Show Notes

1:30 – Greg Pope – his first nonprofit Board experience

4:37 – Gail Ebersole – her first nonprofit Board experience

6:40 – Ted Grossnickle – his first nonprofit Board experience

10:30 – David Williams – his experience on working with Boards of different size organizations

15:30 – Dee Dee Collins / Joe Mettimano – how they keep Board service at Central Union Mission fun and enjoyable

18:30 – Atul Tandon – the criticality of the nonprofit CEO / Board relationahip

23:00 – Dan DePee / Harry Kunze – restructuring the nonprofit Board

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JobfitMatters Website

Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas

David Williams: Leadership at Habitat, Make a Wish and more...

Harry Kunze & Dan DuPee - Lessons on Board Development - the Courage to Change

Gail Ebersole and Dan McWilliams - Their Leadership Journeys

Ted Grossnickle - The Effective Nonprofit Board

Atul Tandon - Principles of Effective Board Service

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Today we continue the conversation that we began with Dean Owen in the episode:  Dean Owen – Now is too late – the Rapidly Changing World of Corporate Communications – Part 1 

Show Notes

1:00 Reputational Crisis

4:00 What should nonprofit Board Members do in when an nonprofit organizations has a crisis

6:30 The Five C’s - Conflict, Criticism, Controversy, Celebrities and Catastrophes.

10:30 The first 100 days for a new Chief Communications Officer

14:40 Dean’s response to the quote by Sidney Harris – “Information is giving out. Communication is getting through”

17:50 Dean's response to David Carson’s quote “Never mistake legibility for communication”

19:00 Dean’s reflections on writing the book November 22, 1963: Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy

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JobfitMatters Website

Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas

Now is Too Late - Survival in an Era of Instant News by Gerald R. Baron

November 22, 1963: Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy by Dean Owen

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Dean Owen's LinkedIn Profile

Show Notes

2:30 – Gail and Dan share their memories of the first time they had to manage a staff team

6:00 – Gail and Dan talk about what they are looking for when they hire someone

11:00 – How do you “nurture the individual soul?”

14:00 – What do you want to tell the next generation about leaving a legacy?

18:00 – Second Chances

20:00 – What the most difficult decision you have had to make?

24:00 – Gail discusses her first Board of Directors

29:00 – Dan shares what he would say to someone who came to him seeking advice about whether to accept a promotion

31:00 – Gail shares her counsel to someone asking her advice on whether to become the Chairman of the Board of a nonprofit

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Today, we're continuing our conversation we began last week with Ted Grossnickle.  Ted is a former chair of the Giving Institute. He serves on the board of Garrett Theological Seminary, and is counselor to The Generosity Commission. We continue our conversation on giving and voluntary action. Ted is serving his second term on the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Board of Visitors.  Ted brings decades of experience to the conversation about fundraising, philanthropy, generosity, and volunteerism.

Show Notes

1:30 – The relationship between the CEO and the Chief Development Officer

6:00 – Ted’s recollections of the first nonprofit Board on which he served

7:00 – The importance of asking questions in a Board Meeting

10:00 – The importance of diversity (age, gender, community stature, etc.) for the nonprofit Board.

12:00 – Board Improvement

14:00 – Risk Management

16:00 – The Executive Committee

19:00 – Words and phrases that describe the best Board Chair Ted has served under

23:00 – The CEO Evaluation and Succession Planning

25:00 – Counsel to the incoming Board Chair

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JobfitMatters Website

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Johnson, Grossnickle + Associates

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Our guest today is Ted Grossnickel. Ted is the principal and chairman of the board at Johnson Grossnickel and Associates. After graduation from Wabash College, he worked at Procter and Gamble, his alma mater, and then at Northern Illinois University where he served several roles, including advancement and corporate relations.

From 1983 to 1993, he served as vice president of development in public affairs for Franklin College, and then as their acting president in 1993, he co-founded JGA with Don Johnson in 1994. Ted chaired the working committee to plan the Generosity Commission and is now counselor to the commission, which had a recent meeting in September.

Show Notes

3:00 – Ted remembers his first job as a fundraising professional

4:30 – Ted remembers his first “major gift”

6:00 – The Generosity Commission and Giving USA

14:00 – Has the pandemic fundamentally changed philanthropy?

17:00 – How has the field of philanthropy changed over the past 30-40 years?

21:00 – Qualities of a great major gifts officer

26:00 – How long does it take to nurture and receive a legacy gift?

Links and Resources

JobfitMatters Website

Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas

Johnson, Grossnickle + Associates

Giving USA / The Generosity Commission

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Ted Grossnickle's LinkedIn Profile

Show Notes

1:00 - Early in the episode Bob Tiede gives some context as to how Leader Development was done in Cru in the early days and how that has evolved and progressed to the Leader Development Model they use today.

7:00 – Barry talks about the size of the cohort and some of the details of how the cohort works, frequency of meetings, etc.

8:17 – Experiential Learning

11:00 – The 24-Hour Challenge  Barry shares about what he learned from his Sunday School co-leader about developing training models

14:00 – As a direction setter, the leader must make sure that every person on his/her team can answer these three questions.

1. What is the Mission
2. What is my part in the Mission
3. How do I do my part in the Mission

18:00 – How Bob Tiede recruited business executives from the private sector to be “coaches” for these emerging leaders

23:00 – Using Strength Finders to match the coach with the emerging leader

26:00 – The advantages of having a diverse cohort.  Diversity in age, gender, ethnicity, area of work, etc.

28:00 – Lessons learned during / from the pandemic

32:00 – Dee Dee, Barry and Bob’s wiliness to help people in other nonprofit organizations think through what this kind of Leader Development might look like in their organization

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JobfitMatters Website

Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas

The Art of Virtue-Based Transformational Leadership - Mark McCloskey

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Barry Rush - [email protected]

Dee Dee Rush - [email protected]

Bob Tiede - [email protected]

Show Notes

1:00 – Dee Dee, Barry and Bob share their remembrances of their first team leadership role

5:00 – Not every leadership role turns out as expected

7:00 – Bob shares his experience as the President of the Josh McDowell Ministry

10:00 – Bob, Dee Dee and Barry share their greatest challenge and how they responded

14:30 – Barry, Bob and Dee Dee share the most difficult decision they have had to make as ministry leaders

18:00 – Habits or traits that can derail successful leaders

29:00 – Great leaders ask questions. They don’t think they need to have all the answers

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Link to book Superbia - Dr. Steven Willing

The Art of Virtue Based Transformational Leadership - Mark McCloskey

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Barry Rush - [email protected]

Dee Dee Rush - [email protected]

Bob Tiede - [email protected]

Show Notes

1:27:  How the assassination of John F. Kennedy influenced Dean’s career decision

2:27: Undergraduate work at UC – Berkeley and first job in journalism.

7:04:  Dean’s first management position

10:06:  What is difficult about working for Dean Owen?

11:54:  Communications and the nonprofit sector

17:23:  Data-driven story telling

19:46:  Communications challenges at World Vision

21:42:  Bob Sieple’s (World Vision President) first Op-Ed piece

Links and Resources

JobfitMatters Website

Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas

Now is Too Late - Survival in an Era of Instant News by Gerald R. Baron

November 22, 1963: Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy by Dean Owen

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Tommy Thomas - [email protected]

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If you listened to last week’s episode, you can see how difficult it is to write classical show notes for a conversation with Dr. Combs.  She is so conversational and has mastered the art of storytelling.

Show Notes

0:42 – Dr. Combs shares how the Controller’s Office of the State of North Carolina was prepared (well in advance) for the realities of off-site operations caused by the Covid pandemic.  She was ready for something like a pandemic because of her work in various crises while serving in Washington DC.

13:46 – Dr. Combs shares her approach to problem-solving.

17:57 – I asked Dr. Combs what she believes her greatest strength to be.  She talks about building relationships and maintaining relationships.

23:17 – Dr. Combs shares what is going on in her heart and mind when she has to make the decision on whether to give someone a “second chance”.

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Linda Combs' LinkedIn Profile

Today we are talking with Dr. Linda Combs.  She has served in senior leadership roles in the administrations of president Ronald Reagan, president George HW, Bush and president George W Bush. She had five presidential appointments, which means she has survived five Senate confirmation hearings.

She served as a Chief Financial Officer for the US Department of Transportation and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Additionally, she was confirmed for senior leadership roles in the Department of Education, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the US Department of the Treasury. She recently retired after serving eight years as Controller for the State of North Carolina

She took her BS and Master's Degrees from Appalachia State University, and her doctorate from Virginia Tech.

Show Notes

2:28 - Childhood

6:39 - How does someone get from the schoolhouse to the White House?

12:17 - The first phone call that changed Dr. Combs’ life

19:00 - The second phone call that changed Dr. Combs’ life

25:00 - Dr. Combs goes to Washington

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JobfitMatters Website

Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas

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Linda Combs' LinkedIn Profile