This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just before COVID hit the U.S., the Leap Ambassadors Community published guidance on succession planning for high-performing CEOs and got great feedback on it from social-sector CEOs starting to think…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of us in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors prefer to concentrate on the social issues we’re passionate about and leave financial questions to others. But we fool ourselves if…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. No one could doubt that philanthropy has invested in important fights for justice and fairness. The news is filled with examples. But the sector has developed a bad habit of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Foundations are always looking for leverage. Where and how can we invest our limited assets to get the best returns? Will our grantees survive these times of shrinking resources and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea of “pitching” is not new. We have been trained to do “elevator pitches” that are supposed to be pithy yet moving, sincere yet polished, inspiring yet grounded, all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The last eighteen months have seen dramatic and — not to wear out a word we’ve all seen too much of as of late — “unprecedented” change across all industries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hi everyone. Quick reminder: Please get flu shots for you and your family, if you are able to. Hospitals and healthcare workers are overwhelmed by COVID, so in addition to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2009, Stan Jones, a longtime education advocate and Indiana’s Commissioner for Higher Education, founded Complete College America (CCA) with the goal of helping get “more students into more colleges to earn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits are tackling humanity’s most complex problems — but without the fundamental infrastructure afforded our private sector counterparts. There is an old saying about Ginger Rogers: She did everything Fred…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brevity and Wit, author Minal Bopaiah’s strategy and design firm, could also be a good description of the way in which Bopaiah addresses the complicated concepts in her book, Equity: How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this summer, Mackenzie Scott made a massive $2.7 billion investment in support of 286 organizations working to spark change and empower individuals. My organization, the Center for Cultural Power, was one of them. We…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit leaders and sector advocates have long called on funders to prioritize strengthening nonprofit organizations. Our research here at CEP has found that nonprofit leaders not only want help from…