Nonprofits play a multitude of important roles throughout our communities. Though organizational mission, objectives, or activities vary widely throughout the sector, Independent Sector is committed to supporting greater effectiveness in achieving those goals. This section of the website describes various initiatives related to developing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on impact, leadership, and international programs.
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NGen Program |
Charting Impact
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The NGen: Moving Nonprofit Leaders from Next to Now program, is an effort to strengthen the leadership skills and networks of under-40 nonprofit professionals. |
At the heart of Charting Impact are five deceptively simple questions that require reflection, encourage learning, and promote communication about what really matters – results. |
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Initiative For Nonprofit Talent & Leadership |
Gardner Leadership Award |
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The Initiative for Nonprofit Talent and Leadership aims to create a set of goals and strategies that will serve as the foundation for a national cross-sector effort to better prepare, train, and sustain leaders to constructively and collaboratively address the complex challenges our society faces. |
The John W. Gardner Leadership Award
was established in 1985 to honor outstanding Americans who exemplify
the leadership and the ideals of John W. Gardner (1912-2002), American
statesman and founding chair of Independent Sector. |
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