The fourth edition of In the Middle, the extended executive education series designed for middle managers of Delmar DivINe partner organizations, returns to Delmar DivINe Fall 2024. Middle management is a mission critical and challenging professional role. Middle managers are problem-solvers, operating at the crossroads of strategic thinking and operational performance. They have complex and […]
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Briefing Paper: Advancing Nonprofit-Government Relations
A Briefing Paper for INsights at Delmar Divine, February 22, 2024 Introduction Nonprofit organizations, and the human services they provide, are highly dependent on government policy, funding and regulation – at the federal, state and local levels. Policy advocacy and lobbying are considered important, core nonprofit functions. However, in recent years, despite constitutionally protected rights, […]
INsights: Advancing Nonprofit – Government Relations
Nonprofit organizations, and the human services they provide, are highly dependent on government policy, funding and regulation – at the federal, state and local levels. Policy advocacy and lobbying are considered important, core nonprofit functions. However, in recent years, despite constitutionally protected rights, the number of nonprofits engaging in policy practice has declined dramatically. This trend may adversely […]
INsights: From Ally to Co-conspirator
Advancing People of Color in Nonprofit Leadership This third installment of INsights will follow up on the topic of the previous session, picking up our discussion on challenges and solutions to advancing and supporting people of color into top professional roles in the nonprofit sector. The session aspires to deepen understanding of the common challenges […]
Inside the Nonprofit 2023
The Center for Human Service Leadership is thrilled to announce our next professional development series, Inside the Nonprofit. This is the second time the Center for Human Service Leadership is offering this professional development opportunity. This course is designed for anyone who has never taken a course or had training in organizational behavior, leadership, and management. We will examine how […]
INsights: Advancing People of Color to Leadership
An excerpt from a briefing paper prepared by Barry Rosenberg, Director of the Center for Human Service Leadership To counter racial/ethnic discrimination and well-documented barriers to advancement, many have called to advance People of Color to top leadership positions (both board and executive) in nonprofit organizations; especially in those that serve majority-minority populations. Some have […]
Inside the CEO
A Course for Aspiring and New Chief Executive Officers The Chief Professional, whether called CEO, Executive Director or otherwise, is the most important and most challenging factor in the success of human service organizations. New CEO’s are often surprised and challenged by how different the job of a CEO is from their prior management roles. […]
INsights: Building the Nonprofit Ecosystem
On the evening of October 25, the Delmar Divine welcomed 125+ nonproft and for-profit professionals, students, tenants, and community stakeholders to our first public community event. Attendees were able to tour the building, engage with one another in networking and discussion, and hear from a panel of community leaders about building and strengthening the nonprofit […]
Building the Nonprofit Ecosystem
Although nonprofits represent about 5% of United States GDP and 10% of the American work-force, the needs of nonprofits are often marginalized, if not actually undermined. Most human service organizations educate, advocate, form coalitions, and many lobby, on behalf of their clients, cause and community needs. However, beyond pressing for more funding, few nonprofits engage in policy work or collective action addressing the needs, strength and vitality of the nonprofit world itself. Yet, the nonprofit industry faces challenges and threats on many fronts, beyond just financial resources. In contrast, industries such as coal and big pharma demonstrate focused and oft-successful advocacy around their priorities and needs. How the nonprofit ecosystem be strengthened?