Keep your character several steps ahead of your talent
Listen more than you talk.
Non-profit organizations think like non-profit organizations. That's the problem.
Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.
If you don't have an emotionally healthy staff you won't move forward as an organization.
I hire talented, creative, passionate learners who have a history of turning intention into reality.