Following a Nonprofit Founder

Bert Armstrong

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Following a Nonprofit Founder

Bert Armstrong

Co-Founder & Principal

Kudos to Ted Ford Webb of Ford Webb & Associates in Concord, Massachusetts for an insightful article on the inevitable challenges facing staff, board and supporters when a founder-led nonprofit embarks on a leadership transition. Click here to read it.

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/following-a-nonprofit-founder-apres-moi-le-deluge/

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