▸ Case Study 5Organizational Stability in the Midst of Turnover and Leadership Change

Julie Ann O’Connell, Benjamin S. Bingle and C. Kenneth Meyer

DOI: 10.4324/9781003387800-14

Change can be difficult. Frequent change, in a nonprofit leadership position, can be disastrous.

The Black Diamond Foundation was about to celebrate its tenth year in existence. Located in a small, peri-urban area, the Foundation was the culmination of several years of work by local philanthropists and thought leaders interested in supporting not only the local and regional community, but the international community as well. When the groundwork had been set and it was time to launch the Foundation, a steering committee conducted an international search for an Executive ...

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