Leadership
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.
Emotional Labor and Othering: Understanding Terms to Create Equity and Inclusion in the Nonprofit Workplace
Read “How to Build a Compassionate Workplace”? Here’s some background and resources to support branch one of othering: emotional labor.
Five Examples of Gen Z Innovators Tackling Social Isolation
How might you pivot your work to help end social isolation and loneliness? Listen to the wisdom of elders and youth.
Against the Current: Rudy Espinoza’s Request to President-elect Biden
Interview with Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director at Inclusive Action for the City (IAC) in Los Angeles.
How to Do Legislative Advocacy—and WIN
Tips to consider as you seek to engage your organization in advocacy from someone who’s walked the walk.