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…
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07Feb 17
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…
20Jun 16
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…
16Jun 16
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…
08May 16
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…
13Apr 16
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…
28Mar 16
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…
14Jan 16
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…
29Nov 15
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…
04Oct 15
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…
26Aug 15
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…
01Aug 15
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…
18May 15
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…
07Oct 13
For 2011 Man of the Year, nurturing nonprofit leaders helps ensure a vibrant environment for effective philanthropy
Noozhawk October 2013 People discover the joy of volunteering at different ages; Ken Saxon was born to it. Saxon grew up in Baltimore, where his grandmother volunteered for the League of Women Voters for…
19Sep 13
Scholarship Foundation Names Carrie Randolph to the Board of Directors
The Independent September 2013 Carrie Randolph, Executive Director at Leading from Within, has joined the Board of Directors of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Carrie Randolph, Executive Director…
03Sep 13
Developing Nonprofit Leaders
Noozhawk September 2013 Recently, I had the honor of interviewing Mr. Ken Saxon. Saxon is co-founder of Leading From Within and Courage to Lead. He believes strongly in the importance of developing nonprofit…
02Sep 13
Carrie Randolph Joins Board of Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Noozhawk September 2013 Carrie Randolph, executive director at Leading from Within, has joined the Board of Directors of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Leading from Within is an organization that…
09Jul 13
Leading From Within Hosts Rosetta Thurman Talk on ‘6 Ways to Rock Your Nonprofit World’
Noozhawk July 2013 Leading From Within recently sponsored Rosetta Thurman, a nationally recognized author, speaker and coach, who delivered poignant tips on how to excel in the nonprofit sector. Leading…
31Mar 13
Katherine Harvey Fellows Program Encourages Next Generation of Leaders
The Santa Barbara Foundation Newsletter March 2013 The Katherine Harvey Fellows program inspires, motivates, and educates – preparing its participants to become future community leaders. Those who become fellows are…
12Oct 12
The SB Foundation 70th Annual Man and Woman of the Year
The Santa Barbara Independent October 12, 2012 A large crowd gathered at the Four Seasons Biltmore to recognize Ken Saxon and Patricia MacFarlane for the significant impact they have had…