The Influential Nonprofit

Suzanne Langlois: Lessons From A Former Board Member and Current Ed

Episode Notes

Key Takeaways:

• Having an interim ceo or founder is a good opportunity to reset your identity as an organization so that you understand who you are as an organization in order to attract your people. Take some time to explore that.
• You can be a much more effective ambassador, advocate, and strategic leader when you understand your organization’s mechanics deeply. 
• A certain kind of cultural deference and sensitivity is required when you’re setting up a nonprofit that involves another country. Establish a respectful connection and relationship with locals and always involve them in action and decisions.
• There are people all over the world that are willing to support whatever you do, and there are a lot of doors and entry ways for that. You don’t have to convince anyone to care, just find what values you share. 

When you understand on a slightly more detailed level, you can get really more fine tuning in your thinking about your strategic future 

“As a board member, dig in a little deeper to really understand some of the fundamental mechanics of how you’re mission is carried out because that will make you a stronger board member and it will also make you a more meaningful board member to the staff that you work with. “

“You have to continually inform yourself about how you’re being perceived and you always wanna be respectful and let the partners that you have in that country know that you’re honored to be a part of their world and you respect that you’re here as a guest, you’re not here to tell them how to live their lives or change their country.” - Suzanne Langlois

Reach out to Suzanne Langlois at:

Website: https://www.mfkhaiti.org 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/langlois.suzanne/

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