This week, we speak with Anne LeBaron, CEO of Take Stock in Children Manatee. Anne had quite the career in the for-profit world as former Sales, Marketing, HR and Recruiting manager before joining Take Stock Manatee as the CEO. Take Stock in Children Manatee is a mentor based organization that partners students with a mentor to earn a scholarship upon graduation from high school.
Anne shares her experience transitioning from the for-profit to nonprofit sector including how she utilizes metrics to keep track of performance, as she did in her for-profit jobs. Anne also shares how she took her time getting to know the organization before joining the board. Lastly, Anne provides insight into navigating virtual versus in-person work.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introducing Anne LeBaron, CEO of Take Stock in Children Manatee
02:20 How Anne became CEO and transitioning from Board member to CEO
05:40 Cutting fundraising events that were not worth the effort, focusing more on the mission
07:15 How Anne’s experience in the for-profit sector helps with her nonprofit leadership
08:35 Biggest challenge going from for-profit to nonprofit
09:50 Balancing in-person versus online work
12:23 Anne’s approach to fundraising and utilizing the board to fundraise
16:00 What does the CEO need from their board?
18:22 Advice for someone transitioning from for-profit to nonprofit
20:00 Recapping with Read
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