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leadership

Mar 08

Boarding call for next-gen leaders

By Feature, Governance

By Anna Pikovsky Auerbach, Moonridge Group COO, Stanford Social Innovation Review |

The millennial generation cares about the state of the world and wants to get involved—so why do so few boards have young members?

A quick search of “millennials on nonprofit boards” yields more than 67,000 search results on Google. Most of the articles that turn up emphasize the value of millennial leadership, and include calls to engage and involve them in the social sector. But reality lags far behind interest and intentions.

One large, national survey in 2012 showed that only 2 percent of board members were under 30, while 43 percent were between 50 and 64. Meanwhile, 70 percent of millennials spent at least an hour volunteering last year, and 84 percent made a charitable donation. More than other living generations, the millennial generation is focused on making a difference, being hands-on, and pursuing what it loves. Data like this makes it clear that millennials care about the state of the world and want to get involved — so why do so few boards have young members?

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Sep 08

Lack of money hampers expansion, study finds

By Feature, Fundraising

By Nicole Wallace, senior writer, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Nonprofit organizations that want to spread their programs are having a hard time raising the money to expand, according to a new report.

The report is based on a survey of 436 nonprofit leaders, 325 of whom said their organizations were in the process of expanding. Yet only 24 percent of those groups have started fundraising campaigns to finance their planned growth, and those that have are raising an average of only 17 percent of what they say they need to carry out their expansion plans.

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