Executive Transition
Reframing Nonprofit Leadership Succession: The Ultimate Strategic Hedge Against a “Bad CEO Hire”
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A special workshop for nonprofit leaders and board members on reframing nonprofit leadership succession.
Nonprofit Whisperer
The Nonprofit Whisperer: Should the New and the Old CEO Ever Overlap?
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A departing nonprofit CEO asks whether an overlap of old and new leadership ever works in a nonprofit setting, to which NPQ’s Nonprofit Whisperer responds, “Yes, but…”
Board Governance
Culture Suck: How a Bad Ethical Culture Can Doom a Good Nonprofit
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: A negative culture almost always organizes itself around secrets that must not be revealed. When that culture is deeply entrenched, trying to reveal what’s hidden can be like taking your life in your hands. The shocking demise of New York’s Healing Arts Initiative emphasizes the need for nonprofit boards and executives to reinforce the inherent cultures of their organizations and consciously build habits of integrity and vigilance that become part of that culture.
Nonprofit Management
Can Personal Beliefs and Professional Responsibilities Be Kept Separate?
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A pattern is emerging at Jewish nonprofits, in which directors who are critical of the Israeli occupation of Palestine are being encouraged, if not forced, to step aside.
Philanthropy
Council on Foundations Loses President, Leaving Organized Philanthropy with Questions
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When trying to develop and advance a vision of the future of a community—a sector, in this case—there are two important principles to observe: Do you have the right people in the room, and are you asking the right questions?
relationship between board and executive director
Thanks for Doubling Attendance and Donations, But You’re Fired
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At San Diego’s Chinese Historical Museum, a new executive director who helped double donations and attendance is fired. Two lawsuits are filed, and questions about board governance abound.
Nonprofit Webinars
Special Session for Grantmakers & Consultants: Cutting Edge Issues in Leadership Transitions
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In this workshop, two of the field’s foremost experts and a panel of practitioners will present the new framework for a less risky and more robust leadership succession process.
Executive Transition
One More Step in Goodwill Omaha’s Long Post-Scandal Journey Home
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NPQ has been following Goodwill of Omaha’s recovery from scandal for just under a year. The agency is now turning another corner with the installation of a new CEO, but the process of righting itself with its community will go on for a while.
Leadership Transition/Succession Planning
Calling the Shared Leadership Question in Nonprofit Executive Transitions
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Is electing a single authoritative leader to replace shared leadership in a nonprofit a sign of growing up, or giving up?
Executive Transition
Less about the Leader, More about the Effort: Open Society Foundations Does a Transition
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Internal promotions ensure no major change in priorities during Open Society Foundations’ leadership transition.