NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome two new members to its talented and dedicated board of directors : Stacy Baier, Ph.D., It has been such an honor to serve with the Nonprofit Leadership Center as a Key Partner, a mentor through its Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship , and now a board member.”

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 31, 2024

What is Courageous Leadership? Courageous leadership is built on heroic leadership. Courage, a leadership superpower, empowers individuals to persist in leading when faced with adversity. Leaders can thrive in an atmosphere where they have the psychological safety of not being 100% sure that something new will work.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

Lead by Example Leadership plays a crucial role in setting the tone for intergenerational collaboration and knowledge-sharing within nonprofit organizations. He completed his DBA in Organizational Leadership and Development researching Appalachian nonprofits, psychological contracts, and retention. Did you enjoy this story?

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Despite sizable investment in leadership training, the issue of inadequate leadership has not yet been addressed. As the saying goes, people do not leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses. Here is some guidance on how to make sure your organization is choosing the right leaders.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 14, 2025

When the finance team, program staff, board members, and leadership arent on the same page, donors can sense the disconnect, and there is a higher attrition rate. When fundraising teams are not in sync with leadership, programs, finance, or the board, the ripple effects extend beyond the internal organizationthey reach donors as well.

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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. Trust is essential to ensure psychological safety — a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated after speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes (definition from Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmonson).

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Consider the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Designing Nonprofit Programs Certificate Training. He completed his DBA in Organizational Leadership and Development researching Appalachian nonprofits, psychological contracts, and retention. Embarking on the journey of developing new programs can be daunting.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. Empathetic leadership, to us, is about seeing through the eyes of others. Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?”

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 27, 2025

There are also real psychological barriers to giving as recently uncovered in a report by our colleagues at NCFP and Arabella. Even as family philanthropy has begun to include women and the next generation, women and BIPOC leaders have been historically underrepresented in trustee leadership. But the rewards can be great.

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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 Leadership Center

APRIL 15, 2024

In organizational psychology, culture has three key elements: practices, values, and underlying assumptions. By incorporating well-being into strategic planning, leaders can build the psychological capital of their teams — hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism — essential in today’s fast-paced world of work.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 31, 2025

23 This is when the Brave House became a one-stop shop where members could not only receive legal support, leadership training, school assistance, and such wellness services as therapy, meditation, and support for new and expecting moms, but also make friends and participate in dance and art classes. How do I get health insurance?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 21, 2023

Over the past couple of years, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance helped to make these unpaid internships more accessible by offering the Career Development Award. The post A Rewarding Nonprofit Internship: Lesly Fuentes appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 13, 2013

Forming strengths-based leadership teams lets members operate from their natural talents, instead of pushing against their weaknesses. In this post, I’ll show you how to: Understand strengths psychology—the idea that you and your mission are better off when you play to your strengths, instead of try to “fix” your weaknesses.

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Anedot

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Recognized for our leadership and program excellence, we provide vital resources, educational opportunities, and economic support to individuals and families in our community. The post Bilingual Housing and Benefits Navigator first appeared on Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership.

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 12, 2024

At the Chicago conference, Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry, psychology and obstetrics & gynecology, as well as director of the Women’s Mental Health Research Program at the University of Illinois-Chicago, says sleep deprivation is a key side effect of menopause, and affects performance at work, as well as mental health. “

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2024

Research shows many young people are experiencing adverse psychological and emotional impacts as a result. Although estimates vary, hundreds of millions of people could be experiencing some type of adverse psychological or negative socioemotional response to the climate emergency. What might educators do to counter this trend?

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support. I hope it helps you! LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 10, 2024

Read more from Gloria Feldt on intentioning to combat loneliness A lack of trust in leadership or colleagues also contributes to the rise in loneliness in the workplace. “ “ A lack of trust in #leadership or colleagues also contributes to the rise in loneliness in the #workplace. ” Throw a party in the office?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 4, 2023

By Gail Christopher & Deepa Iyer Across sectors, organizations in the United States have long placed barriers between women of color and leadership positions. When they do attain leadership roles, challenges persist; the intersectional threats posed by patterns of misogyny and racism intensify, rather than lessen.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 14, 2025

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For instance: Donut , a Slack app, randomizes connections with people across departments, geographies, and leadership levels and can also try to introduce people who otherwise would not interact. Other tools strive to diversify the networks being developed within organizations.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Research conducted on effective marketing tactics and donor psychology are extremely beneficial to crafting communications that engage donors. Think tanks, such as Rogare, the Fundraising Think Tank, also produce research and thorough leadership that can impact our work. But there is a science behind doing this well.

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CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

I earned a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology. In my time here, I have served in several leadership roles, and have been CEO for almost 10 years now. Despite how hard I have had to work to gain education that has prepared me to step into leadership roles, I still had opportunities that many others will never have.

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Pam Moore

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Innovation Meets Psychology A striking theme of this year’s Funnel Hacking Live was the combination of psychology, sales strategy, and storytelling woven into almost every session. It’s the combination of technology, mindset, and leadership that makes true transformation possible.

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Anedot

MAY 25, 2022

Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) is pleased to welcome Tom L. Tom began his leadership position with CVNL May 20, 2022. As CVNL’s Chief Capacity Building Officer, he will be assigned to provide leadership support over the Consulting Services, Learning and Leadership, Membership, and Executive Search.

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Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 12, 2024

What that means to colleagues across generations varies, but having a psychologically safe workplace where it is OK to be authentically yourself is a plus. Director of the Media Psychology Research Center and faculty in the media psychology program at Fielding Graduate University , in Psychology Today.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

An inclusive approach actively engages staff across all departments, roles, and leadership levels to create an environment where diverse perspectives are valued, equitable access to AI tools and training is provided, and the unique needs of different user groups are considered.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

If you do decide to create your logo yourself, take the time to do some research about the psychology of color , symbolism, and the basic principles behind creating an effective logo. Examples could be: Authenticity, Passion, Quality, Collaboration, Care, Innovation, Compassion, Leadership, etc. Mission Statement.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

In some studies that are soon to be published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Stanford University researchers found that potential is generally more compelling than the past. Both candidates were identical except Candidate A had more relevant experience and scored highly on a Leadership Assessment test.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

policy and advocacy, research and legal assistance, communications and narrative change, leadership and organizational development). Living under oppressive systems lowers self-esteem, saps motivation, destroys hope, and creates distorted psychological dynamics that can lead to community members turning on one another or self-destructing.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

I spent 10 years of my career in corporate retail, working in various leadership roles, managing teams, improving productivity, and achieving sales results. During this time, I gained valuable experience in operations management, sales, marketing, and leadership.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I love to use principles of psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics to shortcut donor decision-making, and one of my favorite resources is Dr. Daniel Kahneman, behavioral economist and author of the bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow. Dear In the dark, As a general guideline, bigger is better.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As I suggest in the graphic below, nonprofit facilities exist on a similar hierarchy—with physical, psychological, and economic needs that must be met before an agency can transition to the next stage of its work. Even more insidious are the psychological pressures that accompany these financial decisions.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A psychological principle known as FOMO (fear of missing out) is triggered. It’s a great way to demonstrate thought leadership and get your message across. If you can show you have a large community behind you, others will want to join in too. This is one of Robert Cialdini’s principles of influence: social proof.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 10, 2009

Before you ever send people out to ask, you have to make sure they are psychologically ready. Bring your leadership in to hear the discussion. Ask - appropriately and correctly. Follow-up - an ask is not an ask without follow-up. Step One: Psych Up! Their mindset and attitude have got to be positive. And there’s no time to waste.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 25, 2024

No matter the organization’s size, it’s critical to have leadership at the executive director level deeply invested. Reflecting on Devi’s comment, I do believe that AI is a learning opportunity for everyone, but it is important to create psychological safety where people can ask questions and make it okay to experiment.

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