Welcome back to the Lead with Heart podcast. I’m thrilled to have Sabrina Walker Hernandez on the show today. Sabrina is the president and CEO of Supporting World Hope, a nonprofit and mission-driven consulting agency that specializes in providing strategic planning, leadership development, and board education services to other nonprofits and mission-driven organizations.
Sabrina emphasizes that simple steps like building relationships with board members, setting clear expectations, and prioritizing vision and strategy over reactivity can reduce CEO stress and burnout and enhance organizational effectiveness. She believes that nonprofit success depends on supporting leaders both professionally and personally.
In this episode:
- [01:33] Sabrina’s background and what led her to begin her nonprofit Supporting World Hope
- [08:05] Changing our mindset about overhead
- [12:13] BUILD framework discussed and explained
- [17:39] The importance of building relationships with your board members
- [23:37] Using simple strategies like an annual calendar to significantly increase board participation
- [32:05] Focusing on vision and strategy rather than constant reactivity
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
“If we can get the CEO and the board of directors to be visionary, then […] we can take that organization from struggling and having that day-to-day mindset to having that visionary mindset.”
“The system is flawed because we don’t invest in our CEOs.”
“Everything that you do should have a purpose. Every move that you make.”
“You have to build relationships with your board members.”
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CONNECT WITH SABRINA
Sabrina Walker Hernandez has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, including 15 years as CEO of the Boys & Girls Club, Sabrina understands the challenges nonprofit leaders face. She was diagnosed with cancer due to stress from her role, which inspired her to launch Supporting World Hope to help other leaders avoid burnout.
Facebook: @supportingworldhope
Instagram: @theleadershiparchitect
YouTube: @supportingworldhope
Website: https://supportingworldhope.com/
CONNECT WITH HALEY
Haley is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, and Certified EmC train the trainer. She is the Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consulting and coaching business. She has worked in both small and large nonprofit teams in the human services, homelessness, and youth sectors; and she specializes in the EmC process, nonprofit leadership, board development, and fundraising. Haley is a passionate, impact-driven, experienced nonprofit professional whose mission is to empower, elevate and engage nonprofit leaders to build healthy, thriving organizations.
Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com