Gen Y

For the second time, YNPN was invited back to the White House for a tweet-chat with Jon Carson (@joncarson44), Director of Public Engagement at the White House to have a frank conversation about young people and the future of the nonprofit sector.

It’s not news that the job of nonprofit Executive Director is challenging and demanding. Often filling roles that would be several staff positions if the funding allowed, Executive Directors are expected to master a broad set of skills in order to effectively lead their organization and ensure its sustainability. However, we are learning that in order to meet those demands an increasing number of Executive Directors are employing strategies to share leadership within their organization [ continue reading ]

The crew at YNPN National couldn’t be more excited as we gear up to launch our network’s YNPN’s 2011 National Voice Report at the Independent Sector Conference in Chicago on October 30th! The report highlights some of the biggest challenges facing the nonprofit sector today and provides insight into how young professionals and the organizations they work for are working to address these issues. We can’t thank local YNPN chapters enough for all the support they’ve [ continue reading ]