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Brian Sooy – There Are No Chance Meetings
"There are no chance meetings. I was supposed to come to see you." Those were the first words I heard from my colleague. Whether guided by divine appointment or the intent of [...]
Betsy Westhafer – Are You in the Arena?
“Leadership is all about relationships and to be in relationship (with anyone) is to be vulnerable. Every single day, leaders are called to navigate uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure - the only [...]
Scott Koorndyk – Sticky Ideas from a Non-Stick Source
As the leader of a nonprofit organization focused on accelerating the transition of ideas from the research laboratory to the marketplace, I'm fascinated by great innovations. Those innovations contain great lessons for [...]
Terrance DeShaun Smith – Leveraging Storytelling into Story-Doing
To attract brand ambassadors, advocates, and donors, nonprofits must build a platform and a movement. This allows us to capture attention and communicate with our audience. We must build trust, create an [...]
Jonah Berger – Ideas That Spread
Social benefit and nonprofit organizations need to grow to be effective. They have an important message and are doing really good work, but they need to get their message out there. It's [...]
Stacy Wellborn – Hashtags Raise Stories above the Fray
With nearly two-thirds of American adults using social media networking, it is increasingly important that nonprofits use this communication tool to engage audiences and disseminate their message. With so many users and [...]
Tammy Harden – Encourage, Equip, and Empower: 3e Restoration
What if serving others were something that didn’t drain us, but a process that both aided the holistic growth of the individual and also contributed to the development of an organization? That [...]
HiRho Park – Adapting to an Ever-Changing World
Institutions, like ideas, adapt to changes in culture and context. When two of the world's oldest institutions, higher education and the church, become united, staying flexible and current can be challenging. In [...]
Dan Clark – Reaching Beyond Success
One of the highlights of my professional speaking career was as the keynote speaker at the United Nations World NGO Conference in Hamburg, Germany. With well over a hundred countries represented, I [...]
Nicholas Ripplinger – What’s in Your Repository?
In today’s ever-changing climate, the leader has to be flexible and capable of changing course at a moment’s notice. This applies equally to the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, the young [...]
