Leadership
Hedging Your Bets: Rajiv Shah, and the Limits of Large-Scale Changemaking
Strategic philanthropists, big bettors, and effective altruists all lionize the ability to measure problem-solving strategies. But what exactly do they think they are observing when they diagnose a problem? What gives them the confidence to pursue the root cause they think they see? Why privilege one strategy when there are many others at hand?
Unlocking Potential: Collective Leadership in Nonprofits
Adopting collective leadership can help your nonprofit create a more inclusive, efficient, and flexible organizational structure.
What are your nonprofit’s priorities and goals for 2025?
Nonprofit leaders and Blue Avocado readers answer the question, “What are your nonprofit’s priorities and goals for 2025?”
Nonprofit Leadership Isn’t Perfect, and That’s the Point
Leadership means something different to everyone, and nonprofits are no exception. But do these different definitions of leadership reflect the reality of the world we live in?
What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?
Nonprofit leaders and Blue Avocado readers answer the question, “What is the secret to successful grant writing?”
The Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make
Nonprofit leaders reveal the biggest mistakes that new nonprofits make: Finding identity, losing focus, board issues, and more.
The Critical Role of Cultural Responsiveness in Today’s Nonprofits
While culturally responsive leadership has usually been centered in education, its practices have value to the nonprofit sector as well.
How Curiosity and Creativity Can Foster Self-Aware Nonprofit Leaders
Tap into curiosity and creativity in nonprofit leadership and enhance your ability to be a clear and confident leader.
Blue Avocado: What it Takes to Run a Nonprofit
Leann Malone, Executive Director of Lancaster County First Steps, on strong business acumen, retaining qualified staff, and the bottom line.
How to Improve Nonprofit Culture Through Mission and Values Realignment
We hire new staff, we hold team-building events, we might even bring in a consultant to determine the causes. But there is one area that is often overlooked when trying to fix problems: the culture of the organization and its connection to mission and values.