Main Responsibilities of a Co-Founder and CEO at Improve Your Tomorrow
As CEO of Improve Your Tomorrow, Michael is primarily responsible for "setting the direction of the organization," including managing the board, fundraising to ensure financial stability, overseeing program quality, and driving growth to expand the program's reach; ultimately, responsibilities center around executing the organization's vision of empowering young men of color to achieve success in education and leadership. While the specific tasks evolve with the organization's needs, the core duties of a nonprofit CEO remain consistent: setting direction, securing funding, and ensuring the organization's vision is realized.
Leadership, Fundraising, Strategic Planning, Non-profit Management, Organizational Growth
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Michael Lynch
Co-Founder and CEO
Improve Your Tomorrow
Cal Poly Humboldt
Sacramento State - Masters of Public Policy and Administration
Business Management & Admin
Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Business Strategy
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
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1. Setting the direction of the organization and managing the board of directors.
2. Fundraising to ensure the organization has the revenue needed to execute its mission.
3. Overseeing program quality to ensure young people are experiencing the best the organization has to offer and driving the growth of the organization.
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What are your main responsibilities within your role as a CEO?
What are your main responsibilities within your role as a CEO?
I'm responsible for setting the direction of the organization. Within IYT, I manage our board of directors and fundraising efforts to ensure we have the revenue needed to execute our mission.
I also help oversee program quality to make sure the young people in our program are experiencing the best of IYT. I'm responsible for the growth of the organization, finding new opportunities to grow the program across the country.
My job changes each year based on the needs of the organization. But what remains consistent, especially in a nonprofit CEO role, is that you set the direction, you have to fundraise, and ensure the organization is financially sound. You're also responsible for executing the organization's vision.
For us, that vision is a nation where young men of color are overrepresented in higher education, underrepresented in the criminal justice system, and leaders in their communities.
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