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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? Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. You can do it.

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

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The very nature of philanthropy is based on empathy, compassion, and a strong conviction to improve overall human welfare and quality of life. The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs.

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Pro Bono Week Spotlights Collaborative Nonprofit & Education Solutions

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In addition to bringing together people from across these sectors, Open Source Commons equips volunteers with the spaces, tools, and training they need to collaborate and create apps, content, and programs that benefit the greater Salesforce.org community. Cori joined Salesforce.org in 2018 focused on building the Open Source Commons program.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently. Your willingness to bend toward better work/life balance tips the scales in favor of culture.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Enable volunteers to collaborate and participate by doing what they do best and offering their perspective in specific ways. Addressing challenges breathes new life into organizations, keeps them close to those they serve, and advances the mission.

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Get More Out of AI, Start Chatting

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If you’ve been looking for an initiative to spark interdepartmental collaboration, a chatbot would be a good test case. They are good for handling straightforward and structured interactions and are easy to build and maintain, making them an appropriate choice for beginners or initiatives with well-defined processes.

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