Case series

Leadership at the Crossroads

These are independent looks at publicly documented leadership decisions. Each one was chosen because it shows a leader choosing between two things that matter. Every brief follows the same structure and names what the decision cost. Read them with your own decision in mind.

The Impact Founder
Lauren Salz, Sealed. 2023 to 2024.

What if the business you built is holding back the mission?

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The Scaling Nonprofit Leader
Crisis Text Line. 2018 to 2022.

What if the plan to fund the mission spends the trust it runs on?

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The Public Builder
Governor Kathy Hochul, New York. 2024 to 2026.

What do you do when a plan years in the making arrives at the wrong moment?

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The Capital Steward
Darren Walker, Ford Foundation BUILD. 2015 to 2025.

What if the way you fund is keeping the organizations you fund weak?

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