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…
New Research Sheds Light on Nonprofit Organizations’ Largest Resource: Their Employees
Noozhawk May 2016 By Ann Pieramici for Leading From Within | Published on 05.08.2016 6:00 p.m. Santa Barbara County nonprofit executives are buzzing about the results from the Nonprofit Human Capital…
Ann Jackson Family Foundation Grant Helps Develop Community Leaders
Noozhawk April 2016 “The Ann Jackson Family Foundation was attracted to Leading From Withinbecause we are always seeking opportunities that leverage our investments,” explained Palmer G. Jackson Jr., board secretary and trustee…
Ken Saxon: Partnership for Excellence Conference Is Investing in Our People
Noozhawk March 2016 I find the best social sector leaders tend to be the best learners. They’re not closed off, only drawing on what they (think they) know. To the contrary, these…
Ken Saxon: A Year of Change in Our Local Nonprofit Landscape
Noozhawk January 2016 In Santa Barbara, 2015 was a year of change in our large and varied philanthropic sector. As I look back on the year just ended, here are…
Nadra Ehrman: Where You At?
Noozhawk November 2015 Yes, you read the headline correctly. By speaking this way, others may view me as uneducated or unintelligent. Although, I can speak this way with my friends…
Ken Saxon: How You Can Fight Back Against Pervasive Busy-ness
Noozhawk October 2015 “How are you?” “I’m so busy.” How many times a week do you have or hear a conversation that starts this way? I’m embarrassed to say I respond…
Leading From Within Announces New ‘Leaders Fund’
SOURCE: JULIE SORENSON FOR LEADING FROM WITHIN Leading From Within provides high-quality leadership development and powerful networking opportunities to Santa Barbara County's nonprofit leaders. To date, over 200 local social sector leaders have…
Ken Saxon: Growing Leadership for our Community, and Nurturing It for the Future
Noozhawk August 2015 “If we don’t refresh the face of civil society, we won’t have a civil society!” — Desmond Tutu The Millennial generation gets a bum rap. I help run…
Ken Saxon: Investment in Social Sector Leadership Has a Powerful Return on Community
Noozhawk May 2015 Twenty-nine dollars. That’s the amount of money nonprofit organizations invest per employee in leadership development per year, according to a study by the Foundation Center. The private sector…