BoardLead, the signature program of Cause Strategy Partners, was recently featured in the NY Daily News! The op-ed piece, written by leaders at the New York Community Trust, calls on both philanthropy and the arts community to seize the ‘Black Panther’ moment by doubling down on our collective commitment to greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts. We couldn’t […]
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5 Symptoms of an Unhealthy Board
By Robert Acton, Principal & Founder at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC I had the distinct honor last Fall of presenting to a roomful of 250 nonprofit CEOs and board members at the BoardSource Leadership Forum in Seattle. In the middle of my talk, I asked participants to exercise their creative muscles by turning to a neighbor and responding to the following discussion […]
Mind if we pat ourselves on the back a little?
We are so proud to announce that Cause Strategy Partners, LLC was just re-certified as a Certified Benefit Corp. We are proud to be a purpose-driven enterprise that believes in harnessing the power of business for social good. As a Certified B-Corp, we are part of a global community of more than 2,000 companies across 60 industries that […]
The State of the Nonprofit Sector in 2017
By Erin M. Connell, Consultant at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC Those who work in the nonprofit sector know there have been major shifts recently within the field. Economic hurdles, dramatic political shifts, and innovative technologies have all changed the face of the nonprofit world. At Cause Strategy Partners, we serve as witness and counsel to many organizations facing these challenges; through consulting […]
The Future of Arts Nonprofits in a New Political Landscape
By Meryl Friedman, Graduate Fellow at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC As part of a collaboration with New York Community Trust (NYCT), our team at Cause Strategy Partners launched our first issue-focused BoardLead program in NYC last Fall called BoardLead Arts NYC. We set out to strengthen nonprofit arts organizations by training and placing diverse, talented, and driven professionals on their boards. […]
BoardLeaders Talk Tips for High-Impact Nonprofit Board Service
By Erin Connell, Consultant at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC Our BoardLeaders have proven their capabilities and drive in sheer numbers, with 56 BoardLeaders serving as high-impact nonprofit board members on 120 boards in New York and Chicago. As we prepare to launch our next round of BoardLead in both cities, our team wondered: what qualitative impact and growth have our […]
BoardLeader Spotlight | Katarzyna Bednarowicz, NYC Spring 2016 Cohort
By Jessica Riegel, Associate at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC Cause Strategy Partners is thrilled to launch BoardLeader Spotlight, where we highlight the incredible work our BoardLeaders are doing with our nonprofit partners. BoardLead strengthens social good organizations by recruiting, placing, training and supporting talented professionals from top companies for high-impact board service. Meet BoardLeader Katarzyna Bednarowicz Or you can call her Kasia for […]
BoardLead 2016: Look How Far We’ve Come in Just Two Years
By Alexandra Hallock, Consultant at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC Cause Strategy Partners, LLC is approaching its two-year anniversary this February 2017. As we reflect on 2016 and look to 2017, we have a lot to celebrate! Join us as we review this year’s highlights and read on to see what’s coming. We designed, built, and launched our signature BoardLead Program in […]
5 Archetypes of Great Board Members
By Robert B. Acton, Principal & Founder at Cause Strategy Partners, LLC What makes a great nonprofit board member? We spend a lot of time mulling over this question at Cause Strategy Partners – a consulting social enterprise that recruits, places, trains, and supports board members from top companies for the Boards of Directors of nonprofits in NYC, Chicago, and […]
Be the Leader They Need You To Be: The 5 Leadership Essentials
“The greatness of an organization will be directly proportional to the greatness of its leader.” – Henry Blackaby Leadership — as authors James Kouzes and Barry Posner point out — is the art of mobilizing others “to want to get extraordinary things done” in an organization. Great leadership starts with the personal attributes of the person at the helm and […]