128: Leading Your Organization Through Strategic Execution (Logan Herring)

128: Leading Your Organization Through Strategic Execution (Logan Herring)

SUMMARY

Should you stop calling your organization a nonprofit? That was one of many intriguing topics Logan Herring and I discussed during our conversation in episode #128 of the Path Podcast. Logan is the dynamic leader of The WRK Group in Wilmington, Delaware, and is not only transforming his community, but also offers a unique organizational model for communities around the world to consider. We discuss the key tenets of his leadership, from strategic planning (he doesn’t use that term either!), mergers and alliances, staff and board development, fundraising, and personal and professional development.

ABOUT LOGAN

Logan Herring is the CEO of The WRK Group (The Warehouse, REACH Riverside, and Kingswood Community Center). He started his work in the Riverside neighborhood of Wilmington as the Executive Director for Kingswood Community Center (KCC), which serves the young and old alike, including an early learning center, before and after care, and a senior center. REACH Riverside (Redevelopment Education and Community Health), is a non-profit community development corporation created to lead the $250 million revitalization of the Riverside neighborhood under the nationally acclaimed Purpose Built Communities model. REACH and KCC are working in partnership with The Warehouse, a co-working facility and network for teen-serving organizations designed to address violence, academic performance, and workforce readiness amongst Wilmington’s youth by providing them with access to more than 140 teen-focused program and service providers. Logan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Goucher College and a certificate in Non-Profit Leadership from Boston College. In 2018, Logan was recognized in the Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40, which pays tribute to ambitious professionals who are making a name for themselves through professional excellence and community involvement. Additionally, Logan was recognized as one of Delaware Online’s Most Influential Delawareans for 2021. Logan has also been named 2021 CEO of the Year for Large Nonprofits by Delaware Business Times.

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