Nonprofit Boards and Executive Transition
Nonprofit executive transitions reveal a lot about an organization’s Board of Directors. Hiring an executive leader is among a Board’s most important jobs - maybe the most important. It has…
Managing Uncertainty in Transition
By Ken Saxon, Leading From Within Board Chair Back when I was a young entrepreneur 25+ years ago, my partner and I ran a small but growing warehousing company. We…
Organizational Lifecycles
by Ken Saxon, Leading From Within Board Chair When I was building a business, one of the more powerful and trustworthy frameworks I came across for understanding growth in an…
Janet Garufis Offers Words of Wisdom on Leading the Way
By Ann Pieramici for Leading From Within | June 14, 2019 | 10:48 a.m. Noozhawk One of the great rules of leadership is to create a work environment that gives employees the space…
Nonprofit Workshop: Don’t Underestimate Spending Power of Women
How Women Give was presented by Natalie Orfalea Foundation and Leading From Within By Ann Pieramici for Natalie Orfalea Foundation | May 15, 2019 | 12:20 p.m. Local nonprofits could be leaving money…
Ken Saxon: Leading From Within at 10, and a Decade of Weaving Community
By Ken Saxon | May 11, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. Noozhawk Article In 2009, when we at Leading From Within completed running our very first leadership program for nonprofit leaders, I remember thinking how sad…
Michael Medel Named to Board of Leading From Within
Noozhawk By Carrie Randolph March 26, 2019 Leading From Within has announced the appointment of Michael Medel to its board of directors. Professionally, Medel has spent the last 15 years…
Leading From Within Launches Its 2019 Emerging Leaders Class
Noozhawk By Carrie Randolph March 18, 2019 Investing in the next generation of nonprofit leaders, Leading From Within launched its newest class of Emerging Leaders. The program empowers, elevates and connects the…
Leading From Within Welcomes Its 20th Anniversary Class of Katherine Harvey Fellows
Noozhawk By Carrie Randolph February 28, 2019 The community’s future change-makers were enthusiastically welcomed into the 20th anniversary class of Katherine Harvey Fellows last week at a welcome reception…
10 Years After the Tea Fire
November 13, 2018 Ten years ago this morning, I was up early (as I am this morning) taking a walk up Gibraltar Road in the mountains high above Santa Barbara. …
LFW Honored as “Nonprofit of the Year”
On Wednesday, June 28, Leading From Within was honored as a Nonprofit of the Year at a celebration of California Nonprofits Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Leading From…
Nonprofit Excellence Spotlight: Leading From Within
Santa Barbara Foundation April 2017 By Santa Barbara Foundation | posted April 2017 in Nonprofit Excellence Spotlight On a sunny day in late February, State Assemblymember Monique Limón and Chief Executive Officer of…
Leading From Within Launches Nonprofit Development Program for North County
Noozhawk January 2017 By Jane Scully | posted January 29, 2017 in Good For Santa Barbara Community Impact program to help current and future leaders become more effective in fulfilling charitable, philanthropic missions Recognizing…
Leadership is a Choice
Noozhawk June 2016 By Mark Sylvester | Posted June 20, 2016 In 805conversations Ken Saxon, the President of Leading from Within, an organization dedicated to leadership development talked with Mark about the courage to lead. There…
Katherine Harvey Fellows Earn Their Capes at the Santa Barbara Foundation
Noozhawk June 2013 By Judy Taggart | June 16, 2016 | 3:40 p.m. During a special ceremony June 7 at the Santa Barbara Foundation, the 2015-16 Katherine Harvey Fellows donned superhero capes and gave presentations to…