Rabbi Hayim Herring, Ph. D.
Hayim Herring is passionate about the power of nonprofits as catalysts for social good. He has led several nonprofits (primarily faith-based) and as C.E.O. of HayimHerring.com, his mission is “Preparing Today’s Leaders for Tomorrow’s Organizations™.”
As a rabbi and a Ph.D. in Organization and Management, he integrates academic and real-world clergy and organizational leadership experience. He draws upon person-centered counseling, empathetic listening, systems thinking, and symptom diagnosis with his knowledge of leadership, entrepreneurship, organizational foresight, and strategic action. His background translates into a unique approach of empathy and accountability in working with secular and faith-based nonprofit leaders.
Hayim’s specialties include entrepreneurship, volunteer engagement, nonprofit strategy, social networks and communications, marketing, and assessment. As a certified organizational futurist, he coaches individuals and organizations to “prepare for tomorrow today™ ” by anticipating and preparing for potential positive outcomes and avoiding possible adverse consequences of innovations, policy changes, and initiatives.
He has published over 70 scholarly and popular articles and studies about the intersection of technology, spirituality, community, entrepreneurship, leadership, and organizing in a networked era. Recent books include Connecting Generations: Bridging the Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial Divide (Rowman and Littlefield 2019); Leading Congregations and Nonprofit Organizations in a Connected World: Platforms, People and Purpose (Rowman and Littlefield 2016), co-authored with Dr. Terri Elton; and, Tomorrow’s Synagogue Today: Creating Vibrant Centers of Jewish Life (Rowman/Alban Institute 2012).
Hayim has been a Director and advisor to B3 since its founding.