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Valerie F. Leonard

Using COVID-19 As An Opportunity for Much-Needed Change

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many unwelcomed changes. People are dying at rates much higher than expected, and the Black…

Apr 19, 2020

Using COVID-19 As An Opportunity for Much-Needed Change

Apr 19, 2020

In academia, there are very strict rules regarding citing sources of information.

We need to be just as careful in or churches and community-based organizations and with elected officials and other influencers. Over the…

Mar 9, 2020

In academia, there are very strict rules regarding citing sources of information.

Mar 9, 2020

Case Study: A Youth Development Agency With Growing Pains

You are the newly-hired executive director of a community-based youth agency with a budget of $350,000. In this capacity, you would have 8…

Mar 9, 2020

Case Study: A Youth Development Agency With Growing Pains

Mar 9, 2020

Whose Project Is It, Anyway? In Search of Equitable Collaboration

While I have been blessed to have been a part of some great collaborations in which the outcomes were better than any individual or single…

Feb 25, 2020

Whose Project Is It, Anyway? In Search of Equitable Collaboration

Feb 25, 2020

DEI Starts With Us

It occurred to me, that as we demand diversity, equity and inclusion from others, we need to do the same in our own communities. We are…

Feb 25, 2020

DEI Starts With Us

Feb 25, 2020

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership-Reflections on the First 2 Laws

When I reviewed the first law, the Law of the Lid this time around, I was reminded that organizations can go no farther than the leader’s…

Jan 8, 2020

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership-Reflections on the First 2 Laws

Jan 8, 2020

What’s the Difference Between Programs and Services?

The terms “programs” and “services” are so often used together, that we don’t often take the time to think about the subtle differences…

Oct 8, 2019

What’s the Difference Between Programs and Services?

Oct 8, 2019

What Do You DoWhen Politics Impacts Your Board of Directors?

This is an original case study written by Valerie F. Leonard as an exercise in board development and training.

Sep 20, 2019

What Do You DoWhen Politics Impacts Your Board of Directors?

Sep 20, 2019

Take the 7-Day Streamline Challenge

There’s a lot to be said for effective time management to help us get the most out of our days. Some recommend setting daily goals and…

Sep 9, 2019

Take the 7-Day Streamline Challenge

Sep 9, 2019

Selling Out Does Not Always Pay

I’ve seen it time and time again at the community level. Leaders pushing a community- driven agenda are often betrayed by members of their…

Jul 30, 2019

Selling Out Does Not Always Pay

Jul 30, 2019

Valerie F. Leonard

Valerie F. Leonard

Founder, Nonprofit Utopia, the ideal community for emerging nonprofit leaders. Join @ https://nonprofitutopia.mn.co. Podcaster. Nonprofit Management Instructor.

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