Advanced Thinking for Nonprofits

“Innovation is a new dimension on performance,” said the founder of modern management, Peter Drucker, my teacher and mentor. Come and discover my writing on how you can innovate within your nonprofit.

I enjoyed a long career in the nonprofit sector as a fundraising consultant, and as executive director of three nonprofits. I write on advanced fundraising, governance and innovation overall.

Having taught at the New York University School of Professional Studies, and at Rutgers Center for Ethical Leadership, many of my former students are now dynamic leaders in the nonprofit sector.

Laurence A. Pagnoni has a Masters in Public Administration from New York University. He has served as fundraising counsel and senior consultant to many leading nonprofits. Additionally he has a Masters in Theology from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, and advanced studies in Contemplative Spirituality from the Shalem Institute in Wash., DC.

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