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Join the Zone In: City Core community meeting to review the proposed rezoning plans, share community feedback, and learn the next steps in rezoning your neighborhood. Reconnect with the Zone In: City Core Leadership Circle and invite your neighbors! Learn more at bit.ly/zicc_zoning_draft.

Check out the article in todays issue with profiles for all the fantastic honorees for the San Antonio Business Journal's 40 Under 40*. Beyond excited to have been selected with this years class of exceptional individuals. #RaymondJames #40Under40 #SanAntonio #WealthManagement #SA40Under40 *The San Antonio Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Awards are presented to professionals under 40 years old who have demonstrated excellence in business, leadership, and community involvement. To be eligible, the nominees must be under the age of 40 as of 1/1/24, live and work in the San Antonio area, and cannot be a past 40 Under 40 honoree. Over 200 nominees were considered and 40 were recognized. The nominations are read and vetted by an internal group of editors and reporters at San Antonio Business Journal. This ranking is based upon the period from 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023 and was released on 1/22/2024. This ranking is not based in any way on the individual's abilities in regard to providing investment advice or management. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of an advisor's future performance. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. San Antonio Business Journal is not affiliated with Raymond James.

Drawing on insights from a range of field experts, “Reimagining Nonprofit Governance: How Did We Get Here? Where Might We Go Next?” provides historical context that shows how traditional governance models were designed in ways that are counterproductive to our aims, asks questions that allow us to reexamine assumptions about leadership and power, and gives examples of new modes of working together that chart a better path forward. https://lnkd.in/ehy6P2kK Laura Chen

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This is the single most important decision any board will make. Sometimes having an experienced interim or fractional CEO is an excellent option. Talk to us about what we offer. #LeadershipMatters.

There’s an exciting trend developing; people who don’t come from a “fire background” are being drawn to the fire space, bringing new perspectives, talents and experience to bear on the wildfire crisis. Seth Schalet is a great example. Drawing on decades of business and philanthropy leadership experience, Seth turned the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council into the only such organization to pay its own way, with profitable operations and a full time staff. As he’s done many times with previous ventures, he’s used his keen business skillls and powerful collaborative abilities to turn SCCFC into a brilliantly effective and self sustaining model for other non-profits. Very few people understand the concept of “no margin, no mission” as well as does this dynamic CEO. And as I mention in the show, Seth Schalet is one of the best examples of what it means to be a mensch. (Look it up if you don’t know the term.) Learn a few of his secrets to success here in his fascinating interview. Spoiler, it begins with character, integrity, humility, curiosity, and drive.

In this blog post, we'll explore five key strategies for maximizing nonprofit board effectiveness, drawing on proven practices in board governance and leadership training. https://lnkd.in/gESUGVsm

We employed a board member as interim President (ED) for 2 months a few years ago during a sabbatical I had the opportunity to take. It made a lot of us nervous to go that route, and it ended up working beautifully. I think that is because we planned it very carefully and made clear agreements between board, interim director, and staff. What of the regular duties of the President the interim would take on and what would be temporarily delegated, and what the transition would look like on the front and the at the end of the interim period when the regular President would return. The basics: -President (me) was entirely relieved of duties during the sabbatical. No authority, no roles, no work-related contact with staff. Only a check-in one time with the Board Chair about my return. -Interim President would temporarily leave the board during interim period, and would operate exclusively within policies regarding duties and authority of the President. -Interim President agreed that, at the end of the period, they would transition entirely—100%—from interim President back to board member. We used the metaphor of an envelope locked in a drawer: they would lock the board member envelope, containing all authorities and roles of a board member, in a drawer and take out the interim president envelope containing all those roles and authorities. Then at the end they would do the opposite—lock that president envelope back in the drawer and keep the board member envelope. A big part of the reason it worked is that the board chose the right person who was capable of switching envelopes in the best way, and had a lot of experience leading people. And it turned out to be invaluable in helping the board as a whole gain insights about programs and operations that might have otherwise been impossible. Now, a few years later, that board member is our Board Chair. Our relationship is fantastic because they have been in my shoes. Step carefully into an arrangement like this. But, in our experience, if planned and executed well it can be healthy for the whole org.

Discover how Lisa Gardner, a #UMGC alumna is honoring her grandmother's legacy of leadership and fighting injustice. Read more below!