A Blog by Adrienne Wallace

Developing, showcasing and pursuing the next great role as an experienced business leader is something we take for granted. As an executive -level professional like me looks to transition, there is no downtime. The hunt and exit must be graceful and you must know who is looking, what you want, what they want , who to connect to and how to connect. Please have a listen to the podcast.

The Plight of The American Non-Profit Response to http://ow.ly/1rGc The Steve Case Foundation by Adrienne Wallace-Hayward All industries are suffering and we should absolutely expect non-profits that have been well funded by corporate enterprises (that are now failing) and their related endowments (many of which have imploded with the failure in the investment markets) to see reductions as a direct result. Yes, indeed non-profits employ more Americans than both the auto and financial industry combined. The question is who are they and the point to be established is what are the talents of those employed in the non-profit space. Are those talents appropriate for our times? Non-profits have been too comfortable with endowments and legacy donors for far too long. I believe that they can survive the downturn only with for profit -minded leadership and operations teams. I implore non-profits to get on the direct selling band wagon, embrace WOM, and SOCIAL MEDIA. It needs to be done not sea...