Crush Your Annual Review: 10 Steps For Executive Directors
Executive directors complain that they do not receive a formal annual performance review. Here are 10 potential opportunities for achieving a stellar performance review!
Rockstar Recruitment: How To Hire The Best People
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.
Ep 198: Challenging the Status Quo in Long-Standing Organizations (with Cica Dadjo)
What is the secret to implementing DEI strategy in long-standing nonprofit organizations? Cica Dadjo, Chief GEDI at the IRC, shares universal lessons that can help nonprofit leaders disrupt the status quo of organizational culture.
12 Nonprofit Leaders Who Are Changing The World
From humble beginnings to the helm of leading change, these 12 nonprofit leaders are bringing equity, inclusion, and justice to the world.
Why I Became CEO Of Nonprofit Leadership Lab
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.
Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
The key to having super high impact without burning out? Empathy. Beth Kanter and I explain…
The 5 Attributes of a Great Nonprofit Executive Director
If your Executive Director doesn’t have these 5 traits, you may have a problem. They’re way more important than any specific skill set.
I Came to Change the World, Not Conduct Performance Reviews!
So many nonprofit superheroes find themselves being fueled by the work of leading their organization but drained when it comes to the work of managing it. Here are 10 actionable tips that will make you a stronger nonprofit manager.
How to Fire a Nonprofit Employee (Gracefully)
Firing an employee is never easy. But letting a colleague who’s not a good fit stay for too long can get in the way of your mission. Here’s how to do this more gracefully, even if you’re a natural people pleaser.
Mission Creep Can Turn Your Org Into a Circus
Learn how to spot the signs of mission creep and keep your board and staff focused on what’s actually most important to your nonprofit.
Do You Understand Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Is So Important?
Nonprofit organizations MUST engage in work around diversity, equity and inclusion. In this blog post, I talk about why DEI work matters for nonprofits and the people they serve.
An Inspiring Hanukkah Message For Every Nonprofit Leader
You’ve gone above and beyond all day long, all year long. But, sometimes it can feel like you are totally out of fuel. In this post, I share a Hanukkah-inspired lesson that will help you overcome nonprofit burnout and reignite your passion for the work.