How to Get Gen Z to Care about Your Cause

Close your eyes. Think about some of the most successful and iconic nonprofit programs and fundraising events of our time. Nationally televised telethons, global charity walks, giving phenomenons spurred by a single bucket of ice. Now open your eyes and come back to reality. Many of the strategies that have worked in the past are […]

Nonprofit Sector Trends That Affect Your Organization

In our ever-changing world, shifts in charitable giving and donor engagement require our nonprofit sector to think differently to survive and thrive. Two recent studies highlight nonprofit sector trends that every leader should be considering as they plan and prepare for the future. Here’s what the latest data suggests and what your nonprofit should be […]

Operating Grant Application with Pinellas Community Foundation

Pinellas-based 501(c)3 organizations are invited to apply for a Pinellas Community Foundation (PCF) Operating Grant. PCF is accepting applications until 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2019. Accessing the grant application is easy through the Pinellas Community Foundation online grant portal. The grant size is based on organizational operating budget size for service in Pinellas County and […]

What does it mean to develop and connect nonprofit leaders?

About five years ago, my brother asked me a (seemingly) simple question: “What do you do?” Try as I might to come up with creative ways to explain the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s work, my role and the challenges facing our sector, my brother kept coming to the same conclusion: “So, NLC teaches, and you’re a […]

A Brilliant Day: Highlights from NLC’s 2019 Leadership Conference

“Brilliance is living from the inside out and leading with purpose.” These were the words brilliance expert Simon T. Bailey shared during his keynote address at our 2019 Leadership Conference. He told us that when we’re in alignment with our calling, our work isn’t a job — it’s an opportunity. He asked: What problem were you created to solve? […]

New Classes from NLC’s 2019 Leadership Conference

At the Nonprofit Leadership Center, our annual Leadership Conference is like the Super Bowl of our year. It’s a powerful time to gather with 700 nonprofit leaders across the Tampa Bay region for a day of intentional learning, networking and growth. But the connections and development opportunities don’t start and stop here. This year, we’ve taken the […]

NEW 2019 Nonprofit Leadership Classes in Pinellas County

We recently asked nonprofit leaders across Tampa Bay to tell us how the Nonprofit Leadership Center can better support and strengthen their work. The answer was clear: Offer more classes in Pinellas County. “I’d like to see NLC take some of their courses into the community and do more in Pinellas.” You shared your feedback, and we’ve […]

6 Secrets for Success at Leadership Conference

Team NLC is counting down the days (19!) until our 9th annual Leadership Conference on May 22. We’re thrilled to share that the conference has SOLD OUT for the fourth year in a row. (If you didn’t get a chance to register, please call us at 813-287-8779 to join the wait list. We accommodate requests on a […]

What Tampa Bay Nonprofit Leaders Say They Need to Succeed (and How NLC is Responding)

Walt Disney once said that his iconic brand has continued to move forward, open new doors and try new things because its leaders are curious. At the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we’re relentlessly curious. We care deeply about what nonprofit leaders need and want — where they’re struggling and where their success can uplift others. We’re […]

Announcing Classes in Pinellas & ALL 8 Leadership Conference Breakouts

Team NLC isn’t content to rest on our laurels; what happened in 2018 was pretty awesome but it’s also….so 2018. We’ve been working on some top-secret projects for a while, and today we can share news–about two of them. First up: we’re thrilled to announce that we’re going to be putting on 10 classes IN […]