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How Does Your Organization Measure Up?
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A 2013 survey shows trends in sustainability and succession planning.
Recently TransitionGuides teamed up with McGladrey LLP, a national provider of assurance, tax, and consulting services, to survey  sustainability and succession planning among nonprofit organizations across the country.
The National Nonprofit Sustainability and Succession survey is first-of-its kind for an examination of these issues. Nearly 100 organizations responded, representing a cross section of organizations ranging in size from less than $1 million (19 percent) to over $20 million (20 percent). Respondents represented a variety of leadership positions, including CEO, CFO, COO, departmental director, and board chair.
The survey explored critical succession and sustainability factors such as current CEO tenure and age; backup and emergency plans; talent assessment, development, and recruitment; succession policy; structure of senior management team; and presence of business model and strategic plan.
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CEO Succession and Transition
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Why it pays to be prepared for CEO Transitions.
"Many corporations pursue talent management in a systemized  manner from the beginning of people's careers. The same is true for the military." Charlie MacCormack, former CEO of Save the Children U.S., advanced this observation at the Forum's workshop on CEO succession and transition. Panelists Luis Guardia (chief operating officer, ONE) and Lindsay Coates (executive vice president, InterAction) joined the robust discussion around the very specific and real challenges NGOs face in managing leadership succession and transition. Whether planned or unplanned, CEO departure is inevitable. NGOs who have already engaged in succession planning and talent management are better positioned to thrive throughout the transition.
Unlike large corporations or the military, most NGOs do not have a large labor pool to draw upon and find it hard to dedicate time and energy to systematic talent management: the creation of pipelines of new leaders, and the thorough preparation for leadership succession and transition. MacCormack noted, "If you want to do good leadership development, a CEO has to nurture five potential candidates for [his/her] succession. You don't want to be just at the mercy of search firms." However, talented and ambitious mid- to senior staff remove themselves from the NGOs talent pipeline: they may leave prematurely due to highly limited internal opportunities for upward mobility or to pursue opportunities in private industry.
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TransitionGuides, in coordination with the Transnational NGO Initiative at the Maxwell School-Syracuse University, facilitated a session on CEO Transition at InterAction's 2013 Forum in May. Key insights and learnings from the session are presented above. This article originally appeared in Monthly Developments, an InterAction publication.
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Next Steps Workshop
For Executives Contemplating Future Change
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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:
* January 27-28, 2014: Washington, DC Register Now!
* February TBD, 2014: Los Angeles, CA (Special Session for Board Leaders)
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New Executive and Senior Leadership Searches
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President & CEO
(Washington, DC)
 Community Renewal Society
Executive Director
(Chicago, IL)
 Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
(Silver Spring, MD)
 Housing Unlimited (Wheaton, MD)
 National Foundation for Women Legislators (Washington, DC)
Paramount Arts Center
 Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation(Kansas City, MO)
 Reston Association (Reston, VA)
 Scranton NativityMiguel School (Scranton, PA)
(Richmond/Hampton Roads/Charlottesville, VA)
Voices for Alabama's Children
(Montgomery, AL)
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Recent Executive and Senior Leadership Placement
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Recent Executive and Senior Leadership Placements
 Advertising Research Foundation, New York, NYGayle Fuguitt, President & CEO
American Association of Kidney Patients, Tampa, FL
Gary Green, Executive Director
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 American-Israel Chamber of Commerce (Southeast Region), Atlanta, GA
Shai Robkin, President
 Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Silver Spring, MD
Andrew Imparato, Executive Director
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Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise (Chattanooga, TN
Martina Guilfoil, Executive Director
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 The Housing Fund (Nashville, TN) Paul Johnson, Executive Director
 Middle Grades Partnership, Baltimore, MD Wendy Samet, Executive Director
Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Bethesda, MD
Nicole Testa Boston, Executive Director
Our Senior Leadership Placements
- Equal Justice Works, Washington, DC
Tinna Jackson, Operations Manager
- Family Matters of Greater Washington, Inc., Washington, DC
Cheri Sanzi, Deputy Director
- Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Baltimore, MD
Rosemary Calderalo, Director of Development
- Maryland Food Bank, Halethorpe, MD
Kary Klein, Vice President of Human Resources
- National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, New York, NY
Eben Sheaffer, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Investment Officer
- Pro Bono Institute, Washington, DC
Kate Rice, Chief Operating Officer
- St. John's Community Services, Washington, DC
Ron Stubblefield, Chief Financial Officer
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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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