NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Names Interim President for a Planned Leadership Transition. KANSAS CITY, MO – After more than 17 years of leadership at the national organization, Susan Tomlinson Schmidt, CNP, is stepping down as President of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance effective September 30, 2022.

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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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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As Shola Richards took the stage at the 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference , he shouted Ubuntu to the crowd. Exhausted by what he describes as a soul-crushing culture, he decided to take his life by driving his car off an overpass in Los Angeles. Ubuntu is an African term that means “I am because we are.” Is it necessary?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 14, 2023

As the Nonprofit Leadership Center prepares to bring nearly 1,000 leaders together for two days of collaboration and knowledge sharing, we are thrilled to announce that Ernest will be the emcee of our 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference: Together We Will on October 19 and 20. “As Every participant walks away with renewed promise."

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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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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Homeland Security Jacob Wood Co-Founder & Executive Board Chairman Team Rubicon Team Rubicon became one of the most impactful nonprofits under Wood’s leadership. Team Rubicon is widely known for its innovation and unique culture. She has the roadmap for the nation’s clean energy future.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Specify what you saw or heard about them, and explain how you think this characteristic could contribute to their leadership development. Centralizing this data in their profile will help you and other nonprofit staff cultivate the volunteer’s leadership skills further. Just be sure not to overwork or overwhelm your volunteers.

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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 Center

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

At the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe gratitude is one of the secret ingredients to success. “Travelling is so important because it allows us to embed ourselves in other cultures and meet locals. The post The Greatest Duty is Giving Thanks appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Center. Exploring New Destinations.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A scarcity mentality – or scarcity mindset, refers to a human’s instinct to see life, work, personal energy, et cetera, as a finite pie. Insert time, resources, volunteers, energy, equipment, for X. By living into the principles espoused, you can lean into abundance, sustain your work, and take leadership from those you serve. .

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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 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? I believe that culture is far more important than structure, but structure is where we get stuck. Ananda Valenzuela: I grew up in Puerto Rico. AV: So many ways.

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The Charity CFO

JULY 30, 2024

As far as Women in Leadership, the organization supports and serves 80% women. The organization also works to support these women during their journey by helping them balance the everyday efforts that require time and energy, especially when it comes to going back to school. But, how exactly?

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Based on my experience as a consultant to nonprofit executive teams and advisor to women pursuing new ways of working, several factors have contributed to the Autonomist movement, especially among Black and brown women in nonprofit leadership roles. Now, I control my time and energy investments.”

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Create new patterns: As you become an expert at smashing limiting beliefs, it's time to start proactively create new patterns that keep your energy up and your mind in flow. Focus on the positive feelings and let the emotion ignite the energy that creates unstoppable forward momentum! Here's the deal: Your culture is your brand!

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Create new patterns: As you become an expert at smashing limiting beliefs, it's time to start proactively create new patterns that keep your energy up and your mind in flow. Focus on the positive feelings and let the emotion ignite the energy that creates unstoppable forward momentum! Here's the deal: Your culture is your brand!

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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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Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 13, 2023

I believe imposter syndrome is pervasive and could be the greatest threat to nonprofit leadership. Nonprofit leadership takes different forms – many of which can set people up to feel like imposters. Volunteers are often asked to take on significant leadership roles. And focusing on how we don’t measure up is wasted energy.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Community & Culture Working together lifts everyone up! Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team. Leadership & Management Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so avoiding burnout is key to an organizations long-term success.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This reflection from Kayla Tolentino , a philanthropic and health equity advocate and a participant in the restorative leadership residency at New Seneca Village is something we hear across our work in movement and social justice spaces: leaders often feel disconnected from their own inner wisdom. What is my vision for the work that I do?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 5, 2025

This motivates and fuels boundless passion, leadership and service for the millions of men and women who serve in professional volunteer roles to champion in the noble missions of Americas 1.5 They are great ways to meet new people and focus your attention and energy on something uplifting.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Vital Energies. In Ayurveda, one of the world’s oldest healing systems, the word doshas refers to the vital energies that animate life. These energies consist of specific combinations of the five basic elements: space, wind, fire, water, and earth. Vata is the energy of movement, made of wind and space. I’m a hothead.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Grassroots movements accelerate scaling through distributed impact and leadership. Heterogenous, autonomous yet interconnected leadership leads to greater stability in the face of uncertain and rapidly evolving political and ecological conditions.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

Whether you’re looking to level up your fundraising skills, invest in innovation, improve your nonprofit’s culture, or take better care of your colleagues and yourself, these 15 books can help you make the difference you desire this year. Foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 29, 2024

Yet the lifeblood of any nonprofit is its people – the passionate volunteers and hard-working staff who dedicate their time, energy, and talents to making a positive impact. A culture of appreciation can be contagious, inspiring others to follow suit and creating a positive, uplifting environment. Did you enjoy this story?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 29, 2023

Why Settle for Cookie-Cutter People and Culture Practices? There are specific mental health practices leaders can cultivate in the workplace that free up energy to seek meaningful systemic and cultural impact. She’ll join this year’s NMI to talk about leadership transitions. Subscribe to SSIR here.)

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The board should pay close attention to how the nonprofit is operating (impact on community, finances, staff morale, and so on), encourage transparency and clear communication to the larger community, and support and provide accountability for effective executive leadership. How do the communities served feel about your organization?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Throughout this process, we’ve asked ourselves two main questions: How do we embed justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into our internal culture and programmatic work? Along the way, we’re learning about the practical realities that go into building a multiracial, intergenerational, cross-class movement.

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Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 22, 2025

In my nonprofit career and as a coach and consultant, Ive seen firsthand how everyone can benefit from leadership coaching. FREE: TOP 10 RESPONSIBILITIES OF A NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Why Nonprofit Managers Matter So Much Managers get a bad rap in our culture as people who dont do much. No one had job descriptions.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How to Audit Your Strategic Plan to Prepare for Annual Planning Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast Your strategic plan is your guiding star, helping you determine where to channel your energy, time, and resources. Use this time of the year to audit your long-term plan to ensure it’s a powerful tool for your annual planning.

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Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In this collection of 12 recent books by Black women authors, Take The Lead salutes the energy, advice and brilliance of authors producing nonfiction, poetry, graphic novels and more. Their insights on work, entrepreneurship, life, history, art and culture can be inspiration and information for everyone. “ blackwriters ” 11.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Take full personal responsibility for things going out late or being wrong in some way when it’s actually a team or leadership failure. Work your butt off to get things published on time (or close) even when your content contributors missed their deadlines. Rarely match what comes out of your mouth to the internal dialogue in your head.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s what Creative Wildfire —an organizing project supporting artists, cultural workers, and organizations—seeks to do. After attending one of Movement Generation’s justice and ecology retreats, he eventually joined the organization’s leadership team. That’s when they began to look at their justice and ecology retreats differently.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

One of the most effective and efficient ways to continue intentionally learning is by investing time and energy to take nonprofit courses. Here at The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, we’ve seen these benefits firsthand as we’ve helped individuals and organizations alike implement professional development.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leadership is a renewable resource—but only if approached with a spirit of self-renewal. “Then the delight, when your courage kindled, / And out you stepped onto new ground, / Your eyes young again with energy and dream, / A path of plenitude opening before you.” By Jordan Kassalow. foreign policy.

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Fundraising Leadership

MARCH 10, 2023

The authors dive into the narratives of parenting in their new book and highlight the need to redirect energy. “A A helpful way of thinking about stress and recovery is to conceptualize stress as simply energy expenditure and recovery as energy restoration and renewal,” they write. “ We need to reduce working mother guilt.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2023

Recognizing that rest is essential for healing and social justice, the coalition established a fund, resourced by philanthropic partners, to launch the Sabbatical Leadership Program. She notes, Having to earn self-care is a common narrative in our western culture. An empty well doesn’t provide water for anyone.

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