Creative Disruption: Sabbaticals for Capacity Building and Leadership Development in the Nonprofit Sector, January 2010

The study exposes the myth that an executive sabbatical will be a chaotic disruption, finding instead that the creative disruption of a well-planned sabbatical can be productive for the entire leadership of an organization. The report recommends funding sabbaticals as a best practice in philanthropy for extending the tenures of executive directors, for strengthening their second-tier leadership, and for deepening funders’ understanding of the challenges faced by nonprofit leaders.
 

Download the 21-page Monograph:
Creative Disruption: Sabbaticals for Capacity Building and Leadership Development in the Nonprofit Sector

Download the full 67-page report:
"Creative Disruption" Sabbatical Report

Download Appendix B Materials:
Sabbatical Study: Sabbatical Awardees Survey
Sabbatical Study: Interim Leader Survey
Sabbatical Study: Board Member Survey