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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. It’s a structure that preserves accountability.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs. Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change.

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Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

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In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. Despite its best intentions, traditional philanthropy has inhibited its grantee relationships by perpetuating structures and practices that treat grantees as supplicants rather than partners.

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What grantmaking practices should foundations adopt to best support nonprofit organizations?

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Foundation leaders need to understand how grantmaking practices affect nonprofit organizations and structure grantmaking practices in ways that best support nonprofit organizations. There are six steps that foundation leaders need to take to adopt grantmaking practices that best serve nonprofit organizations. Heed legal requirements.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024

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These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience. But it’s their first day on the job.

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Mitigating future risks: Why your organization should have an AI policy 

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Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy. It provides a structure that specifies what tools can be used, who makes those decisions, what acceptable inputs are, and how staff will interpret and apply the AI-generated outputs.

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Why medical associations choose Nimble AMS

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It might be time to adopt modern association management software (AMS). Not all AMS platforms are built the same. Efficiently track and organize complex membership structures and boost member engagement. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) leverages Nimble AMS to optimize processes and scale its organization. E-commerce.