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Crush Your Annual Review: 10 Steps For Executive Directors
by Joan Garry
Executive directors complain that they do not receive a formal annual performance review. Here are 10 potential opportunities for achieving a stellar performance review!
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Rockstar Recruitment: How To Hire The Best People
by Joan Garry
Dream candidates could be right in front of you and you could completely overlook them if your recruitment process upholds the status quo. Indeed, using the same standard recruiting criteria as everyone else could be an invisible blocker to attracting and hiring your dream team. These two strategies are how you can reinvent your recruiting process with smashing success.
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My 5 Biggest Lessons For Successful Nonprofit Leadership
by Joan Garry
These are the 5 biggest lessons I had to learn when I first became a nonprofit executive director. And understanding how to implement them changed everything.
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not enough money.
too many cooks.
an abundance of passion.
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Fire Your Meetings, Refuel Your Leadership
by Joan Garry
Back-to-back meetings are a drain. Yet, meeting overload is a common source of stress for nonprofit leaders. I call for a rethink on your meeting schedule. Here is one tool that can powerfully change your calendar and create meaningful space for you to reclaim power to refuel your mojo.
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Fundraising In An Election Year: Fear vs. Fact
by Joan Garry
Watch this very special video post to learn the facts about fundraising in an election year.
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12 Nonprofit Leaders Who Are Changing The World
by Joan Garry
From humble beginnings to the helm of leading change, these 12 nonprofit leaders are bringing equity, inclusion, and justice to the world.
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Not Enough Money.
Too Many Cooks.
An Abundance Of Passion.
About Joan Garry
Joan Garry is the Principal of Joan Garry Consulting. Her team works to build and cultivate leadership at the board and staff level in the service of strengthening the nonprofit sector. She is a consultant, author, blogger and a highly sought after public speaker and media spokesperson.
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Why I Became CEO Of Nonprofit Leadership Lab
by Glennda Testone
The Nonprofit Leadership Lab welcomes Glennda Testone as the new CEO in February 2024! In this article, she explains how she knew that it was time to move forward and offers advice to leaders considering fresh opportunities.
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How Nonprofit Leaders Can Delegate Successfully
by Joan Garry
There is a thin line between doing and leading. Here are 10 causes of ineffective delegation as a nonprofit leader. What are they? And what is the solution?
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No More Boring Board Meetings!
by Joan Garry
Learn my simple equation that can turn your board from low performing to informed, enriched, engaged, and ignited.
“Her many lessons for non-profit leaders are helpful any time; they are absolutely essential in the midst of crises. This book is a humorous, high-energy read, filled with great stories and profound insights. Highly recommended!”
Michael Watkins.
Bestselling author. The First 90 Days and Your Next Move
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