CLG CEO listed as 1 of Top 25 Fundraisers
We were pleasantly surprised to see CLG CEO Marc A. Pitman listed as one of America's Top 25 Fundraising Experts! He's in the great company of experts like Jerold Panas, Penelope Burk, Tom Ahern, and Simone Joyaux. You can see the entire list here: All nonprofit...
Nonprofit Leadership: Inspiring Support & Engagement
Last month, I was able to sit down and talk with Shelley Milne for her Nonprofit Strategic Success Summit. Shelly is generously letting me share that interview here. If you want to see all three days of talks, check it out at...
Does your nonprofit need strategic plan?
When we set out to study leadership in the nonprofit sector, we didn't go into the study with preconceived notions of what the results might be. We actually were hoping that the data would show leadership in nonprofits is stronger than the anecdotes we keep hearing....
Forbes cites CLG Nonprofit Leadership Report and impact on millenials
Over in the Forbes article "Half Of Nonprofits Are Setup To Fail - How About Your Favorite?," Ian Altman featured the Nonprofit Sector Leadership Report and talked about the impact of poor leadership on millennials. While the study indicates that nonprofits need to be...
Nonprofit leadership success stories
The Chronicle of Philanthropy broke the story about the nonprofit leadership report in their article "Many Nonprofits Lack Necessities of Sound Leadership, Report Says." In the article, they report success stories from two survey responders. Two nonprofit...
Data in new study pinpoints major problems for nonprofit leaders
Talk with a nonprofit leader for any amount of time and you will likely hear them say, "It feels like we are building the bridge as we are crossing it." The latest data backs this sentiment. This is particularly troubling in the sector with the third largest workforce...
Data suggests a key to help leaders communicate vision
Do yo ever feel like you're struggling to keep your board, staff, and donors on the same page? For those of us leading in the nonprofit sector, shouldn't communicating vision should be far easier than our for-profit colleagues? If you struggle too, you're not alone....
You are made of the right stuff
I love listening to public radio. Today, I caught the tail end of a history program called "Walter Edgar's Journal." The guest, Jack Warren, was talking about the amazing defeat of the British Navy at Sullivan's Island in the summer of 1776, just six days after the...
What can you put on autopilot?
Last week, I was speaking at a full day training for nonprofit leaders in Kansas City. In the course of the training, we got to thanking donors. Since the sector doesn't thank donors well. We mean well, but the thank you notes tend to not get done. So making simple...
