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Boards, Funders: Hold Your Nonprofit Leaders Accountable.
I was reading an article by Paul Connolly, in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In the article, Connolly discusses how some people propose that the best thing you can fund in a nonprofit is the fundraising arm of the organization. Connolly suggests that tactic is short-sighted: This evidence is consistent with other research on nonprofit [...]
Never Stop Learning
This morning I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a seminar about evaluation, compensation and leadership development for nonprofit executives. The audience was composed of board members of various nonprofits. You can take a look at the presentation slide deck on the Transition Management Solutions website. I thought the most interesting part of the discussion centered on the assessment [...]
Investing in Both the Mission AND the Leadership
I recently watched an interesting segment on CNBC . Chuck Akre who has been a successful fund manager said that investing in a company with a terrific leader may be more important than having a great business model. (Of course, I would argue that a terrific leader would also have a great business model or business [...]
A Good Article on Transformational Leadership
I found an interesting article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the topic of leadership. Shout-out to my friend Scott for passing it on to me via the San Antonio Nonprofit Council. I recommend you read this article. Here is the money quote that is going to make you WANT to read this article: [...]
