Announcing the Concord Leaders Podcast
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 Podcast We're...
What is the BEST thing a nonprofit CEO can do?
Being a nonprofit CEO or executive director can be one of the most overwhelming positions. Not only do you have the normal audiences of staff and clients to serve, you have your board and even donors. Your plate is filled with tasks and to-do's! Yet often, it feels...
How to Simplify Fundraising with Tech at the #NPOCRM Summit
Are you afraid of tech? You’re not alone! If you’re a nonprofit leader, finding the time to adopt a new CRM (constituent relationship management) system, send donor thank you letters, keep contacts up to date, send annual tax receipts, and more can feel overwhelming....
Get a will – it’s a matter of leadership
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 Marketplace Morning Report...
No one wakes up wanting to harm their nonprofit
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 help your nonprofit...
Marc Pitman on the Nonprofit Leadership Network Podcast
Marc had the privilege of being a guest on Rob Harter's Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Some of Marc's quotes from the conversation include: "When you start a nonprofit you give it up to the community and the board, and it's no longer 'yours.'" "One of the best traits...
How to create a compelling vision for your nonprofit
In our recent study of nonprofit leadership, nonprofit leaders told us that "creating a compelling vision" was one of their top three priorities. But 62% said they didn't even know where to start in creating one. Are you one of the 62%? If so, here's help. In this...
Fundraising is a leadership issue
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...
Review questions to help leaders assess their year
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...
