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When Does Interim Nonprofit Leadership Make Sense?

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At a time of a leadership transition, planned or unplanned, more and more organizations are using interim leaders (aka interims) to help the board address organizational challenges, large and small, that may have existed during the tenure of the previous leader.

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Empowering young women in philanthropy to create lasting change

Candid

Women have a unique opportunity to use their position to advance philanthropy and impact to tackle the pressing problems affecting human and planetary health. Why focus on young women in philanthropy? When should we start educating young women in philanthropy? Significant giving by women is already under way.

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

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What could equitable investment in Black nonprofit leaders look like? 

Candid

In September 2024, Candid and ABFE published two fact sheets about Black nonprofit leadership : Key Facts about Nonprofits with Majority Black Leadership and Key Facts about Nonprofits with Black CEOs. Give multiyear unrestricted support: Engage in trust-based philanthropy and provide organizations with operational support.

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Who’s Responsible for A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy?

Bloomerang

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . Because you are the one person, or one department, actually charged with living and breathing philanthropy on a daily basis. You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You’re part of the problem.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How Important Is It To Promptly Acknowledge Receipt Of A Supporter’s Input?

Bloomerang

Here are a few direct quotes: There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer). With the culture established by the executive director. A terrific development director can move the needle.

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From Inexperience To Impact: Recipe For Board Leadership

Bloomerang

Board leadership is one of the hardest jobs in the nonprofit world. Ask any fundraising professional to describe their board of directors and odds are you’ll get an earful. So, what’s an Executive Director (ED) to do? Finally, one of the most important qualities a great Executive Director must have is gratitude.