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Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
Looking for your next nonprofit job? Want to lead a nonprofit organization? Dr. Patton McDowell (www.pmanonprofit.com) brings the best in nonprofit career development to each episode, helping you find the perfect nonprofit opportunity and guiding you along the path to senior leadership in the philanthropic sector. Patton brings 30 years of nonprofit leadership, coaching and consulting experience, and shares best practices for individual and organizational success based on his work with over 250 nonprofit organizations and their staff and board leaders. Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership features more than 120 interviews with nonprofit leaders and philanthropy experts, as well as deep-dive solo episodes and other special editions. Hit subscribe, and accelerate your journey on a nonprofit career path that can change your life. Learn more at: https://www.podpage.com/your-path-to-nonprofit-leadership/
Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
326: 5 Essential Topics Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know (David Rhode)
326: 5 Essential Topics Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know (David Rhode)
SUMMARY
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Are you leading with passion but still struggling to build a sustainable nonprofit? In episode 326 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, David Rhode dives into five critical areas every nonprofit leader must master to thrive in today’s challenging environment. From forming authentic corporate partnerships to understanding the long game of branding, you’ll get practical strategies that go beyond theory. Learn how to make AI your secret weapon for efficiency, build a focused KPI dashboard that actually guides decision-making, and prepare for inevitable crisis communications with clarity and confidence. Drawing on lessons from coaching and frontline leadership, this episode is a must-listen for leaders of small to mid-sized organizations looking to grow with intention.
ABOUT DAVID
In 2005, David Rhode founded, led and scaled Pitch In For Baseball and Softball, a nonprofit organization that increased access to baseball and softball for children in under-resourced communities through the donation of equipment and uniforms. After leaving Pitch In For Baseball and Softball in 2019, David founded Dot Dot Org, a nonprofit consulting firm focusing on CEO mentoring. David teaches Nonprofit Branding and Nonprofit Consulting at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Deputy Director at PennPAC, an organization that mobilizes pro bono teams of University of Pennsylvania alumni as consultants to strengthen the nonprofit sector. He is the author of “Passion Isn’t Enough: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Leaders,” released in November 2024. He and his family now live in New York City.
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