For a first-time leader

How coaching works- or doesn't work- for leaders

Janet Carter talks about how coaching has helped take on new responsibilities - working with a board, creating a vision, and communicating that vision effectively.

How coaching pays off

How coaching works- or doesn't work- for leaders

Bill Ryan talks about how coaching helped an Executive Director take a more high-profile and visible role and how that helped his organization.

For an executive transition

How coaching works—or doesn't work—for leaders

Gail Ginder talks about coaching a 30-year founder Executive Director who wanted to "leave with grace" in order to help set the organization up to succeed.

Taking on a new role

How coaching works- or doesn't work- for leaders

Janet Carter describes how coaching helped her make the leap from the "number two" to the "number one" executive position.

Asking hard questions

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

Gilda Gonzales finds coaching a unique way to explore the essential leadership question, “Am I the right person for my organization at this time?”

Confronting issues head-on

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

Evaluator Bill Ryan on how coaching helped one coachee become a stronger leader by helping her confront a personnel issue that was challenging the organization and its staff.

Better communication

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

Coach Gail Ginder shares an example of how honest feedback can help a leader understand their impact on others and see when their behavior isn't matching their intention.

Getting “unstuck”

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

Coaching can help leaders address tough roadblocks. East Bay Asian Youth Center Executive Director David Kakishiba on overcoming the fears that can become barriers to action.

Better staff supervision

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

Lina Sheth, a Program Director at Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, discusses the far-reaching impact that coaching has had on her ability to empower her own staff.

Managing stress

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

The Executive Director's role often includes "the stress of making tough and unpopular decisions." Unity Council ED Gilda Gonzales on how coaching helped her achieve balance.

Greater self-awareness

How coaching can help leaders change behaviors

It's not always easy for Executive Directors to get honest feedback. Coaching Corps ED Janet Carter describes how coaching helped her identify strengths and weaknesses.

Evaluating impact

New perspectives on funding and evaluating coaching

Bill Ryan talks about the process the Haas, Jr. Fund has taken to assess the impact that coaching has had for FLA participants.

Return on investment

New perspectives on funding and evaluating coaching

Bill Ryan proposes an approach to evaluation that mirrors the way businesses think about their investment in coaching.

Leading the Future

Getting to know the 21st Century Fellows

Rashad Robinson, a graduate of the 21st Century Fellows program, profiles the program’s work bringing people of color into leadership roles on LGBT rights, service, and advocacy.

Becoming a Major Supporter of Nonprofit Coaching

Supporting individual, and social, change

Nonprofits are now seeing the power of customized one-on-one support in making their work more effective.

Flexible Leadership Awards: An Update

“It’s not just about the ED,” and other lessons learned

In April 2010, the FLA program shares some of its insights and lessons to date.

Strengthening LGBT Leadership

Leadership is a necessity, not a luxury, for the LGBT movement

According to a 2009 report by the Movement Advancement Project, building leadership talent should be a long-term priority.

Inaugural Cohort of 21st Century Fellows Announced

Increasing diversity in the movement for gay and lesbian equality

22 leaders have been selected to take part in a year-long leadership development program for people of color managers at LGBT organizations.

Sabbaticals Deliver Results

Time off for nonprofit leaders can lead to lasting change

This 2009 study looks at sabbaticals as capacity building and leadership development, not just time off for leaders.

Managing Transitions

What happens to a nonprofit when executives change hands?

This 2009 book walks readers through the difficult choices and incredible potential that can come with nonprofit leadership transitions.

Advancing Good Governance

How grantmakers are helping strengthen untapped resources: nonprofit boards

This BoardSource study looks at how foundations and nonprofits are focusing more on boards as a critical resource in building organizational effectiveness.

The In-Between Nonprofit Boards

The needs and challenges of midsize nonprofit boards

This brief helps fill a major gap in our understanding of board governance by focusing on midsize nonprofits, identifying problem areas, and suggesting targeted strategies.

The Departing

Exiting nonprofit leaders as resources for social change

As the leadership of the nonprofit sector passes from one generation to the next, departing leaders take with them their knowledge, networks, and experience.

3 Keys to Getting Nonprofit Leadership Development Right

A foreword by VP of Programs Sylvia Yee

The Haas, Jr. Fund’s VP of Programs Sylvia Yee shares key insights from our efforts supporting leadership development.