Marcus Walton: Leading While Black

Get to know the LeadersTrust Advisory Board Member Marcus Walton in this interview from Nonprofit Quarterly. Hear his reflections on his leadership journey. This article is part of the NPQ series of personal essays lifting up Black male voices to highlight the...

Holly Delany Cole: Empathetic. Direct. Restless

“What I strive to do wherever I am is be part of noticing or finding the truth of something – the ‘what truly matters’, and getting other people to care about that, and not the attendant b.s.” Get to know the LeadersTrust interim ED, Holly Delany Cole. What advice...

Beth Rayfield: Creating a Culture of Fundraising

“As a former organizer, I believe in the saying that every worker is an organizer. As a development professional, I also know that every organizer is a fundraiser.”  Beth Rayfield has led fundraising at two organizations that have received FLA support: The Center...

Paula Morris: Building Better Nonprofit Boards

“One of the worst-kept secrets in the nonprofit world is that you’re much more likely to hear a litany of complaints about boards than affirmations.” Paula Morris, former director of the Flexible Leadership Awards, shares how boards can become strong partners in...