ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In today’s world, job roles are constantly changing and new challenges arise in the workplace. Professional development is a great tool to combat these issues and allows all individuals to continue to thrive within their organization. Looking for nonprofit professional development opportunities? ASU Lodestar Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Crises offer an opportunity for nonprofit professionals to step into leadership roles and requires those already in leadership to manage effectively to ensure that the board and the executive leadership teams are engaged. Organizations need to use the time now to regroup and learn from the unpredictability faced last year.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

All that is true – but in the last two weeks, something else has become very clear: Many volunteer engagement professionals are struggling with grief and loss. While colleagues have mentioned this at various points since the beginning of the pandemic in spring 2020, something has really shifted recently according my recent conversations.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand how much time, resources, and planning goes into running a successful fundraising event. A technology company whose target customers are STEM professionals may make a good prospective sponsor to approach. Be sure to articulate your goals of your fundraising event’s sponsorship.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means you’ve got (1) a constituency who cares about your mission, vision and values; (2) a relevant case for support with clearly articulated needs and goals; (3) commitment from all stakeholders; (4) a communications mechanism, and (5) processes in place to steward your resources. Do they understand their role and responsibility.

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Place Fundraising Articulate Charity 90

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Factions can emerge and infighting among the team can get ugly because there’s no one to be the referee or remind everyone of their role. You need to articulately describe the need you’re addressing in a way that moves listeners’ hearts. The downside is that the team’s efforts can be disjointed and progress can be slow.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face.

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Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. As we transition into a new phase of life with some offices requiring employees back in the office, others still working from home and some fundraisers traveling again, we are readjusting the lines of personal/professional and work/life balance.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

It should not be so broad that people have trouble understanding its significance to their role, nor so specific that it fails to inspire people. Can keep people accountable for their roles in the project. A successful “why” statement should express the vision of the project. It should be simple and not require a lot of explanation.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Change anxiety and resistance: Learning a new system can be a tough sell for nonprofit professionals whose schedules are already packed with daily tasks. The size of your implementation team will vary by organization, but you should include a diverse set of roles. Understanding the Timeline.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face.

Job 52

Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? The American Bar Association (ABA) recommends that nonprofits seek professional legal services during their formation to avoid common errors like failing to meet IRS incorporation requirements, overlooking applying for tax exemption, or filling out tax exemption forms incorrectly.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Yet, too often, we continue to hear about engagement professionals on furlough, others strategizing how to defend their department budget, or – worse yet – many others having been laid off. Clearly, our need to advocate for volunteer engagement is more vital than ever. Know your own Engagement and Impact. Where were your strengths?

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Organizational roles – Who has advisory power? Consultant role – Are we looking for someone to advise, analyze, diagnose, propose solutions, implement solutions, or something else? Potential criteria include but are not limited to: Skills, credentials, and professional experience. Partially raised? None raised?)?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

No one should fall back on “that’s not my job” when it comes to passionately and proactively articulating your vision, mission, and values. When hiring a new development professional , especially at the director level, ask them the same questions about their understanding of a nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

I suspect my experience is not unique to lawyers, and can be extrapolated to other professional service industries. Accountants, marketers, and consultants across industries focus on relationships, not pure transactions, to build fruitful professional relationships. Demonstrate (and articulate!)

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This means that volunteers can help you find new donors (and other volunteers) as they spread the word about your work to their family, friends, and professional connections. Once you’ve pinpointed what you need new volunteers to do, write out “job descriptions” for different volunteer roles to put on your volunteer website.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

While their thoughts are extremely helpful, they may feel pressured to come up with or overstate concerns that they wouldn’t have articulated otherwise. Overall, however, we believe that active participation guided by professionals will be your best bet, especially if this is your very first capital campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

When asked what aspects of the executive director role leaders find most depleting, Daring to Lead respondents named human resources more often than any other job function. One-third of executives said that they do not spend enough time managing and developing staff. In the words of one executive, personnel management is a "sucking bog.".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. This is a really interesting professional development activity, I think.

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BoardAssist

MAY 20, 2014

Are the members of the investment committee professionals in investment management and, if so, do they wish to take on the day-to-day responsibility of managing the portfolio? If not, the committee must determine which outside professionals should be engaged, such as a Financial Advisor or other type of consultant.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Anne Byrne , Professional-in-Residence, ASU Lodestar Center. In addition, Boards of Directors serve as champions advancing the mission and activities of public charities, a role invaluable in the sector. Founders need to well articulate their vision and involve others in developing plans to implement the mission. Get another!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2018

As an organization focused on connecting talented business professionals to impactful nonprofits with capacity and organizational needs, Common Impact is excited to see this increased appetite for pro bono service. Common Impact’s partner, JPMorgan Chase is dedicated to developing long-term partnerships with their grantee organizations.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. First is to understand the role of the board specifically in elevating an organization’s fundraising program. Elizabeth: Yes.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2016

The idea of developing a strong company culture and increasing employee engagement efforts to attract and retain top talent is nothing new to HR professionals. There are some simple steps for HR professionals looking to jump start or up the level of their corporate philanthropic and engagement efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Provides training and professional development for staff to learn how to use measurement tools. identifying the new ways of working you want to see or articulating a new set of beliefs and values associated with them. Most people won’t change their behaviors until they observe the role models in their organization acting.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Nonprofits now must demonstrate impact to attract resources and, moreover, they must be skilled in articulating that impact. Like many nonprofits, it had professionalized the executive roles but not the activities around them, hewing to a model where the board set the strategy while the staff implemented it.

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Model Impact Business Case Study 55

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

There’s a groundswell in interest, on the part of “non-nonprofit professionals,” to engage with social movements and causes. What role do API’s, and the people who build them, play in Linked Open Data? I left that session knowing exactly the direction I wanted to take Social Actions.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2016

It involves many contributors — each with a different area of interest, expertise, and professional vocabulary — and typically spans months and countless decisions. The ideas and narrative are laid out in a well-articulated strategic brief. What role (or roles) do we, or should we, play? Content Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

We started by introducing Twitter as a networking and professional development tool and succeeded in getting all the senior staff (red dots) tweeting by the end of Day 1. At different points in the day, we took “Twitter breaks” for reflection or networking. Make It Fun, Celebrate.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2015

I was thrilled to attend the Peer to Peer Professional Forum to swap stories and strategies with some of the finest minds in fundraising and P2P. Last week, I shared five of the most tweetable moments from the Peer to Peer Professional Forum Conference. This week I’ll share five more! ” Overnight success?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. I'm not the best person to advise on advocacy strategy, but I've certainly heard from the advocacy professionals that this treaty needs the support of the Obama Administration.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. Develop a plan to build a strong and professional leadership team. Identify the key leadership roles and responsibilities within your organization and then communicate it to your team. Invest in data management software.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

If your shelter offers wrap-around services or plays a key role in connecting those you serve to other vital services, talk about those, too. Donors don’t like duplication of services, and getting grants will be tough if you can’t articulate how your approach is unique. Do your beneficiaries have access to medical care once a month?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2020

Chapter 1 shows you why competence is the most important single factor for your professional success, according to Nasher. Chapter 5 synthesizes research on the role of speech in projecting an image of expertise and provides tips for speaking like an expert. Use clear pronunciation and precise articulation. Avoid redundancies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Chapter 1 shows you why competence is the most important single factor for your professional success, according to Nasher. Chapter 5 synthesizes research on the role of speech in projecting an image of expertise and provides tips for speaking like an expert. Use clear pronunciation and precise articulation. Avoid redundancies.

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