Presented by our partner IdeaEncore, a nonprofit resource center and a community of people who exchange information, provides insightful, easy-to-consume information shared by leaders in the nonprofit sector. What Makes for an Effective Nonprofit Leadership Development Program? – The Bridgespan Group (Free) Prioritization Toolkit - Partners for Change, Inc. ($10, or free for Partners for [...]
Common Good Vermont is pleased to work with Mark Furnari and Susan Palmer, well regarded executive coaches, to launch a new series: Executive Director Leadership Development Circles.
The Circles will be held in Burlington and Montpelier on Tuesday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on January 24th, February 21st and March 13th.
The National Council of Nonprofits, who’s mission is to advance the vital role, capacity, and voice of charitable nonprofit organizations through our state and national networks, recently released these four policies address scenarios that can derail nonprofits. Conflict of Interests: It seems that conflicts of interests are the root of all evil (or at least [...]
Kathi Jaworski of The Nonprofit Quarterly posted this thoughtful piece on the difference between urban and rural Occupy tactics. You can read the full piece here. Through the national media lens, the Occupy movement looks like a directionless, combustible assemblage of young idealists and jaded anarchists, with a smattering of criminals and homeless people seeking [...]
Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Common Good Vermont’s Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks John Killacky, Executive Director of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on raising funds in tough times, lessons in leadership, rethinking the arts and the blessings of mucking pony stalls.
Tony Schwartz is the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of Be Excellent at Anything. He shared these observations in the Harvard Business Review blog. Myth #1: Multitasking is critical in a world of infinite demand. This myth is based on the assumption that human beings are capable of doing two [...]
Upcoming Session Teaches Excellence for Nonprofit Board Members Next month, the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program will host “Governing for Nonprofit Excellence” on its Cambridge Campus. The four day event is for voluntary members of nonprofit boards looking to enhance their leadership skills. The event includes several discussions on various topics, such as the [...]
Nancy Schwartz, our good friend from Getting Attention! Blog and ENews shared her most recent project with us: The Book that Changed My Life: 129 Recommendations from Nonprofits Around the World. We think you will find it fascinating. Nancy writes: When I recently asked nonprofit experts in a range of fields—from fundraising to advocacy—to share [...]
Press play on the screen below for the complete video recording Common Good Vermont’s Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with executive coach Susan Palmer of Susan Palmer Consulting LLC. Susan Palmer provides leadership development services through a series of structured conversations designed to help professionals achieve more of the results they seek. Coaching helps a leader make [...]
Thanks to Third Sector New England for bringing this to our attention. The following is an abbreviated version of a recently published feature article in the latest edition of The Nonprofit Quarterly (Spring 2011). It is worth reading the full version, which describes several case studies, a fuller description of the Community-Engagement Governance™ Framework, its [...]
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