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 inspired leaders constantly take in new data, input and perspectives,…
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 a few reflections: Change at the Top I don’t remember…
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 without a second thought, I understand that in a professional…
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 like that all the time. Even if it’s true that…
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 been a part of Leading From Within’s programs. Foundation grants…
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 leadership development programs for a nonprofit organization called Leading From Within,…
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 spends close to five times more. While private sector investment…
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 more than 50 years. His mother continued the tradition as…
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 at Leading from Within, has joined the Board of Directors…
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 leaders, including future leaders of nonprofits who now serve in…