Download “How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar” for free – this week only!

Top nonprofit bloggers Rosetta Thurman and Trista Harris have co-authored the first book of its kind to offer career advice beyond just getting your foot in the door of a nonprofit organization, and this week you have an opportunity to download a copy of this book (a $24.99 value) for FREE! Do you feel stuck

What I learned at the BoardSource Leadership Forum 2011 – Day 1

This post by YNPN Detroit Board Member La’Leatha Spillers first appeared in her blog… Please check it out for more amazing insights into the nonprofit sector! Hello from Atlanta! I’m writing to you from the BoardSource Leadership Forum, 2011 as a Judith O’Connor Memorial Scholar (JOC). BoardSource is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington D.C.

Demystifying the role of the E.D.

This post by YNPN Detroit Board Member La’Leatha Spillers first appeared in her blog… Please check it out for more amazing insights into the nonprofit sector! The nonprofit Executive Director (ED). Quite honestly even with my 10 years of nonprofit experience this is a role I initially chose to stay far away from. I mean

Live for today, learn for a lifetime

I recently ran across this quote from Indian philosopher Mahatma Gandhi… “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” This got me to wondering: how would my life be different if I actively sought to realize this statement in my everyday behavior? What if, rather than tackling

Being an organizational change agent

As we look to transform our community, we often overlook the powerful role that we can play as change agents within our own organization. After all, if we work to ensure our organizations are more effective and just, we can help to boost their transformative impact. But becoming an organizational change agent isn’t always easy. Here