CFO Weekly For-Profit Skills in a Nonprofit World w/ James Schleck
No matter where you come from, one thing is true about every person on the planet. We all want to devote lives to something bigger than ourselves. We all want to make a difference and do work that actually changes the world.
But the truth of the matter is, we don’t live in a world where every person can work for a nonprofit. We live in a world and a society driven by markets and finance and economics, and we don’t need to feel bad about that. Because the truth is, the for-profit world is what allows the nonprofit world to exist.
Simply put, without the capital created from the for-profit world, there wouldn’t be resources available for nonprofits to try and solve world hunger, eradicate poverty, or end the AIDS crisis across the globe.
Our guest on this week’s episode of CFO Weekly is James Schleck, the Chief Financial Officer at Community Solutions Inc. Before making the jump to the nonprofit world, James was in the US Army and held senior leadership positions in the for-profit world.
He talked with us about:
- The migration from for-profit to nonprofit
- What it means for nonprofits to level up
- Why you should be focusing on Human-Centered Design.
- How his organization is committed to eradicating homelessnes across the country
As referenced in the interview, you can find Jame’s former colleague’s non-profit efficiency organization at Pantala Strategies.
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- Why Traditional Financial Advice Fails and What To Do Instead with Chris Miles
- NGO Finance Secrets: CARE’s $900M Strategy with Ranil DeSilva
- What Lights You Up? with Jordan Grumet
- Become a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with William Washington
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