Ep 261: What Would Dolly Do? Leadership Lessons from a Life of Giving

Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications by Joan Garry

Sep 12, 202650:33Government & Organizations

Glennda Testone, CEO of Nonprofit Leadership Lab, did not grow up on Dolly Parton. A year and a half of full immersion later, she came away with three lessons about Dolly Parton philanthropy that every nonprofit leader s...

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