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Loving nonprofit leadership, thriving, and abundance
Honor your purpose. Restore your joy.
You became a nonprofit leader to make a difference. You shouldn't have to lose yourself along the way.
Nonprofit leadership can be meaningful, rewarding, and deeply frustrating—all at the same time. When the workload, expectations, conflict, uncertainty, and emotional demands start taking a toll, it's easy to wonder whether you can keep doing this.
I help nonprofit leaders build the clarity, confidence, skills, and resilience they need to lead sustainably—and find more joy in the work they care about.
Hello! I'm Joanne Zannoni!
I've spent more than three decades working in and leading nonprofits. I've experienced the multiple hats, the hard decisions, the impossible demands, the rewarding moments—and the exhaustion that can come from caring deeply about work that matters.
I've learned that sustainable nonprofit leadership isn't just about knowing how to manage a budget, supervise staff, or write a grant.
It's about knowing how to lead without abandoning yourself.
I want to understand myself better.
Take the JOYFUL Nonprofit Leader Assessment
A free, quick way to reflect on your leadership experience and discover where you may want to focus your attention.
I need help with something RIGHT NOW.
Say No Without Burning Bridges
Practical scripts for nonprofit leaders who need to protect their time, energy, priorities, and boundaries, without sounding dismissive, difficult, or uncaring.
I want practical wisdom from someone who's been there.
Read Drowning in Hats: How to Thrive in the Madcap Business of Nonprofit Leadership.
Your survival guide for making the world better without losing heart.
I want ongoing inspiration and ideas.
Join Loving Nonprofit Leadership.
Honest, practical reflections about the messy, meaningful, sometimes maddening experience of nonprofit leadership.
I'm ready to make a bigger change.
You don't need another leadership checklist. You need a different relationship with leadership.
Nonprofit Leader Abundance is an online transformational experience designed to help nonprofit leaders respond differently to job-related stress and create more joy and sustainability in their work.