Guest Post by Emily Davis, president, EDA Consulting

How often are we asked, as young professionals, to step up into roles of leadership that we don’t quite feel prepared for? And how often do we find ourselves experiencing the fallout from poor leadership?  We have a responsibility as the next and “now” generation of leaders to invest in our own leadership development.  As we sit on boards, direct our departments, implement initiatives and run nonprofit organizations it will be critical for us to not only know how to manage tasks and individuals, but to also lead the way.  Leadership is unique from management in many ways.  We need to educate ourselves on the benefits of strong leadership.  Here are some places to get started, ranging from websites to articles to blogs…

Resources focusing on the next generation of nonprofit professionals…

• Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
• Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
• Resource Generation
• 21/64
• American Humanics, Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program
• Craigslist Foundation
• The Gordian Fund
• The Building Movement Project – Generational Changes in Nonprofit Leadership
• Working Across Generations
• EDA Consulting – Next Gen Issues Resources

Websites focused on general nonprofit leadership…

• Stanford Social Innovation Review
• Nonprofit Quarterly
• Blue Avocado
• The Learning Organization, Peter Senge
• Overview of Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations, Carter McNamara
• Next Generation Consulting
• Next Generation Consulting Group
• EDA Consulting – “Leadership Resources”

Leadership and Next Gen Blogs…

• Nonprofit Leadership 601
• Next Gen Consulting Café
• Rosetta Thurman
• Make Momentum
• Leadership as a Field of Study
• Robert Egger
• SSIR Opinion Blog
• Harvard Business Review Blog
• Lead Quietly
• Courage to Lead
• Lenya on Nonprofit Leadership
• David La Piana
• NP2020
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy Blogs
• Learning Leadership

What resources would you add to the list?  Share them in the comments section below.