Landesa Founder & Chairman Emeritus Roy Prosterman | Landesa President & CEO Tim Hanstad.
February 12, 2014 — Landesa’s Roy Prosterman and Tim Hanstad have been highlighted in article titled “Fundamentals, Not Fads” in the Stanford Social Innovation Reviewas as standard bearers of best practice for succession planning. The article featured stories of Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership awardees who have tackled some of the most universal nonprofit management challenges. One of those challenges was the matter of proper succession planning to ensure an organization continues to thrive after the original founder and leader passes the baton on to a successor. Read the full article by Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III.
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