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There are a lot of perspectives on leadership from the for-profit and nonprofit worlds. A quick search on Amazon alone surfaces over 30,000 books on the topic, with more being released each week. Among these are thousands dedicated to nonprofit leadership and management. While there is little consensus on what makes a great leader, the three key categories shared here offer a reliable framework for thinking about the competencies and attributes a successful nonprofit needs in its leaders.