Being a nonprofit CEO is one of the most challenging positions. Here at The Concord Leadership Group, we want to help. And one of the best ways we’ve found to help CEOs is by connecting them with each other. So we’re going to help. The Concord Leaders...
This morning on Marketplace Morning Report, host David Brancaccio referenced recent deaths of well known people like the artist Prince and exhorted listeners to “GET A WILL.” “The death rate in America is still 100%.”- David Brancaccio, host...
I don’t recall where I heard this first, perhaps from Simone Joyaux, but I love the phrase: “No one wakes up and decides they want to be a bad board member.” As you go through your day today, remember that most board members are earnestly trying to...
Last year, I wrote about how a fundraising problem is a leadership problem. This post was based on my experience in the field and the experience of my clients. Now that the nonprofit leadership research results are in, the facts are in. Not only is philanthropy a...
Whether you are starting your fiscal year or not, you are half way through the calendar year. Halfway points are great times for leaders to pause. To review their goals. To measure progress and, possibly, map mid-course corrections. My friend Jon Swanson shared a...
