Leadership Training - Authentic Passion (part 6 of 7)
- Tom Iselin
- Jul 17, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: 7 hours ago
Learn how to turn "lip service" passion into "authentic passion" at your nonprofit in order to create a "Get it Done!" do something, I'm in, culture. Specifically, This video covers the concept of how your board, staff, partners, and volunteers can share their authentic passion with others through testimonials, speaking, and other "channels" to inspire people to get connected with your nonprofit and be authentically passionate themselves.
by Tom Iselin
“America’s Best Board Retreat Facilitator”
Hi, Tom Iselin, here . . . and welcome to First Things First
This is Day 10 of Boot Camp—A Leadership Guide to Building a Gold Standard Nonprofit.
On day 9, I talked about how you can keep the principle of authentic passion fresh in people’s minds. Today, I’m going to talk about how you can get board, staff, and volunteers to share their authentic passion in tangible ways.
All right, let’s get started. Once authentic passion takes hold in people’s hearts and minds, it becomes CONTAGIOUS. People become compelled to SHARE the deep sense of passion and commitment that validates their belief in your mission and the reasons they are involved.
As they do, it will inspire others to get involved! And soon THEIR authentic passion will blossom and they’ll want to share their experiences, which will inspire even more people to get involved—and so the authentic passion cycle goes.
To stoke the flame of authentic passion at your nonprofit, get staff, volunteers, and board members to share their testimonials, experiences, and information about your nonprofit. They can be in written and video format. Then you can use these clips in your collateral material, or post them on your website, blog, and social media sites. You can also share them at staff and board meetings, volunteer appreciation parties, fundraising galas, or during television interviews.
What’s most important, is to give people connected with your nonprofit channels to spread their authentic passion. Why? Because it will INSPIRE others to join your cause and become as passionate about fulfilling your mission as you are!
Well, that’s it for today. Tune in next week, when I’ll wrap up this series about authentic passion with summary of what we’ve covered.
Until then, remember to do what’s right for your nonprofit, not what’s convenient or easy! Whooya!
Tom Iselin
“America’s Best Board Retreat and Strategic Planning Facilitator”
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Tom Iselin is recognized as one of America’s leading authorities on high-performance nonprofits. He has built nine sector-leading nonprofits and two software companies, written six books, sits on multiple boards, and has been rated one of America’s Best Board Retreat and Strategic Planning Facilitators. His work on nonprofit strategy, board leadership, and culture has been featured on CNN, Nightline, and in Newsweek.
Tom is the president of First Things First, a firm specializing in board retreats, strategic planning services, fundraising strategy, and executive coaching for nonprofit CEOs.
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