Leadership
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.
Role of the Nonprofit CFO in Executive Management: The Watchdog Responsibility
The board expects the Executive Director (ED) and CFO to work in partnership to further the mission, but most boards also expect the CFO to perform a “watchdog” function. If the ED is the engine of the bus, the CFO is the insurance, the maintenance, and yes, sometimes the brakes.
Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits
When we embark upon what’s known in the nonprofit world as “donation season,” chances are that your organization thinks about putting together a fundraising video or other media that demonstrates the impact of your work.
How to Be a Great Supervisor: Insights Learned from 20 Years of Managing
How can supervisors help their employees perform at their most productive level and maintain consistency in their approach to managing their employees?
A Discussion of The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership– Live Q&A
Jim Taylor of BoardSource shares an overview and description of “The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership” – a new board leadership mindset based on four fundamental principles.
How to Use Asset-Framing to Strengthen Nonprofit Work
Instead of defining people by their problems, asset-framing defines people by their aspirations, their gifts, and their contributions.
How to Build a Compassionate Workplace
Methods for interacting with emotional labor that create a net positive for everyone in your nonprofit organization.