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Voices from the Field |
Sustainability and Succession Planning: Powerful Planning Pair Focuses Time, Talent, and Strategy 
The best way to position your organization for sustained excellence is to align leadership, strategy, priorities, and resources. Time and again we've helped organizations reach new heights by combining two planning processes-organization sustainability and talent succession-that address these attributes. Used together, the two help you set inspiring yet realistic goals and ready top staff to achieve them. It's a cost-effective and powerful pairing that expands capacity and delivers long-lasting impact.
This month we've interviewed leaders from two organizations that combined succession and sustainability planning for exceptional results. Morton F. Zifferer, Jr., Board Chairman of Penn-Mar Human Services, and Bill Bolling, Founder/Executive Director of Atlanta Community Food Bank, recently combined sustainability and succession planning.
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Next Steps Workshop
For Executives Contemplating Future Change | |
Next Steps Workshop
Exclusively for Nonprofit Chief Executives
(Special Session for Board Leaders)
Two Intensive Days of Hands-On Succession, Sustainability and Transition Planning with Tools to Adapt to Your Organization!
Upcoming Next Steps Workshops:
* July 18-19, 2013: Baltimore, MD
* August 19-20, 2013: Philadelphia, PA (SPECIAL SESSION: Board Leaders)
* January 27-28, 2014: Washington, DC |
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New Executive and Senior Leadership Searches |
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 Association of Arizona Food Banks
Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL)
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
The Housing Fund
(Nashville, TN)
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Recent Executive and Senior Leadership Placements | |
Meet our Search Placements | |
Marie Brill
Executive Director ActionAid USA |
ActionAid USA has appointed Marie Brill as Executive Director. Marie Brill previously served as the Director of Policy and Campaigns and Interim Executive Director of AAUSA. Before joining the AAUSA staff in 2010, she served as the Deputy Director of Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization in the U.S. focused exclusively on Africa. Her previous roles include Executive Director of the Jubilee USA Network, a coalition of religious denominations and other organizations seeking the cancellation of impoverished country debt, and Co-Director of Quest for Peace at the Quixote Center where she supported grassroots development work in Nicaragua and domestic and international advocacy work on economic justice.
Marie has been published on the Huffington Post, and quoted in the Financial Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and other publications, and has appeared on CNN and CNN International, BBC, Voice Of America, Al Jazeera and other news networks. She is the author of "Enslaved by Debt" which was published in Let Haiti Live: Unjust U.S. Policies Towards Its Oldest Neighbor.
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Gayle Fuguitt
President/CEO
Advertising Research Foundation |
Gayle Fuguitt, former Vice President of Global Consumer Insights at General Mills, has been appointed President/CEO of the Advertising Research Foundation. Gayle will become the first woman to lead the 77-year-old, New York City-based organization when she succeeds retiring president, Bob Barocci, on April 15, 2013.
A recognized innovator in the advertising industry, Gayle led the trend to refocus and rebrand market research as "consumer insights." She also was one of the first leaders to recognize the power of the Internet, both as a marketing medium as well as a research tool, sponsoring a 1999 venture investment by General Mills in a start-up online research company, MarketTools, which was later acquired by Survey Monkey. In 2002 she also spearheaded a similar investment in Iconoculture, an online trending company, and served on the Board for eight years until it was sold to the Corporate Executive Board. She's currently a Board Advisor for Converseon, one of the first social media listening platforms.
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Kate Rice
Chief Operating Officer Pro Bono Institute |
Kate Rice has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Washington, DC-based Pro Bono Institute. Since 2008, Kate has been a consultant to nonprofit organizations on strategic communications and operational initiatives, both in the US and in the United Arab Emirates. She previously served as a senior executive for the Futures Industry Association, and prior to that, for the Managed Funds Association, where she served as the Executive Vice President for over a decade. In that role, she was responsible for all business operations, the strategic plan, financial management, member development and conferences, and human resources. She also served as a liaison and advisor to the Board of Directors.
Active in the Washington, DC community, Kate is a member of the Gala Committee for Studio Theater, involved in professional and educational activities for women in the financial services industry, and previously served on the Board of Directors and finance committee of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington.
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Cheri Sanzi
Deputy Executive Director Family Matters of Greater Washington |
Cheri Sanzi has been appointed Deputy Executive Director of Family Matters of Greater Washington. Cheri previously served as a Senior Director of Public Awareness and Community Services at the Epilepsy Foundation. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director for RFB&D, currently Learning Ally. In her role as the Executive Director, she was the lead strategist for personnel, business development, program enhancement, public relations, and fundraising.
Family Matters of Greater Washington, formerly Family and Child Services of Washington, D.C., Inc., was founded in 1882 and has been an integral part of the Washington, D.C. community for more than 130 years. Serving low-income children, families and seniors living in the Greater Washington D.C. area, Family Matters provides a broad range of programming, including mental health and counseling, child welfare, youth development, services for teen mothers, financial counseling and credit rehabilitation, senior social services, and retired and senior volunteer programs. Family Matters provides assistance that impacts more than 12,000 children, youth, families and seniors each year.
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Ron Stubblefield
Chief Financial Officer
St. John's Community Services |
St. John's Community Services has named Ron Stubblefield, CPA as their new CFO. Ron previously was CFO at the Alliance to Save Energy. Earlier he served in financial and operational positions at Melwood, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and Marshall Heights Community Development Organization.
With a background in accounting, CPA and CGMA designations, as well as a MSW degree and a PhD, Ron brings to the position a broad and deep business skill set as well as financial and programmatic knowledge and experience. Prior to moving to the nonprofit sector, Ron had a successful business career in financial management, including nine years at the General Electric Company in various national and international positions. Ron is a graduate of the General Electric Company's Financial Management Program. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member for Bowie State, Montgomery College, Prince George's Community College and Southeastern University. Read full article
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National Survey Participation | | |
We Greatly Appreciate Your Participation
The National Nonprofit
Sustainability and Succession Survey
Complete the Survey Online: Click Here
Download and Complete a PDF: Click Here
When you participate, you will receive:
- A National Nonprofit Sustainability and Succession Summary Report of the survey findings
- Feedback on your organization's strengths and aspirations and how you benchmark with other organizations
- A tool to use with your Board and managers to advance sustainability and succession discussions
- A sample Emergency Backup Plan for your chief executive to be adapted to your organization
- An opportunity to participate in a national webinar to discuss the survey findings with leaders in this field
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Customized Workshops |
TransitionGuides provides workshops across the country. If you would like to learn more about the workshops we offer, visit our website. If you would like to schedule a customized workshop for your organization or members, call our TransitionGuides office (301) 439-6635 today!
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We hope you found this issue useful and will forward it to others who may benefit from the ideas, lessons, and stories. As always, we value your feedback and comments. Let us know what topics you would like to read about or personal experiences and insights gained through your work that we could feature in a future issue. Feel free to contact Melody Thomas at mthomas@transitionguides.com.
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TransitionGuides is a consulting firm committed to leadership excellence. Our team of experienced and knowledgeable consultants helps find, support, and guide nonprofit leaders to build and sustain effective, vital organizations. Since 1995, TransitionGuides team has led over 500 executive search, transition, succession and sustainability projects for nonprofits across the country. Clients include local and national nonprofits, foundations, associations, and select government agencies. TransitionGuides offers the wisdom and experience that leading organizations need to identify and harness the power of change.
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