Leadership for Impact: A Conversation with David Kay

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Hosted on March 27, 2025, the purpose of The Charity Leader Summit was to provide charity leaders with examples of the best mindsets for overcoming leadership challenges.

At Cause leadership, we have helped 100s of charities find their next senior leader, and we have learned firsthand how the right leadership mindsets help shape the strongest team cultures and dynamic.

 

Summary

In this episode, Dave Hutchinson speaks with David Kay, Managing Partner of ProVenture Advisors on the topic of Mission-Driven Thinking – Leading with a relentless focus on impact.

 

In this conversation, David Kay, discusses the complexities of impact in the charitable sector, emphasizing the dual focus on delivering social needs and satisfying funders. He highlights the importance of strategic direction centered on impact, the challenges of measuring and communicating that impact, and the necessity of crisis management in maintaining public perception. David advocates for a relentless focus on impact and radical transparency for charity CEOs to navigate the evolving landscape of nonprofit work.

 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to ProVenture Advisors

03:11 Understanding Impact in Charities

06:24 The Complexity of Strategy and Impact

09:34 Challenges in Measuring Impact

12:11 Managing Crisis and Public Perception

17:11 Insights for Charity CEOs

 

Connecting with Dave:

https://www.proventureadvisors.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kay-b631922b/

 

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