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Nonprofit Leadership Center Welcomes Four New Board Members

NonProfit Leadership Center

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome four new board members to our dynamic board of directors : Lisa L. Brody is the chief strategy officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. When I think of the heartbeat of our community, I immediately think of our nonprofit organizations. Brody, Esq., Meet Lisa L.

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Building Nonprofit Capacity, Hand in Hand

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But nonprofits are also turning to funders for support beyond grantmaking dollars —such as networking, coaching, and advisory guidance—to build organizational capacities that can help them achieve long-term success.

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The Secret to Stopping Overwhelm in the Workplace

NonProfit Leadership Center

Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Addressing overwhelm and chaos in the workplace requires a leadership paradigm shift that replaces the traditional, top-down leadership model with one that emphasizes empathy, understanding and inclusiveness. What is Mindful Leadership?

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Understanding Nonprofit Overhead Costs: Myths vs. Reality

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

It’s true that overhead costs don’t directly go to programming, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an impact on your nonprofit’s mission. Overhead costs are necessary for building your nonprofit’s capacity to execute its mission. With less time going to logistics, you can spend more time on mission-critical activities.”

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2023

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Lior Ipp of the Roddenberry Foundation examines the bias of scale and makes the case for funding more small, locally led organizations working on systemic issues. Nonprofit and foundation leaders explore the movement working toward reparations. Reimagining Our High-Tech World by Mike Kubzansky 17.

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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth Kanter

Board Service : I continue to serve on the advisory boards of Leadership Learning Community and Wake. I learned a lot about Giving Circles from Philanthropy Together and am presently serving on the advisory committee for the WeGive Summit and my current work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Greater Giving Summit team.

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Taking Action: Fundraising Trends And Best Practices From Bloomerang’s ‘Fundraising Planning and Climate Report’

Bloomerang

6 internal factors The internal factors concern the organizational structure of your nonprofit: capacity, board support and engagement, strategy and planning, leadership issues, communication issues, and budget and finance. Here is food for thought along these lines: Underfunding the fundraising program is endemic to nonprofits.