empowering a new generation of leaders
Aloha! Once again, I’m writing you from the airport – this time, en route to Hawaii where Trista and I will be speaking at the second annual Conference of Nonprofit Communities of Hawai`i November 29-30. I’m beyond excited to return to Oahu and meet more of the island’s amazing nonprofit leaders pushing for social change in the [...]
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. [...]
This is the first 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! “The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.” - Albert Einstein Here is a video clip of me giving the closing keynote [...]
This post is a follow-up to recent research on nonprofit CEOs highlighted and summarized here: Inside Daring to Lead 2011: 42 Important Findings About Nonprofit Executive Directors. The Daring to Lead 2011 study gave the nonprofit sector some good food for thought by painting a picture of the nonprofit CEO experience, from getting hired all the way down to working with [...]
Over the summer, Daring to Lead 2011 was released, a new national study of nonprofit executive directors conducted in the aftermath of the deepest economic recession in decades. The study reports that a significant number of executives plan to leave their jobs within the next five years, citing frustration with their organizations’ shaky finances, under-performing boards of directors, and the difficulty [...]
“I’ve always felt that as long as you are alive, you should be doing something that makes a difference . . . You don’t have to do big gigantic things. Just do things that incrementally make a difference.” – Barbara Jordan It’s a beautiful morning in Austin, Texas. I’m having breakfast at Mi Madre’s: migas [...]
I am so pleased, excited and honored to announce that our book, How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar: 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career has been nominated for this year’s Terry McAdam Book Award! For those who aren’t familiar, the Terry McAdam Book Award is an annual program overseen by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. The award [...]
