Lessons Learned as a Nonprofit Executive Director & Nonprofit Consultant
Let’s be real. Being a nonprofit executive director isn’t always a walk in the park. There are definitely challenges that one faces with wearing the following hats:
- Leader and visionary
- Fundraiser
- Being the face of the organization
- Marketer
- Manager
- …and so much more.
It’s a good thing that Dolph Goldenburg, founder of Successful Nonprofits, comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to discuss his lessons learned as an executive director and as a nonprofit consultant.
Dolph goes in deep, starting off the discussion with sharing his experience being completely burned out as nonprofit executive director. At the time, he resigned and took a year off as a sabbatical to reflect.
This led to his current position as a nonprofit consultant.
The lessons he has learned along the way include:
- Taking time to recognize red flags of old habits
- Negotiating with funding sources
- Writing grants for enough money instead of settling
- Being values-based
- And so much more