Nonprofit leadership might be one of the hardest forms of leadership on the planet. Think about what you’re actually doing. You’re working to make seismic changes in communities, often with razor-thin margins for error. You’re doing some of the...
They Gave to You. Now Help Them Love the Mission. After 25 years working with nonprofit leaders, I’ve watched a lot of fundraisers retire. Some leave well. Their major donors stay engaged, continue giving, and develop meaningful relationships with the next...
This is a confusing time. With all the pressures and uncertainty, it’s tempting to isolate. This is a reminder to resist that urge. We are stronger together. You don’t have to do this alone. Off the top of my head, here are some ways you can connect with...
In our most recent nonprofit leadership study, we looked at how different leadership styles affected a nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy. We chose four styles that had a large body of academic research behind them: servant leadership, transformational...
At a recent “Exactly What To SayTM for Nonprofit Leaders” session at the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference, I asked attendees: When you took on a new leadership position, what surprised you most? While there were responses like “the great impact I...
Most other teams or organizations are run by a person or a partnership. The people in charge have both the responsibility for the welfare of the organization and the authority to make decisions for it. But nonprofits are weird organizations. The head of a nonprofit...
