Navigating Leadership Challenges
From Nonprofits Now: Leading Today by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
June 17, 2025 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 8
About this episode
Barron Segar shares insights on navigating leadership challenges in nonprofits during crises.
As leaders at every nonprofit — no matter the size or cause — grapple with challenges to their missions and finances, it’s especially important to tap into the wisdom of executives who have helped their organizations weather previous threats. Barron Segar is one of those leaders. He took over as head of World Food Program USA just a few months before Covid ripped across the globe. Before that, he worked as executive vice president and chief development officer at Unicef USA, and he is a found...
People in this episode
Guest: Barron Segar
Topics covered
- leadership
- nonprofit challenges
- executive experience
Keywords
- World Food Program USA
- Covid
- Unicef USA
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