Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This has often translated into unhealthy habits: sacrificing sleep, prioritizing work over my own health, and internalizing the pressure to succeed. Like many Black women, I’ve been socialized to endure hardship, to shoulder burdens silently, and to continue regardless of personal cost–to even consider these burdens a badge of honor.

Fundraising 21

Fundraising Fundraising Health Energy 21

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."

Nonprofit Leadership 130

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Participation and motivation Collaborations 130

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.

Leadership 124

Leadership Participation and motivation Collaborations Health 124

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Based on a survey of 250 nonprofits, including foundations, international NGOs, public charities, higher education institutions, and health and human services organizations, the report states that 44 percent of nonprofits surveyed said they use the technology for forecasting, budgeting, and payment automation.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 122

Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Ethics 122

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Of course, qualities such as financial expertise, legal knowledge, and leadership are all welcomed and useful additions; however they are not in place of the most important quality — caring. Each responsibility is interconnected and essential for the overall health and success of the organization. Will they make phone calls?

Ethics 107

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

In the United States in recent years, the pandemic—alongside other crises and threats, including the country’s persistent legacy of racist violence—has surfaced similar patterns of community-centered survival and leadership, making them increasingly visible.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2023

The piece struck a chord with many NPQ readers, as it did for the Health Justice desk. Looking back on that time offline, I recognize how important it was to my work as a health justice practitioner to create space for play, creativity, and dreaming. million fund to enable sabbaticals for BIPOC leaders.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Medical 105

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2023

You’ll build a positive reputation as an organization that takes its responsibility for the health and safety of people, animals, and ecosystems worldwide seriously. Additionally, storing documents online can be more energy efficient because your organization won’t need to maintain well-lit, climate-controlled spaces for the files.

Energy 205

Energy Environmental Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 205

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When the legendary physician and advocate Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 in February, he was called a hero , a visionary , and a global health giant. Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership. Practice the “hermeneutic of generosity.”

Nonprofit Leadership 105

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 105

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Robert Shmerling at Harvard Health, the United States “scores poorly on many key health measures, including life expectancy, preventable hospital admissions, suicide, and maternal mortality.” Yet even analysis by race and income fails to get at the underlying cause of disparities in our health system.

Leadership 93

Leadership Healthcare Health Medical 93

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.”

Participation and motivation 65

Participation and motivation Health Nonprofits Construction 65

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.

Philanthropy 87

Philanthropy Energy Culture Health 87

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.

Leadership 124

Leadership Health Nonprofits Culture 124

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nataly Kogan looked like a ray of sunshine as she stood in a bright yellow jacket on the ballroom stage at the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference. For decades, she pursued meaningful success by pushing herself beyond her limits, wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor, and ignoring her emotional and mental health.

Energy 130

Energy Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Health 130

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nataly Kogan looked like a ray of sunshine as she stood in a bright yellow jacket on the ballroom stage at the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference. For decades, she pursued meaningful success by pushing herself beyond her limits, wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor, and ignoring her emotional and mental health.

Energy 130

Energy Nonprofit Leadership Health Leadership 130

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. The Sabbatical Leadership Program launched in 2022 with awards to 32 BIPOC leaders.

Health 135

Health Leadership Foundations Energy 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this way, grassroots strategies multi-solve : not only drawing down emissions, but also building equity, resilience, and planetary health in the process. Grassroots movements accelerate scaling through distributed impact and leadership.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

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.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Health Energy Leadership 135

Candid

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Over 60 foundations with different regional, thematic, and sectoral prioritiesfrom development in Africa to childrens health in Indiajoined forces to advance philanthropys role in addressing climate impacts for a more resilient global community.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Collaborations Energy Foundations 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

By Brian Greenwald is a Brand Leadership expert and nonprofit superfan who helps extraordinary organizations transform from commoditized brands to human-centered, character-based Benevolent Business brands. Brian serves as the Founder of BPOZ Brand Leadership and is a Founding Partner of Curious Collaborations. Clear as mud?

Leadership 81

Leadership Collaborations Nonprofits Energy 81

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) With the Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action, author Johnisha Levi explored the relationship between nonprofits and affirmative action and how organizations can remain committed to supporting the health, economic security, and well-being of historically marginalized communities.

Nonprofit governance and management 74

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Collaborations Leadership 74

Fundraising Leadership

AUGUST 20, 2024

These traits can push you to achieve great things but can also contribute to work-related stress, especially if you're in a leadership role. Read more in Take The Lead from Kelly Lowe For women in leadership, stress can impact health and productivity in different ways than men, hindering progress toward gender parity.

Construction 102

Construction Health Leadership Entrepreneurship 102

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.

Energy 122

Energy Culture Public and Social Policy Food 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Then I did more studying at the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine and public health. CS: You’ve been a leader in this work for a long time, probably even before people were really talking about health justice in quite this way. You’ve consistently focused on minority health. What have I learned about health justice?

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Families attempted to navigate the ever-changing new “normal” while trying to stay in their homes, meet basic needs, learn in a virtual environment, and maintain a positive outlook as we all struggled with the worst public health and social crisis in more than a century. I stumbled but did not fall; I bent but did not break.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership Energy 130

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Growing up, I watched my father inspire people to givenot just their money but their time, their energy, and their heartsto something bigger than themselves. Collaboration is the only way we can solve issues like affordable housing shortages, access to education and health care, and food insecurity. Blank Family Foundation.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Nonprofits Foundations Energy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Taking on issues from housing segregation to mental health services to sustainable transportation in their contract fights, these workers are showing that labor power is key to fighting for climate justice in communities. As both public-sector and care workers, teachers are essential to society’s functioning.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 29, 2023

Beyond ‘Toughing It Out’: Mental Health in the Social Change Workplace by Enoch Li & Daisy Rosales Leaders of social change need new emotional responses to the undeniably difficult endeavors they and their organizations face. She’ll join this year’s NMI to talk about leadership transitions.

Culture 98

Culture Leadership Health Energy 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Time is of the essence: If countries are left to tackle clean energy transition policies in isolation, there is a real risk of having to reinvent the wheel multiple times, dramatically slowing down the world’s climate progress. Because energy systems are interconnected, our solutions must be as well.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

We all know leadership and management play a significant role in any nonprofit’s success. If expanding your managerial and leadership skillset and taking care of your team are top of mind, consider reading these books to help you make good on this New Year’s resolution in 2023. . Invest time and energy into taking care of yourself.

Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Non-Profits Energy 111

Fundraising Leadership

MARCH 24, 2023

It can also give you the energy you need to find and fulfill your entrepreneurship goals and “do it without being exhausted,” says Amy Leigh Looper, founder and CEO of Leading Motherhood. “ careersuccess #intentioning ” After her children were born, Looper says, “I believed the myth that I had to step out of leadership.”

Energy 52

Energy Entrepreneurship Leadership Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

There was no succession plan to fill the leadership gap, jeopardizing the organization’s mission to develop young leaders who can transform California’s foster care system. Youth wanted direct access to the organization’s management and the ability to hold those in leadership accountable. CYC shaped the hiring process in real time.

Leadership 105

Leadership Organizational Development Foundations Values 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Mothers Out Front staff is centering those most impacted by climate degradation through our organizing in Pueblo, CO, a zone that has been sacrificed to provide energy to the Denver metro area. Both plants have polluted the air, impacting residents’ cardiovascular and respiratory health for decades.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Culture Leadership 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Yet, one need only consider the lives lost, the school time squandered, and the continued mental-health toll to know that we will need to be much better equipped next time. That’s about culture and mindset change and it starts with leadership.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

If we can cultivate this kind of leadership and accountability rooted in love, it can expand outward into our governing institutions and fortify democracy. Health care systems and insurance companies would stop allowing people to go into significant medical debt simply for receiving needed health services.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 19, 2024

The experience of trauma is compounded further for individuals entering unsafe or resource-strained working conditions while in fear of risking personal health or suffering professional consequences. Yet burnout in the form of chronic stress and energy depletion hit the sector long before coronavirus.

Healthcare 96

Healthcare Health Production Culture 96

Fundraising Leadership

AUGUST 28, 2023

The energy was electric as the Take The Lead Power Up Conference kicked off on Women’s Equality Day, Saturday, August 26th, with a lineup that promised to fuel finding the power within, ignite change, and celebrate women's equality. It centered on achieving intersectional, gender parity in leadership across all sectors.

Entrepreneurship 98

Entrepreneurship Health Energy Leadership 98