In partnership with the consulting firm Imagine Us, NFG engaged in a 2-year process of organization development to prepare itself for a leadership transition. Faced with a pattern of abbreviated tenures and difficult exits of three women of color, NFG went on a four-part journey to seek truths and lessons and settle the most complex parts of its leadership history by applying the insight to its future.

Nonprofit organizations offer a range of leadership models, from a strong single leader to co-leaders and distributed leadership. Knowing what will work best for your organization starts by understanding your culture and goals.

Neighborhood Funders Group has a history of incredibly strong leadership. And yet, too many in the executive role have had difficult or abbreviated tenures. When faced with a leadership transition, the organization decided it was time to take a hard look at the conditions behind that trend. Read more about the journey they took with Imagine Us by their side.