Episode 152 - Building A Pipeline for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders
Dr. Patton McDowell, MBA, CFRE
Nonprofit Consultant | Leadership Expert | Mastermind Coach | Podcast Host | Keynote Speaker | Author | AFP Master Trainer
Does your organization attract the next generation of dynamic nonprofit leaders? In?episode #152 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, we talk with?Nick Azulay, a Fulbright Scholar, who struggled to convert his education and desire for a meaningful career with the practical skills needed to land a job in the nonprofit sector.??Nick?divulges specific tools he used to navigate his path into the nonprofit sector and ultimately a leadership position.?
"Learning to network strategically allowed me to build relationships while creating new and unique learning opportunities."
By strengthening your pipeline of quality talent with a well-developed internship program, you will also attract and develop young professionals ready to seamlessly transition into any role.??Nick?shares his experiences as one such intern, his transition to a full-time position and now, as a senior leader himself, how best to scale and utilize an intern program to onboard, train, evaluate and retain today's emerging leaders. Nick and Patton discuss what it takes for nonprofits to traverse through a "digital first world," another benefit to investing in young talent.