Key Takeaways:

• Stay in motion, build relationships, and connect with people. Honor natural cycles and rhythms in work and life to achieve sustainable productivity. Taking breaks can be part of the process.
• Fix your eyes on what you want instead of what you don’t want. Focus on conditions that help you thrive and create plans for what you want. Shift the focus of your nonprofit from fixing what’s broken to creating what’s right.
• Creating what's right involves systems, structures, and policy changes. It also takes shifting donor expectations from short-term wins to long-term sustainable change. Donors want to invest in compassionate, just communities, and focusing on creating these communities is more impactful.
• Focusing on what we want creates better outcomes in life, work, and relationships. Retrain your brain to focus on positive outcomes. Focusing on positive outcomes can improve team dynamics and personal satisfaction.

“An influential leader and influential fundraiser understands that their job is to create what is right, and to enroll people in a vision of change.”

“What conditions do I work best in? How do I work best? What can I do when I meet resistance from a task?”

“The problem, the effort, the initiative, will not shift until your thinking shifts.” 

- Maryanne Dersch

Let’s Work Together to Amplify Your Leadership + Influence

1. Group Coaching for Nonprofit Leaders

Want to lead with more clarity, confidence, and influence? My group coaching program is designed for nonprofit leaders who are ready to communicate more powerfully, navigate challenges with ease, and move their organizations forward.
 

2. Team Coaching + Training

I work hands-on with nonprofit teams to strengthen leadership, improve communication, and align around a shared vision. Whether you’re growing fast or feeling stuck, we’ll create more clarity, collaboration, and momentum—together.
 

3. Board Retreats + Trainings

Your board has big potential. I’ll help you unlock it. My engaging, no-fluff retreats and trainings are built to energize your board, refocus on what matters, and generate real results.

Get your free starter kit today at www.theinfluentialnonprofit.com

Connect with Maryanne about her coaching programs:

https://www.courageouscommunication.com/connect

Book Maryanne to speak at your conference:

https://www.courageouscommunication.com/nonprofit-keynote-speaker