Monday, October 03, 2011

Leadership training caters to nonprofits - Doing Better at Doing Good - NewsObserver.com

Leadership training caters to nonprofits - Doing Better at Doing Good - NewsObserver.com: Burned out from years of number-crunching as a corporate accountant, Gina Rieves went looking for a change. She soon landed an executive role with a nonprofit - and quickly found that making the most of the job called for sharpening her leadership skills. That's when she encountered a startling truth: Leadership training is a luxury for many of the nonprofits that need it most.

"In the corporate world, you take things like training for granted," says Rieves, chief financial officer for Pace of the Triad, which provides alternatives for older adults in the Piedmont who do not want to live in nursing homes. "That is not the case in the not-for-profit world."

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