The Changing Nonprofit Sector

Amy Rome

Founder & Principal

The Rome Group

The Changing Nonprofit Sector

The Changing Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Sector Leadership

“640,00 new nonprofit leaders needed by 2016.”

-- Bridgespan Group, 2006

Nonprofit Sector Employment

• 24% of jobs filled from within nonprofit

• 41% of jobs filled from within sector

• 21% of jobs filled from former for- profit employees

Nonprofit Leader Development

Nonprofit Leadership

Nonprofit Leadership Barriers

Work Smarter, Not Harder

• Streamline operations and look for efficiencies

• Allocate more time to developing major gifts

• Collaborate and work together -- Harvard Business School and McKinsey & Co., 2008

The Changing Nonprofit Sector

$532 Billion Wealth Transfer in St. Louis

Changes in Government Funding  

• 38% saw drops in government support in 2011

• 67% expect continued cuts in 2012-2014

• 91 percent say federal cuts will cause significant problems for them in the future

The Bridgespan Group survey, January 2012

Innovative Resource Strategies

• Social Entrepreneurism

• Social Impact Bonds

• Social Impact Businesses

A New Game Plan for Nonprofits

Advocating For Your Cause

Collaboration is Everything

Skills and Values for Success

• Ethics and Values

• Diversity Awareness

• Board and Committee Development

Skills and Values for Success

• Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Management

• Nonprofit Management

• Community Outreach/Marketing and Public Relations

• Risk Management and Legal Issues

• Fundraising Principles and Practices

• Program Planning

• Implementation and Evaluation

• Volunteer Management

Ethics and Values

Diversity

Fundraising

Public Awareness

Embrace Technology

Know Your Numbers

Team Leadership

The Changing Nonprofit Sector

The Rome Group

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