What a school orchestra can teach us about leading nonprofits
Does it ever feel like your board or staff walks into a meeting full of purpose and passion but reading from different sheets of music? In this video, Marc shares insights into strategic planning from watching his children's school orchestra conductor. What do you...
SmartEGrants interviews Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman
Jo Miller of SmartEGrants interviewed CLG founder Marc A. Pitman today. In the interview, she got him to share Why he created the Concord Leadership Group His passion for nonprofit leaders Why he favors coaching to consulting How to lead collaboratively without losing...
What nonprofit leaders need to know about the latest GivingUSA
This week, GivingUSA released their latest report on giving. As a nonprofit leader, it's important that you understand these trends. At least, if donations are a key part of your revenue. Good news about giving As reported on the Fundraising Coach blog, giving in the...
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...
