Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Communication is conducted in natural language, similar to how you would converse with a friend or colleague. Provide enough context in a well-structured manner to ensure they can complete the task you ask of them. Remember, the first version of the policy doesn’t have to be perfect; initiating this conversation is key.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. Building an organizational culture of growth will not happen overnight. What Is Growth?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And as revealed in Gallup’s latest book, Culture Shock , authored by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter , the following are some eye-opening statistics today’s business leaders need to know. Therefore, how organizations adapt to this culture shock will determine whether they thrive or even survive and whether U.S. Among workers in the U.S.,

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

This isn’t about filling seats; it’s about enriching your organization’s culture and capabilities with new perspectives to support your mission and drive growth. Make it as smooth as a great conversation. Adopt technologies that simplify collaboration and enhance communication , like board portals or other real-time tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.

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Forum One

MAY 28, 2024

Forum One’s 11 awards included two platinum, five gold, and four silver awards across focus areas, including cultural institutions, health and wellness, environmental awareness, and government. Our decade plus relationship is a great example of the impact that can be made when great teams collaborate!

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Media Cause

JUNE 3, 2024

This simple practice can transform potential uncertainty into a structured plan, ensuring everyone is on the same page. This allows for dynamic conversations and negotiations, and creates a shared direction and purpose, preventing frustration or confusion for the full team. It also establishes trust through transparency.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. This climate of skepticism continues to spread throughout social, cultural, and governmental institutions. There were multiple areas where collaboration helped to ease the hardship. Our plan isn’t perfect.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

or, “What are the actual actions we can take to realize our vision of a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion?” Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. The most important skill in this work is how to self-manage during these conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Of course, many diverse factors contribute to retention or conversely, turnover, and the past several years have been rocky in this regard. If giving feedback isn’t a strong suit of your organization’s practices and culture, do some research and practice on your own to develop better feedback habits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Sense & Respond teaches you how to use a structured feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create collaboration. Create a learning culture. Focus on the outcomes. Embrace continuous processes.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

For some reason, neither of them had ever sat down and talked through their shared business processes and technology in the spirit of collaboration and partnership. The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. Other than decreased stress, there are big benefits to working collaboratively: Faster access to accurate information.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2020

Sense & Respond teaches you how to use a structured feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create collaboration. Create a learning culture. Focus on the outcomes. Embrace continuous processes.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Here are some ways to practice that effort: Active Listening Sessions I encourage structured listening sessions where team members take turns sharing their thoughts and concerns, while others actively listen without interruption. This fosters a culture of open communication and empathy within the team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. This question does not come with a simple solution, and there are daily decisions made to work toward making contacts with community leaders, elders, agencies, and members who can collaborate and share resources.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 6, 2021

DEI in nonprofit organizations has been at the forefront of conversations, and many have taken heightened interest in self-exploration to build organizational values of diversity, equity and inclusion into their operations. This is a positive and important step for nonprofits, but it isn’t enough.

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Forum One

MARCH 30, 2023

Forum One’s recent design work with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Simmons Talks series was a dream come true: an opportunity to put passion behind a design that I believe in and honor the work of others who inspire me. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Both of these organizations have both been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. It also feels that sometimes genx is being forgotten in this conversations. When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you’re normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Maintenance of Communication and Collaboration Channels. Conversion Rates. The Structure of an Agile Sales Operations Unit. Given the variance of organizational structures even among similarly scaled players in the same industry, pinning down the ideal structure for sales ops is nearly impossible. Sales Activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

They need organizations with a culture that can help them thrive guest post by Kari Dunn Saratovsky, Third Plateau. For decades, even centuries, our view of leadership has been defined by top-down, hierarchical structures. In large part, this focuses on setting policies and creating structures to support and manage teams.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 9, 2019

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. On the backend, trends are identified and made available to users of the LVN database.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

We refrained from taking photos, because we wanted to foster an atmosphere of candor and comfort as grantors and grantees engaged in conversation about a difficult topic. The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. This is not actually a photo from the dialogue series.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? The author is Jack Elkins, Founder of Sidekick Innovations, whose mission is to help businesses collaborate to keep up with the world’s increasingly complex challenges.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Collaboration: Millennials want a sense of belonging. There is evidence that millennials thrive in flatter organizational structures with shared governance and peer to peer collaboration. Culture: Most millennials despise the idea of a 9 a.m. Over 81 percent claim they value flexible or remote work opportunities.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. Including specifics about the role.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

One of my organization's core values is radical collaboration. But radical collaboration with our community only works if we also collaborate internally as a team. We were seven people in a room, laser-focused on making the MAH a community gathering place and cultural center. Five years ago, this was easy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

In a 2021 survey by NonprofitHR , more than a third of those surveyed (35%) said they left their jobs due to dissatisfaction or disengagement with the current organization or culture. Grant also says making work conversations a safe place for both humor and honesty can contribute to employees’ wellbeing and comfort.

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Care2

OCTOBER 26, 2011

What we’ve seen across all organizations, regardless of size, is that digital teams—their structure, leadership, and how they are affected by the culture of the institutions where they work—are the biggest predictor of online effectiveness. Most teams need more full-time help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

While participants in each track will explore their topics in depth and in the context of a facilitated structure, there will be inspiring keynotes and opportunities for networking for all participants. Our first session will set the stage and context for the practices of “Impact Leadership.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. Do you have an approach suited to older donors ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Capacity building includes both money (grants), consultants/technical assistance, peer learning/communities of practice, and collaboration. 2: Culture Change. The guide provides some good diagnostic questions as well as two excellent examples of how to understand organizational culture. Set goals and clarify expectations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2009

You can find previous blog posts (with great conversations in the comments) here , here and here. We have a huge opportunity before us to remodel our social benefit organization structure. But, that isn’t to say it’s the complete conversation. Can we move to the Culture of Can? are built in a bubble. Are we ready?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Both of these organizations have been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. It also feels that sometimes genx is being forgotten in this conversations. Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money - but we were the age of Aquarius!

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

We talk a lot at our museum about empowering our visitors, collaborators, interns, and staff by making space for them to shine. We work hard to name and build our culture in many ways. Institutional culture is something I never really understood before and I am now completely fascinated by how it can shape work.

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