The Nonprofit Red Flag Series
The Renegade Nonprofit Red Flag Series
Seeing the Signs. Challenging the System. Leading Differently.
Every week, nonprofit leaders are joining a growing conversation sparked by The Renegade Nonprofit — exploring the hidden patterns that keep organizations stuck and the courageous shifts it takes to lead differently.
Each Red Flag reveals a mindset, habit, or assumption that keeps our sector surviving instead of thriving.
Read the latest Red Flags below, join the discussion on LinkedIn, and start noticing which ones might be showing up in your own organization.
Red Flag #1: Thriving, Not Starving, Should Be the New Standard
Exhaustion isn’t excellence — it’s erosion.
The first Red Flag calls out how our sector celebrates “doing more with less” as a badge of honor, even as it wears down the very people keeping the mission alive.
Red Flag #2 – The Comfort of Silence:
When fear of disruption keeps us quiet, courage becomes the missing ingredient in authentic leadership.
Red Flag #2 explores how fear can masquerade as diplomacy and why courageous leadership begins the moment we choose to speak what’s real, even when it’s uncomfortable.
This isn’t about confrontation; it’s about connection rooted in truth — the kind that allows trust, growth, and genuine impact to take root.
Growth starts with awareness.
This free guide helps you see where your board truly is — and what “real” progress could look like next.
Stop guessing. Start learning what’s real.
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