Next Generation Leadership | Rosetta Thurman

Questions for Emerging Leaders: After Moving Up, What’s Next?

Nov 4 1

This year’s Independent Sector Annual Conference is being held in Detroit, the Motor City where you can cross the border into Canada in only a few short minutes. My first impressions: friendly people, good food, a fantastic view of Canada from my hotel room window. And over 200 emerging nonprofit leaders under 40 to learn [...]

A New Generation of Activists Rise to Face New Challenges

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Oct 26 0

The second morning of Young Leaders for Social Change opens with an impromptu poem by Nelson, one of the participants. He recites a piece called “Ghetto Child,” recounting the struggles of a childhood lived in poverty. Southern Partners Fund’s Fernando Cuevas tells of his experience being a migrant worker in the fields with his parents [...]

11 Tips for DIY Nonprofit Professional Development

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Oct 21 6

Did you miss today’s live broadcast of Perspectives From the Pipeline on BlogTalkRadio? Whew! On my radio show today, my guests opened a huge can of whoopass on the idea that you can’t get professional development if your job doesn’t pay for it. 170 live listeners and 48 chat room participants joined a great conversation with three leaders [...]

How to Be Yourself (or Why Being Young is Not a Liability)

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Oct 16 17

I hate wearing suits. They make me feel like I’m 50 years old. Like I’m playing dress-up in my mother’s clothes. When I started doing a lot of public speaking a couple years ago, my mom and my aunt admonished me for getting up on stage in my typical office garb: trendy sweaters, pencil skirts, [...]

How the Recession is Hurting Young Nonprofit Leaders

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Sep 16 9

I’ve been thinking lately about how grateful I am that the recession has not really hit me personally in my pocket. I am blessed to a have a decent-paying, flexible nonprofit job with benefits that I work part-time. Along with other projects and teaching, my lifestyle has pretty much remained constant, a much different reality [...]

When No Means Yes: What Generation Y Leaders Can Learn From Michelle Kwan

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Aug 31 6

Even if you don’t watch a lot of sports, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of Michelle Kwan. She’s enjoyed a successful career in figure skating, and recently announced her retirement from the sport (my bold emphasis): The nine-time American figure skating champion announced Friday that she will begin pursuit toward a master’s degree in international [...]

How to Become a More Resilient Nonprofit Leader

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Aug 24 3

The nonprofit sector is changing at such an alarming rate, even those of us that do the work of social change day in and day out cannot keep abreast of all of the economic, political, and environmental trends affecting our field. In the midst of layoffs, program cuts, and fundraising concerns, most of us would [...]

Neel Hajra Blogs From Independent Sector’s StrategyLab

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Aug 2 0

Last week, I blogged about my first thoughts after hearing about Independent Sector’s new “Envisioning Our Future” Initiative designed to “reinvent the nonprofit sector”: Independent Sector Launches “Envisioning Our Future” Initiative, But is it Inclusive Enough? I was lamenting the lack of young people involved in the gathering, and was happy to see Neel Hajra, [...]