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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Nonprofit Leadership"”.
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Writing as a Nonprofit Leadership Tool
<p>When writers use their skills towards a nonprofit’s mission, they can help enhance communities and change lives. There are roles in the nonprofit sector that are very writing centric, such as grant writers and communication specialists, that writers commonly hold. However, writing is also a …
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Representation of Alaskan Native People in Nonprofit Leadership
<p>The nonprofit sector faces a significant issue: the underrepresentation of the communities it aims to serve, including Alaska Native communities. This research investigates the likely causes of this underrepresentation and explores potential solutions. It includes nine qualitative interviews …
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A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study: Does Passion Ensure Nonprofit Leadership Excellence?
… phenomenological research project involved nonprofit board members' insights into their leadership role in dealing with children with rare illnesses. The organization studied was a charitable 501(3)(C) nonprofit foundation in Indiana and utilized interviews with 13 nonprofit board members to …
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An Evaluation of Performance as it Relates to the Adventist Community Services Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program in the United States
… study was to understand the effectiveness of the Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program (NLCP) by examining the relationship between an individual’s completion of the program and their individual performance growth in attitude, knowledge, and skills. Since the program represents a major …
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Who Leads Nonprofit Organizations and What Does it Matter? A Mixed Methods Study of the Impact of Different Sector Experience on Nonprofit Leadership
<p>The nonprofit sector serves an important economic and community-building role in California and the rest of the United States. However, the nonprofit sector may be facing a leadership deficit due to inadequate succession planning and training of future leaders. Given that nonprofit organizations …
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The Role and Structure of Mediating Entities in University-Community Partnerships: An Examination of Urban Routes
… Routes program of International Project for Nonprofit Leadership. This study identifies four main functions of mediating entities: integration, interpretation, equalization, and sustaining. This case study reveals the importance of structuring these mediating entities in a way that allows for …
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Nonprofit Hiring and Retention Practices and the Representation of Women of Color in Museum Leadership
… museum studies capstone project centers on the nonprofit hiring and retention practices with an emphasis on the lack of representation of women of color in museum leadership. The literature review encompasses peer-reviewed literature on nonprofit leadership and management and peer-reviewed …
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Experiential Education Approaches in Nonprofit Management and Leadership Education: An Examination of Master's Degree Programs Associated with the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council
… Professional preparation is a central concern of nonprofit leadership and management programs. Prior to this study, however, there was no systematic attempt to document the various experiential education strategies employed in nonprofit leadership and management master's-degree programs in the …
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Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of African American Non-Profit Executives
… increased need for services, there is a racial leadership gap in the non-profit sector, where leadership does not accurately reflect the populations that they serve. This is especially true for non-profit organizations that serve African Americans. A vast amount of literature demonstrates the …
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Beyond Generosity: The Action Logics in Philanthropy
… triangulation with the results of the Global Leadership Profile instrument, and a formal research audit of three cases. Finally, a cross-case analysis highlighted key themes from the qualitative data.</p>
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Values as a Component of Leadership and Their Relationship to organizational Efficacy and Culture; An Ethnographic Study of Leaders' influence at a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Organization 1965-2005
… of the Board of Directors and a random sample of Leadership Council members were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide to answer the following research questions:</p><p> How, if at all, do the values of a leader affect the organizational efficacy?</p><p> How, if at all, do the values …
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Leadership in A Community-Based, Nonprofit Organization: Total Action Against Poverty, Roanoke, Virginia
Although there is an inexhaustible interest in leadership, research continues to escalate. One arena of study which has been neglected is leadership in the nonprofit sector. The intent of this dissertation is to see how the leader influences the effectiveness of his organization. Also, …
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Becoming a Leader “On the Job”: An Exploratory Study Examining How Internal Interim Leaders Build their Leadership Capacity While Nonprofit Executive Directors are on Sabbatical
<p>Nonprofit organizations have long underinvested in leadership development, potentially hindering their ability to fulfill their missions effectively. This study examined the use of nonprofit organization sabbaticals that give executive directors time away while building the leadership …