by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 8, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors
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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 7, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
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...
by CLG Admin | Jun 30, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, Strategic Plan, Video
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...
by CLG Admin | Jun 28, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, CLG News
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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 17, 2016 | Board Members, CEO/Executive Directors
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...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 3, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership
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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 29, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, 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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 15, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, Team Building
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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 23, 2016 | CEO/Executive Directors, 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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 15, 2016 | Board Members, CEO/Executive Directors, Middle Managers, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership, Staff Relations, Strategic Plan, Team Building, Vision, Volunteers
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...
