March 4, 2010 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Welcome to Leading Edge! I’m Rosetta Thurman and I’m the President of Thurman Consulting, a consulting firm that provides speaking, training, consulting and writing services to organizations working for social change. My specialties include social media, leadership development, and diversity and inclusion.
I’ve been working in the nonprofit world for almost eight years, and I’m proud to be a young nonprofit leader of color. I also enjoy teaching nonprofit management and leadership as an adjunct professor in the School of Professional Studies at Trinity University in Washington, DC. In 2008, I was honored as a “New Leader in Philanthropy” by Greater DC Cares. When I’m not working, I write poetry, cook fancy food and listen to old school jams.
For the past three years, I’ve been writing about nonprofit groups, leadership, and social change on my blog at rosettathurman.com. It started out as a learning experience for me as a young nonprofit professional to formulate my thoughts about the nonprofit world. As a member of Generation Y or the “next generation” of nonprofit leaders, I saw many challenges for our sector as well as many new ideas for solving them. Since then, I’ve been able to be part of (and often lead) the rich, ongoing conversation about the many aspects of nonprofit leadership and what they mean for social change. I write a lot about trends in nonprofit leadership – in particular, diversity in age and race – as well as share resources and ideas that might inspire and help others in their work.
I’m excited about the opportunity to contribute to The Chronicle of Philanthropy community! My Leading Edge blog will feature insights about leadership trends and related issues in the nonprofit sector. I hope you’ll read, comment, and share with your colleagues. And feel free to let me know what you’d be interested in hearing more about!
