Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2016

I make a conscious effort not to get overly pessimistic or have an irritable attitude towards my coworkers because I want to be mindful of the type of work environment I’m creating. Keeping that in mind, I’ve put together a few thoughts on how to keep a positive attitude at the workplace, even when things seem dire. Why is that?

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded? These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. The goals that get you to your mission should be specific and measurable, but also be aligned with the organization’s values. That’s where technology can make a real impact.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

This way of thinking is reflected in your actions and demeanor, modeling behavior for those around you. Take your own journey further through private reflection and public sharing, acknowledgement of failures without shame, and discussing openly how you are solving for challenges.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

The top 50 organizations outperformed the also-rans on a variety of metrics, as they have in the 13 years this study has been conducted (not a surprise). Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Strong and effective leadership starts with your attitude. Your attitude is reflective of the entire organization. If you’re frustrated, the entire organization is frustrated. When engaging with your volunteers, make sure you’re acting mannerisms reflect what you want to see out of them. Communication.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 3, 2018

And the process of capturing those things in a few words might even help your organization decide what it values most. To generate ideas for a tagline, start by asking yourselves a few questions to see if the answers point to a solution: Why should people donate money to your organization? What benefit does your organization provide?

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Non Profit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

He essentially reshaped the social mores, the norms of attitude and behavior that were acceptable on Twitter.” Even in its legal claims against CCDH, X Corp is opening the door to targeting other organizations.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Your social channels should reflect your mission and values. Thank You Post This is at the top of our list because it is extremely important for nonprofit organizations to have an attitude of gratitude. Cross-Promote Your Website Content Does your nonprofit organization run a blog? Show that you are grateful!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

This post summarizes how you can use session documentation and reflective practice to improve the content and delivery of your session. I always start a panel with a living assessment of the audience to discover their experience, knowledge, and attitudes about the topic to be presented. What was the experience of the online viewers?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“They will need to destroy part or all of the incumbent business model in order to build their breakthrough, future-ready organization.” Therefore, this book shares a new method of leadership thinking – the Phoenix Encounter – relevant to all organizations in today’s ever-changing environment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

“They will need to destroy part or all of the incumbent business model in order to build their breakthrough, future-ready organization.” Therefore, this book shares a new method of leadership thinking – the Phoenix Encounter – relevant to all organizations in today’s ever-changing environment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the past I have been guilty of launching into end of year fundraising without reflecting upon the previous year. For instance, in past Pew Studies, Millennials were not donating at a similar rate as other generations and there was a fear that this was an indicator of the generation’s attitude toward charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. That they have a “Do good where ever attitude.” First start off with who is everyone using these tools outside of the organization and is interested. The New Social Economy. They want to combine both.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

And, then in Part 2, he digs into how to cultivate a workaround attitude and mindset, including how to reflect on the ways you typically see, judge, and approach obstacles. “I The organization I studied in Zambia worked around them by piggybacking on Coca-Cola’s distribution channels. Question: What is a workaround mindset ?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Unfortunately, in the nonprofit boardroom, this change has yet to be reflected. Phase 1: Triple A’s - awareness, attitude and action. Other avenues include the community served by the organization, volunteer networks and social platforms like LinkedIn. According to the Impact of Diversity study , nonprofit boards are 78.6%

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. Learning that other non-profits were working through the same issues my organization is going through, whether it be applying technology, buy-in from stakeholders, etc. It’s hard to believe that the 2012 NTC is a wrap.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Silo Busting: Ironically, I had two people in the workshop who worked for the same organization, but had not met each other! Frank Barry organized a series of Ignite presentations about social media and Nonprofits. And, that through this comes learning and insight.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2010

We had a range of attitudes about the value of social media. They continued to communicate on Twitter in real-time, after working hours, to learn more about each respective organization. Dalton who works with the Louisville, KY JA Office mentioned her organization reached out to the local Social Media Club to recruit a board member.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 6, 2019

I particularly found useful Watkin's discussion on culture , where he wrote: Culture is the collective attitudes within a group, team or organization, and they manifest in : Customs : traditional practices that may be honored, not necessarily repetitive. Metaphors : stylized stories used to reflect culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. It does not judge success or failure.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. It’s important to reflect on that point regularly and go back to those roots.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Lisa is a leader on the MiHIA Thrive ACE’s initiative steering team and has worked with nonprofit organizations such as the American Cancer Society. A: With many nonprofit leaders holding multiple hats and roles in their organizations, we constantly hear that they are exhausted. Don’t Miss the Chance to Hear From Them live.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis (SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) is a strategic planning tool used to assess an organization’s internal and external environment. While made popular among for profit businesses, it is a valuable tool for any organization, including nonprofits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

If the culture of the organization is to be productive and focused as an organization – where there is fair and equitable accountability – the organization can have a strong work ethic. It’s important to reflect on that point regularly and go back to those roots. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

We listened to lectures, participated in reflections and had the chance to hear about real life experiences in the sector. As a timid student new to the field and doubting her own abilities, I walked away from my experience in 2021 having gained a new understanding of nonprofit organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 18, 2014

I particularly found useful Watkin''s discussion on culture , where he wrote: Culture is the collective attitudes within a group, team or organization, and they manifest in : Customs : traditional practices that may be honored, not necessarily repetitive. Metaphors : stylized stories used to reflect culture.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 23, 2009

It's an interesting idea and I'd love to talk to people or organizations that have used it - have you? This week they are rounding up and highlighting examples of social media use by WWF, The Humane Society, Livestrong and Oxfam America - plus, you can add your organization to the list! " Is Twitter a Social Network?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

This night is just one of many things we’ve done in the organization to help create an attitude of gratitude. Over the years, people drift in and out of our organization as life happens. As a volunteer-run organization, recognition is an important undertaking. Live the Attitude Everyday. Little Things Matter.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

I particularly found useful Watkin''s discussion on culture , where he wrote: Culture is the collective attitudes within a group, team or organization, and they manifest in : Customs : traditional practices that may be honored, not necessarily repetitive. Metaphors : stylized stories used to reflect culture.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

Although DevOps is a relatively niche sect of the Salesforce ecosystem, over 200 attendees, diversely represented across declarative admins, coders, BAs, and consultants, comprised the event from all manner of organization sizes and industries. Compared to traditional software development, Salesforce DevOps is still in its infancy.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

Working with a nonprofit marketing agency can take this step off your plate if your organization doesn’t have the bandwidth for detailed planning. These tools aggregate and organize information about your supporters, past campaigns, and the broader market. Your organization should already be using each of these to guide its decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

These are simply a guidelines to help think through what to measure – or what metrics that will help your organization demonstrate progress towards an objective. . The story is shared via an intermediary – journalists, bloggers, or influencers: Metrics reflecting the sharing of the message with the target audience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

I particularly found useful Watkin''s discussion on culture , where he wrote: Culture is the collective attitudes within a group, team or organization, and they manifest in : Customs : traditional practices that may be honored, not necessarily repetitive. Metaphors : stylized stories used to reflect culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

Most of all, sensing requires discipline, a routine, systems, and being organized. I have been reflecting on my system for doing this – looking at the tension between curating one’s network and get things done, but leaving room for serendipity. Sense: Sensing is making sense of the information.

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