An Executive Director's Guide to Financial Leadership

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by Kate Barr, Executive Director, Nonprofit Assistance Fund and contributing editor to the Nonprofit Quarterly.

Executive directors learn through this clearly written listing of eight key principles that leading a nonprofit requires a constant balancing of current needs, external demands, and long-term vision. Financial leadership is fundamental to the role of the executive, and cannot be fully delegated. These principles will help executive directors adapt to the demands of the changing environment and maintain the balance needed for mission impact and sustained financial health. This Article was published by The Nonprofit Quarterly

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