In the world of hiring we recognize there are many challenges that face non-profit organizations. We typically cannot compete with the higher salaries that are available for similar positions, particularly in leadership. At Lakeside, we have attempted to develop our leadership from within but in some situations that is just not possible, forcing us to […]
Should All Schools Become Therapeutic Communities?
I remember early in my career at Lakeside having discussions with school administrators about the many needs of their students. They often felt that they were expected to provide social work services when they believed their task should be confined to education and its goals for their students. Students who had special needs or were […]
Non-Profit Leadership: How to Normalize Conflict
A non-profit leader who has any level of compassion would admit that one of the hardest parts of leadership is when there is personal or organizational conflict. It is predictable that not everyone can agree on any one issue. There are different perspectives, changing issues, decisions that are controversial, and personal opinions that can be […]
How to Consider Environments for Systems Change
It is not a secret that we need significant changes in our systems of care across our country. There are no more challenged and neglected systems than our prison systems. They are typically overcrowded, understaffed, and generally not a place where we can claim significant success in rehabilitation. Yet, in places like facilities for juvenile […]
Non-Profit Leadership: Clarifying Your Non-Profit Values
Whenever I provide consulting for any organization, I create the mission, the vision, and something that people often forget to identify: the values and/or core beliefs of the organization. This is a way to articulate what the leadership and staff value for the environment and programs they create. I feel it is essential that these […]
Non-Profit Leadership: Non-profits as Agents of Change
I am often learning about amazing leaders who are working diligently to focus on some cause or human need that is so important for our country. Whether an organization has spent years working to help mental health patients or that has just begun their journey to help marginalized individuals find a way to overcome serious […]
Non-Profit Leadership: How To Build Programmatic Diversity
One of the principles of good investing is found in the word diversity. It means that rather than investing in one set of stocks, you diversify your investments into a variety of different stocks and industries so that at any given time your finances will not be jeopardized by trends that may impact one industry […]
Non-Profit Leadership: Your Organizational Story
One important aspect of providing therapeutic help to those who are trauma-impacted is to begin with their life story. Our stories are so important for where we have been and who we have become. We have had significant life events that are so important to be respectful of when we come to understand our present […]
Non-Profit Leadership: Paying it Forward Through Mentorship
A seasoned non-profit leader has had a significant number of experiences in building their non-profit that has provided them with experience, wisdom, and sometimes sheer tenacity. Non-profit leaders typically have achieved a lot with few resources and have survived some difficult circumstances where they had to learn both resilience and innovation. They have also learned […]
Non-Profit Leadership: How to Utilize Your Power and Partnership
Every non-profit leader needs to wrestle with the issue of how to utilize their power. We all have heard stories where power has been misused and abused even in non-profit leadership. My good friend, Dr. Sandra Bloom has recently designed the Creating PRESENCE model for certifying organizations as trauma-responsive. She has developed 16 different values […]
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