Our Work

Leadership

Leadership takes many forms. We explore how identity, experience, and organizational conditions shape who leads, how they lead, and what they need to thrive.

About Our Leadership Work

Leadership doesn't happen in isolation. Our work examines the people, organizations, and systems that shape leadership across the nonprofit sector. Through research and practical resources, we surface the barriers leaders face, learn from their experiences, and help organizations create more equitable conditions for people to lead and thrive.

Tools

Leadership Tools

These tools are designed to inform the nonprofit sector about the nonprofit racial leadership gap and how to work across generations to build leadership for social change. The research conducted by the Building Movement team over the years is based on interviews, case studies, and data. Click on an area above to learn how to support organizations, staff, and board members in their work toward strong leadership.

The Leadership in Leaving: Reflecting on Your Organizational and Personal Readiness

Interviews and surveys with long-term nonprofit leaders reveal the considerable tensions at play when making

Introduction: Roles & Tasks for Each Generation

Tools in this Section: Reflections on My Roles and Supports New Lifecycle of Work Vision

The Leadership in Leaving

This report is the second in a series that examines different aspects of a transformational

Introduction: Navigating Leadership Transitions

Tools in this Section: As long-term leaders in the nonprofit sector think about life after

Leadership Resources

Blocking the Backlash: The Positive Impact of DEI in Nonprofit Organizations 

Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organizing Infrastructure

The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership

Leadership Posts

Beyond the Glass Cliff: What Does It Take to Sustain Women of Color Leadership?

The Leadership Philanthropy Needs Right Now

New Brief | Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days