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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. Both participants must be aware of context, or unspoken emotional dynamics and backstory, that might influence the outcome.”

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Board Engagement: Dispelling Myths And Embracing Transformative Truths

Bloomerang

Unmasking the myths Myth 1: “Too much process and structure make us feel too much like a business.” Let’s focus on the benefits of being structured and efficient in our work. But we can find a balance through education and training. Myth 2: “Boards are either micromanaging or disengaged.

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Cross-Sector Collaboration: The train to community impact

ASU Lodestar Center

“Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.

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Anatomy of a successful capital campaign committee meeting

Candid

This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. The nature of capital campaign committee structures. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start. Capital campaigns require input from many stakeholders, both internal and external.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Because we offer expert training and technical assistance across the continuum of sexual violence prevention and response (as well as to a wide variety of professions in both nonprofit and public service systems), having so many advisory committees ensures that we are collaborating with people working in all aspects of the sexual violence field.

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3 Ways to Activate DEI in Your Nonprofit Organization

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Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Organizations need to train people how to recognize, address (this is often during feedback conversations), and de-escalate the conflict. Most people are yearning for and want to provide inclusion.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These can help you predict whether participants will act on the training after the workshop: More than one person from an organization should participate so the ideas can be transferred to the whole organization. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises. Design for Participants To Apply. Reflection.