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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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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Unfortunately many organizations still struggle with rigid top down management structures and teams that squash innovation and collaboration. If you are in a big leadership role at a nonprofit, chances are you are living in a process driven atmosphere. Trust Your Staff.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

Steve Dubb: Can you begin by telling us a little about your background and how you came to be a consultant around issues of leadership and equity in the nonprofit sector? And the more effectively we can organize and collaborate, the more movement we’ll make in that direction. Ananda Valenzuela: I grew up in Puerto Rico.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 10, 2023

Beyond the cost associated with replacement, high turnover rates also result in loss of institutional knowledge, lower productivity and morale, and community image issues. To help you better understand the “hidden” costs of employee turnover, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance has created a free Cost of Employee Turnover Calculator.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

And it is leadership that triggers this essential evolution. The Need for Different Leadership In 2021, when the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at how people fare across 27 key health measures , they found that Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans fared worse than their White counterparts in most areas due to chronic underfunding.

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Pam Moore

AUGUST 28, 2024

Brand Culture: Cracking the Code for AI Adoption and Growth In today's fast-paced AI digital landscape, it's important to keep your brand's presence fresh, strong and consistent. The secret sauce is cultivating a robust brand culture that touches every aspect of your social media and digital marketing strategy. What is Brand Culture?

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership. You’re laughing, but we mean it. )

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 12, 2024

Speaking up about it is one of the nine Power Tools of Leadership created by Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead. But when every colleague and employee is valued and heard, “It breeds the highest levels of innovation, creativity and collaboration.” Tell your story,” is the ninth power tool.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2023

By Phil Buchanan , Alyse d’Amico & Leaha Wynn Organizational performance depends on thoughtful policies and practices with respect to employees and culture. Often, culture is simply neglected. We have come to believe in six people and culture approaches that in many respects go against the grain.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 3, 2024

The Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential, created by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance , emphasizes the importance of incorporating DEI principles in nonprofit management. Opportunities and Challenges Prioritizing DEI initiatives can enhance organizational culture, improve decision-making, and increase social impact.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Givers excel in a collaborate work environment, but can burn out easily if they don’t see the impact of their contributions or don’t learn how to set boundaries. This is especially true for people in helping professions such as nonprofit leadership, cause marketing and social responsibility. Reduce costs. Here’s how.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 8, 2022

This week we have nonprofit office culture and leadership, some fundraising to-dos for the summer, Twitter Ads, Google Grants and more. NonProfit Pro talks about The Importance of Positive Nonprofit Office Culture. And Joan Garry asks Is Servant Leadership the Right Approach for Nonprofit Leaders?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

By Deborah Bae & Kiernan Doherty The dominant narrative around leadership in many areas of the world centers individualism over solidarity. It suggests that there is one kind of leadership and that a single person—one who intervenes to solve a problem or envision a bold new reality—embodies it.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Paint them a clear picture of a future enriched by a collaborative approach. These positive stories help create a culture where change is not just okay but something to be celebrated. This isn’t just about making changes; it’s about creating a work culture where progress is the norm, not the exception.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 25, 2024

At the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we’re on a mission to develop and connect nonprofit leaders to strengthen organizations and our communities. Culture-Related Strategies Create a supportive work environment where employees feel valued, respected, engaged, and have opportunities for growth.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Ilahuka One of the latest trends in the development world is leadership localization, a term that describes a usually Western funders effort to shift power to usually non-Western local communities, and thus create a more meaningful presence in the countries where their grantees implement programs. By Sylvia K.

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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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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 28, 2022

Co-collaborated to create summits/retreats with those underrepresented. Here is what we learned from the report: Having a DEI policy alone does not shift organizational culture. Your DEI policy (if you have one) is a shared value, not a grant requirement, so feel free to bring leadership back to it. Awkwardly be “that person.”

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Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 28, 2022

“ According to a new study of 2,000 workers by @Traliant, “If companies are to rid their workplaces from unethical behaviors and practices, #HR and business leaders must prioritize building a ‘speak up’ culture.” . “ My message is we need to seek out peers, women below and above us to collaborate with specifically.

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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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