Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership

Where are you on Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership? Be a leader. It's an expectation thrust on everyone from recent college graduates to the mid-level professional on up through senior levels of nonprofit management. Whether you are just starting on your path or are a seasoned leader, Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership will help you find the perfect nonprofit job and guide you along the road to career success in the philanthropic sector. This book clearly articulates the seven stops along the Path to help you identify your leadership goal and create a detailed plan to get you there. In this book you'll learn how to: • Articulate your nonprofit leadership vision • Identify which of the ten essential leadership skills & experiences you need to improve • Develop a personal board of directors to support you on your path • Elevate your overall productivity in every personal & professional setting • Create an intentional approach to capitalize on internal & external networks • Establish a system to curate knowledge that will keep you on the cutting edge Patton McDowell gives you concrete, proven tools and the best practices on every page so that you can take these actionable directives and immediately integrate them into your daily routine. The result: You will become the leader every nonprofit organization needs to make an even greater impact on the communities they serve.

PATTON MCDOWELL has enjoyed a successful thirty-year career in nonprofit leadership, strategic planning, and organizational development. His consulting practice, PMA Consulting, has allowed him to work with more than 250 organizations, including nonprofits focused on healthcare, education, arts and culture, and human services. Patton received a BA in education from UNC Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar, an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte, and his Doctorate in Education (Organizational Change and Leadership) from the University of Southern California. He is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), a Master Trainer for AFP International, and the host of the weekly podcast Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Why Nonprofits? Sharpen Your Vision Map Your Course Get in Shape Curate Knowledge Express Yourself Build Community Practice Leadership Resources and Next Steps CONCLUSION ABOUT THE AUTHOR