Author Archives: David Harris

NonprofitPro article on Interim leadership features IES clients and interim leaders

This excellent article titled Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire an Interim Leader After an Executive Director Departs was just published in NonprofitPro. While the article does not directly reference IES, both of the interim placements mentioned were made and supported by Interim Executive Solutions and reflect the caliber of engagement and level of impact that […]

Nonprofit sustainability

On May 21st NYCON, the New York Council of Nonprofits, ran a powerful workshop for nonprofit leaders in the state focused on opportunities for collaboration and building collective voice and impact. The latest blog post from Rethinking Nonprofits explores some of the questions nonprofits should be regularly asking themselves in order to assess their sustainability […]

Blue Avocado article: When Does Interim Nonprofit Leadership Make Sense?

This recently published article in Blue Avocado highlights circumstances where interim leadership — either provided by a professional interim leader, or sometimes a board or staff member with capacity — can allow the board of a nonprofit to obtain an objective assessment of the structures in place for achieving the organization’s mission and insight into […]

1/23 Webinar: Don’t Plan for Succession, Plan for Success

As a non-profit board member or staff leader, what can you do to enable your organization to consistently achieve its mission when faced with inevitable headwinds and change? Some non-profits (although too few) invest time in the important work of leadership succession planning, both for the board and staff. However, to be responsive to changing needs and […]

Resilience: A Foundation for Impact and Sustainability in Non-profits

Resilience: For non-profits (or any organization for that matter) to have sustained impact and thrive, they must be resilient to the inevitable changes in social needs, funding priorities, political sentiments, workforce dynamics, and competition. This blog post articulates some key pillars to non-profit resilience. Your feedback and comments are very welcome. https://open.substack.com/pub/npinterim/p/rn4-resilience-a-foundation-for-impact?

Building Trust and Transparency with Stakeholders

As we highlighted in our first blog post, to be most effective, non-profit boards and senior staff must be partners in the work. For this partnership to succeed, there must be open, trust-based communications. While board members are responsible for financial oversight and ensuring that the organization stays true to its mission, they are also partners […]

Barbra Kavanaugh joins IES Partnership

We are thrilled to announce that Barbra Kavanaugh has joined our Partnership. Barbra has many years of interim leadership experience following a career in law and nonprofit management, and co-Founded and directed the DC-based Interim Executive Network. Now based in Florida, as an IES Partner Barbra will be integrally involved in ensuring our client engagements […]