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Nonprofit Professional Development | Resources for Success

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Some of the many course options you can find include: Designing Nonprofit Programs: E Certificate Coaching as a Leadership Tool: E Certificate Effective Staff Supervision: E Certificate Leaders for Equity & Social Justice: E Certificate Risk Leadership: Inspiring Teams to Embrace and Manage Risk The best part?

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Nonprofit Boards Efforts to Diversify

NonProfit Quarterly

The Value of Lived Experience The value of lived experiences for leaders is a topic that has been explored in other fields, such as social entrepreneurship —and it’s now being adapted to nonprofit boards.

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Tips and Strategies for Students to Successfully Pursue a Career in the Nonprofit Industry

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Leadership skills, communication skills, and time management skills are particularly important. Students should seek out opportunities to develop these skills, such as serving in leadership roles in student organizations, participating in public speaking or writing classes, and managing their time effectively.

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

I don’t think it’s a big lift—more interaction from senior leadership, board members, and people on the ground, the people we are supposed to help. “Boards would benefit from having people who are closer to work to be able to say, ‘Hey, this is how this experience is for me’.” And I feel we must have more interaction.

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Over the following years, GSF leadership shifted their spending policy from a purely formulaic model to one informed not only by their perpetuity and investment goals but by their foundation’s mission and the current circumstances. What support do they need?

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

From communications to fundraising to technology to leadership skills, the conference offers something for everyone. BoardSource Leadership Forum. BoardSource Leadership Forum. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Houston, TX / $250. The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership. Leadership. Digital Leadership Forum 2016.