INTRODUCTION

In all aspects of life, we hear about great leaders. Great entrepreneurs, community leaders, political leaders and all leaders throughout history. It is no secret that excellent leadership is the engine of success, regardless of the space in which they operate. Leadership development is essential for non-profit entities that want to excel in your community and execute its mission with incredible efficiency and success. Nonprofit leadership development has the potential not only to the external drive the organization’s success, but also offers many overlooked opportunities to generate internal value.

If you do not understand the dimension of the sector before, it is amazing. With an incredible size and resources, non-profit sector has the opportunity to follow the advice of the for-profit sector on the organization, strategy and operations. During the last twenty years, nonprofit organizations have experienced a rapid growth in the size and impact. At the same time, the baby boom generation has retired or is actively leaving the leadership of non-profit organizations. To date, a high rotation rate has remained, driven by the outsourcing of services. A high rate of turnover is costly to organizations and seriously impairs efficiency. Tackling the root of the problem is essential. The main cause of the billing cited by executives is compensation (daunting for many non-profit entities). Still, the second most common cause is the lack of development and opportunities for growth. Let’s look at leadership development that can generate value for participating current leaders and staff.