| During the spring of 2011 a group of individuals engaged in a research project intended to learn more about the competencies required for leading social service organizations in the nonprofit sector. The Delphi method was used to gather the input from the panel of 10 individuals beginning with the question "In your opinion, what are the skills, knowledge, traits, motives, and self-concept/self-understanding that are essential for executive-level leaders in nonprofit, social services organizations?" The results were compiled and refined over a total three rounds in which the panel members were able to refine and adjust their responses based on the aggregated results from the Delphi Panel. The result was a list of competencies deemed to be important for those leading social service agencies in the nonprofit sector. While the final competency list had similarities to other models, a key difference was that leaders in nonprofit agencies must have a high level of commitment to the purpose and mission of the organization which they lead. |
