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Pierre Omidyar is the luncheon keynote at the second annual Conference of Nonprofit Communities of Hawai`i. Pierre is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known as the founder of eBay. In addition to his company, Pierre has had a significant impact in philanthropy – giving away over a billion dollars in the last few years. In [...]
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Today is the first day of the second annual Conference of Nonprofit Communities of Hawai`i. This morning, I attended a fantastic panel on innovation, which was a great lead in to the theme of the conference: Delivering Innovation: The Future is Not What it Used to Be and actually fit really well with the plenary that Trista and [...]
Leadership happens when the professional becomes personal. It is time for us to start telling the truth about that. Leadership is when you start seeing yourself as part of the work. Not just as an employee who does their job, but a ruthless innovator in how it gets done. For you, maybe that time is now. Maybe now is the [...]
This is Shayla Price. Last night, I got THEE most fantastic email from her that she said I could share with you here on the blog: Thank for writing about the America’s Leaders of Change program on your blog (June 27, 2011). I was accepted into the program! We had our first forum this weekend. It was awesome! Because of you, I am one [...]
I’ve been following the Penn State sexual abuse scandal rather closely over the past few days. There are a lot of leadership lessons here, for sure. For organizations, but more importantly, for the individuals who work in them. What happens when you prioritize sustaining your organization at all costs, above what’s right for your students, clients, members or community? What happens [...]
My post about Twitter disclaimers really seems to have touched a nerve. In the comments here and on Twitter, folks have been sharing their thoughts about the “tweets are my own” phrase, with several people rethinking their Twitter bios altogether. The consensus seems to be that this conversation is important to have, not only for employees, but employers as well. And I think people are [...]
This is the final post in a series exploring new leadership for a new nonprofit sector. Be sure to subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss future articles! What kinds of nonprofit leaders do we need now in order to effect social change? Real social change? The most obvious piece of the puzzle seems to have gone missing as most Baby Boomers stopped raising hell decades ago. Standing [...]
This is the fourth post in a series exploring new leadership for a new nonprofit sector. Be sure to subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss future articles! What kinds of nonprofit leaders do we need now in order to effect social change? Real social change? High on my list are people who understand the value of diversity and want to leverage it for ruthless innovation. We’ve been [...]
This is the third post in a series exploring new leadership for a new nonprofit sector. Be sure to subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss future articles! What kinds of nonprofit leaders do we need now in order to effect social change? Real social change? A report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies gives us another clue. Their 2010 report, Nonprofits, [...]
This is the second post in a series exploring new leadership for a new nonprofit sector. Be sure to subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss future articles! What kinds of nonprofit leaders do we need now in order to effect social change? Real social change? Well, according to Kevin Kelly’s landmark essay (and contrary to conventional nonprofit wisdom), you don’t need the whole world to be a part of your cause. [...]
