Episodes

What is inclusive economics and what role do nonprofit organizations play as agents for good and economic engines within their local communities and beyond? What is the business case and benefit to having nonprofit leaders at...

According to Verna Jaggers, Mindfulness Teacher/Personal and Professional Coach, kindness opens our hearts to suffering, so we can give ourselves what we need. Self-compassion provides emotional strength and resilience allowi...

Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Charlie Fleishman, Services to the Armed Forces Regional Director of the American Red Cross San Diego and Imperial Counties as they discuss resiliency and leadership. Tune into Lea...

Why have a Chief Strategy Officer position? The biggest advantage is just having someone dedicated to the strategic perspective of the organization. For many leaders, strategic priorities compete for attention with the crises...

The Unconditional Education (UE) model seeks to disrupt the cycle of poor achievement and exclusion by transforming schools into communities where all students are welcomed and can thrive. UE was designed to support education...

John Tropman, the Henry J. Meyer Collegiate Professor Emeritus of the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan, teaches nonprofit management courses at the School of Social Work and organizational behavior and huma...

“Business leaders believe a strong organizational culture is critical to success, yet … most executives manage it according to their intuition,” asserts Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi in the Harvard Business Review. In most ...

Valerie Wright hosts this segment with guests Michael Pinkney, Director, Salvation Army Community Center and Teresa Johnson, Northwest Community Consortium, Inc. as they discuss leadership, collaboration, and community change...

To continue building upon successful talent, Linda Scott, Vice President of Child & Family Solutions and Gerald Peters, Director of Training and Development at JFCS, will discuss why JFCS chose to develop a Leadership Academy...

What is the Impact When Innovation and Creativity are an Organization’s Core Values? Auberle, a nonprofit human serving organization in the Pittsburgh area, recently received the Innovation Award from the Pittsburgh Business ...

Bestselling author, educator, and entrepreneur Stedman Graham has developed a 9 step process to realize your leadership potential through Identity Development. His process to success challenges fundamental assumptions of lead...

David Duea is president/CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest, a non-profit human services agency serving communities throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. He has lead his organization to receive the Alliance for St...

Claude Robinson, Executive Vice President, External Affairs & Diversity of UCAN on the west side of Chicago, has been recognized for his work by the city of Chicago on several occasions.

Claude Robinson, Executive Vice President, External Affairs & Diversity of UCAN on the west side of Chicago, has been recognized for his work by the city of Chicago on several occasions. Claude specializes in the personal dev...

What is executive coaching and who needs it? Recently retired from a $30 million organization with 500 employees, Howard Garval has been successful in coaching employees for many years. As a certified facilitator, he will pre...

Adair Mosley, interim president and CEO of Pillsbury United Communities in Minneapolis, is overseeing a $6.7 million-dollar capital campaign. The project involves the development of a grocery store and wellness center in Nort...

Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Cynthia Burnham, coach and author of The Charisma Edge: A How to Guide for Turning on Your Leadership Power, for a discussion on enhancing executive presence. Practical tips will b...

John Jeanetta, President and CEO of Heartland Family Services in Omaha NE participated as a Cohort Member in one of the Alliance’s Transformation Projects. He will explain the project related to residential programs for youth...

Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Cynthia Burnham, coach and author of The Charisma Edge: A How to Guide for Turning on Your Leadership Power, for a discussion on enhancing executive presence. Practical tips will b...

Nancy Biberman, President and Founder of Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) in New York City will tell of her 25 year journey of community development. She will name the changes in the neighborhood ...

Looking for ways to meet your leadership challenge? Tune in for this discussion on Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of exemplary leadership with special guest Edward Condon, Executive Director of Region 9 Head Start Associa...

Managing persistent performance issues is one of the biggest challenges for executives and managers. Because the conversation seems highly critical if not disrespectful, most managers soften the message. The result is that te...