Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, "Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out." I was lucky enough to collaborate with Janet McIntyre, a nonprofit leadership coach and Jeffrey Golde, Adjunct Professor of Management: Columbia Business School, along with Abe Flores from AFTA. Needless to say, I learned a lot and wanted to capture some of it here as … [Read more...]
How Nonprofit Leaders Create An Authentic Personal Brand on Instagram
Instagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors. According to the "World Leaders on Instagram Study" released yesterday by Burson-Marsteller as part of its latest research into how world leaders, governments and international organizations communicate via social media, the heads of state and government and foreign ministers of 136 countries currently have an official presence on Instagram, … [Read more...]
How To Squeeze Social Media Into Your Day When It Isn't A Full-Time Job
A lot of my work as a trainer is teaching senior leaders and staff to use social media and their online networks as part of their thought leadership, professional networking and/or to support the organization's communications goals as an ambassador for the organization's missions. Adding social media and a powerful personal brand can be powerful networked leadership skill, but there is the huge challenge of making it a habit, putting it into daily practice. Working online can contribute … [Read more...]
Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Nonprofit #SocialCEOs Awards
Zoe Amar and Matt Collins of Platypus Digital created the #SocialCEO Awards in 2013 with the goal to celebrate charity leaders who are using social media in support of their organization's missions. This year's winners were announced earlier this week. They have also released a briefing on "Digital Leadership: How To Survive and Thrive As A Social CEO" in partnership with Just Giving. The guide includes some case studies and practical tips for CEOs. CEO Case Study: Bowl Cancer … [Read more...]
Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills
For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. An important part of the design is that this professional development isn’t just focusing on emerging leaders skill … [Read more...]
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