of internal collaboration on the communications workload went up (57%) as a result of the pandemic. We refer to this spectrum as CALM not BUSY.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As social change leaders, you are responsible for fostering a culture of growth and development within the organization, ensuring that employees have the necessary skills to drive the organization forward. It means helping them solve their most pressing issues in a collaborative process. Managing setbacks collaboratively and calmly.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru. Community-Driven, Collective Leadership Community-driven, collective leadership is tough to measure or understand using surveys or quantitative research methodologies.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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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. Overworked and underfunded staff rely on a clear, decisive leadership structure to keep them motivated.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Help your employees develop leadership skills that they can take with them throughout their careers. For example, you may have an employee without a leadership position start leading team meetings. eCardWidget’s guide to workplace culture recommends finding ways to make work more collaborative and get different team members involved.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In short, Memphis developed a culturally rich Black middle-class neighborhood. In Memphis today—and indeed throughout the South—Black Americans are organizing to rebuild cultural institutions and restore Black economies. A Culture of Abundance So, who was Church, and what was his vision? People like writer Ida B.

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Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Eleven years ago, Gloria Feldt and Amy Litzenberger co-founded the organization with the bold mission of society reaching leadership gender parity across all sectors by 2025this year. For the past 11 years, Take The Lead has been working towards achieving gender and racial equity in leadership across all sectors and industries.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

1 For the past 35 years, my focus has been on building up white antiracist vision, culture, strategy, leadership, and organization in white communities. In particular, the right positions itself as the political and cultural expression of white men. And they have been successful. How can we bring more white men into this work?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. The arts are important to modern culture and society, yet competition from other causes can encroach on the ability of your nonprofit to raise funds.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 15, 2025

This insightful conversation highlighted the challenges and opportunities that arise when these two departments collaborate effectively. Anderson and Morris agreed that the ideal scenario involves a collaborative approach, where key players from all departments contribute to the budget creation. Check out his first episode here.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs.

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