Posts tagged nonprofit work
The Value of Lived Experience
The Value of Lived Experience

It’s vacation season.  I’m a planner, so mapping out travel is great fun (for me!) and full of discovery. 

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BIPOC Leadership, Foundation, Funders, Getting to Know You, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, Liberatory Leadership, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based PhilanthropyPhilip LiPanama, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Trust-Based Philanthropy, philanthropic sector, philanthropy, Foundation, leadership, nonprofit workComment
As a nonprofit leader, here’s why I practice the ‘Joy at Missing Out’
As a nonprofit leader, here’s why I practice the ‘Joy at Missing Out’

I used to love being “on the scene.” I wanted to go to every New York City nonprofit professional meeting, conference, gala – both to see and be seen.

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Covid-19, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit Sector, NYN Media, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Post Covid, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based PhilanthropyLisa Pilar CowanNew York City nonprofit professional, nonprofit leader, NYN Media, JAMO, post covid, Joy At Seeing Others Move Up, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, nonrofit, nonprofit work, nonprofitComment
What Disney's "Keys to the Kingdom" Tour Taught Me About Nonprofit Operations
What Disney's "Keys to the Kingdom" Tour Taught Me About Nonprofit Operations

Sometimes it's our time away from the office that can illuminate important lessons about the world of work.

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BIPOC Leadership, Burnout, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Hybrid Work, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, Liberatory Leadership, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit Sector, NYC, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based PhilanthropyPhilip Liimportant lessons, office, behind the scenes, nonprofit operations, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit work, nonprofit, philanthropic sector, philanthropy, Trust-Based Philanthropy, Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark FoundationComment
2023: A year of incremental change?
2023: A year of incremental change?

Happy New Year.  Is it still ok to use the phrase at the beginning of February?

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BIPOC Leadership, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Getting to Know You, Hybrid Work, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, Philanthropic Sector, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofit Leaders, New York City Leadership, Philanthropy, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based PhilanthropyPhilip LiHappy New Year, Lunar New Year, Year of Change, purpose, philanthropic sector, philanthropy, Trust-Based Philanthropy, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, NYC, nonrofit, nonprofit work, nonprofit leadership, New York City, New York City Leadership and Professional Development Directory.Comment
Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply
Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply

“We need a unicorn.”

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BIPOC Leadership, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit Sector, NYC, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Post Covid, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based PhilanthropyLisa Pilar Cowan and Michelle Florespost covid, power, philanthropic sector, Trust-Based Philanthropy, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit work, nonrofit, philanthropy, purpose, social and systems-level change work, social change, social impact, social justiceComment
Opinion: Why nonprofit leaders should discuss past mistakes as 2023 gets underway
Opinion: Why nonprofit leaders should discuss past mistakes as 2023 gets underway

A new year brings opportunity for worthwhile discussions and there is tremendous relief that comes with chatting about our setbacks and being our true selves when seeking solutions.

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BIPOC Leadership, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit Sector, NYC, NYN Media, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based PhilanthropyLisa Pilar Cowannonprofit leadership, nonprofit work, nonprofit, new year, New York City, philanthropy, purpose, power, philanthropic sector, Trust-Based Philanthropy, NYN Media, opportunity, Robert Sterling Clark FoundationComment
How Holiday Travel Has Me Thinking About Board Service
How Holiday Travel Has Me Thinking About Board Service

‘Tis the season…to be on the move. It’s that time of year when so many of us travel to be with our families and friends for the holidays.

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BIPOC Leadership, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Learning, Liberatory Leadership, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Post Covid, Trust-Based PhilanthropyPhilip LiHolidays, travel, Happy Thanksgiving, Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, nonrofit, nonprofit work, nonprofit leadership, Board Service, board members, board leadershipComment
Leadership Development Programs Need an Upgrade: Five Ways to Advance Racial Equity
Leadership Development Programs Need an Upgrade: Five Ways to Advance Racial Equity

As the nation grapples with “the great resignation” across a range of job industries since the start of the pandemic, employment challenges extend to the nonprofit sector as well.

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Trust-Based Philanthropy, Social Justice, Robert Sterling Clark, Philanthropy, Philanthropic Sector, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofit Leaders, New York City Leadership, Liberatory Leadership, Leadership, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Racial Equity, Leadership DevelopmentIdalia Fernadez, Senior Director Community Wealth Partners & Lori Bartczak, Senior Director, Knowledge & Content Community Wealth PartnersBIPOC Leadership, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit work, nonrofit, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, social and systems-level change work, social justice, social change, Advance Racial Equity, Leadership Development ProgramsComment
Finding the joy in social change
Finding the joy in social change

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day." – E.E. Cummings.

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NYN Media, Philanthropic Sector, Philanthropy, Racial Equity, Robert Sterling Clark, Social Justice, Trust-Based Philanthropy, Economic Mobility, Foundation, Leadership, Leadership Learning, Liberatory Leadership, New York City Leadership, Nonprofit Leaders, Nonprofit SectorLisa Pilar Cowansocial and systems-level change work, social change, social justice, Social Network Analysis, social impact, NYN Media, balance, challenges, fulfillment, nonprofit work, nonprofit, nonprofit leadershipComment