Whether your organization’s development office is a one-man show, mid-sized, or a mega shop one thing is for certain: leadership is everything! As you look at your 2023 goals, evaluate the way you’ve been leading with fresh eyes to assess where you might need to strengthen or encourage your team.
Topics: Leadership, Fundraising, Nonprofit Staff
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As the year comes to and end, we are highlighting our best posts and the nonprofit practices that we should all carry into the new year. |
Topics: Leadership, Fundraising, Best of DBD, finance
| This month we're discussing a few core approaches that we can use to prepare for next year. |
Topics: Leadership, Culture
Topics: Leadership, Nonprofit, finance, financial management, Inclusion
Topics: Leadership, Volunteer Leadership, Fundraising, Volunteer Management, Mentoring, Big L Leaders, Camp Fundraising, Storytelling, Nonprofit Leadership, Annual Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Leadership Transition, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Communication, Capital Leadership
Topics: Leadership, Collaborations, Global Leadership Summit, Volunteer Leadership, Volunteer Management, Mentoring, Resolutions, Big L Leaders, Nonprofit Leadership, Leadership Transition, Communication, Capital Leadership, Church Leadership, Leadership Coaching, CEO Coaching
A typical executive search usually takes a few months from start to finish with key steps throughout the process. As the committee does its work, it’s important to communicate the status of the process to key stakeholders and applicants. It may seem simple, but many organizations skip these basic steps. And when you don’t share your progress, both candidates and your board can be left feeling that the process is cold and disorganized.
Topics: Leadership, Strategy, Relationship Building, Communication, Hiring, Interviewing
A long-time executive coach once told me that the most powerful questions are ones that can be understood by a kindergartner.
Topics: Leadership, Ask, Nonprofit Leadership, Listening, Communication, Ideas, community
After a year of constraints, there are new opportunities awaiting non-profits. Before you decide to start - or delay - your next fundraising campaign, listen in as Bruce Berglund and Laura De Vries from DBD Group answer such questions as:
Topics: Leadership, Case For Support, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Leadership, Podcast, Nonprofit
As your organization prepares for an executive search, an important consideration is how to engage community stakeholders (along with board and staff) in the process.
Why engage community stakeholders? This group can provide an external perspective on how the community views your organization, as well as challenges and opportunities facing the community. Board members and staff are typically focused on internal priorities, while this group applies an outward-facing lens.
Topics: Leadership, Nonprofit Leadership, Hiring, community, CEO Search, executive search