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Steppin Up or Stepping Out: A Report on the Readiness of Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders
Josh Solomon and Yarrow Sandahl
October 2007
Stepping Up or Stepping Out (12 pages, 244KB pdf)
YNPN surveyed its 10,000 members around the country to find out whether young potential leaders were leaving or remaining in their jobs, what preparations and support they needed to take on greater leadership roles, and how best to develop the next generation of leaders to replace the baby boomers. Some 1,657 people completed the survey. We focus much of our analysis here on responses from 851 who had at least four years' experience, based on the premise that these respondents had demonstrated interest in longer-term careers in the sector, and given their training and skills, where prime candidates for senior leadership roles. In fact, half of these respondents already hold manager or director level positions.
