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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? How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture.

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8 Steps for Creating a Nonprofit Innovation Culture

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But for innovation to thrive, you must embrace a culture where the entire nonprofit is committed to enhancing processes or strategies by transforming ideas into actionable improvements. Based on these essays, we could determine how nonprofits are faring in the culture of innovation, and the steps you can take to harness such a culture.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

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Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Pairing people of different backgrounds and experience, or “bridge mentoring,” requires more intentionality and effort than casual arrangements. Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams.

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25 Years of VolunteerHub – Employees Reflect on the Company and Culture

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Here is what VolunteerHub employees had to say about the company and culture. What I love most about working for VolunteerHub is having the opportunity to make a big impact with so many different organizations, from food banks, to humane societies, shelters, and much more. Great company culture doesn’t happen on its own.

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3 Ways Grantmakers Can Jumpstart a Culture of Well-Being for Employees and Grantees

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You also worry about the well-being of your team and grantees but aren’t sure where to start with making a permanent shift from a burnout culture to a culture of well-being. To support your journey, here are three ways you can get started with cultivating a culture of well-being for your organization: 1.

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3 Roles of the Nonprofit CFO that Lead to Mission Success

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But there must also be a different way to understand the nonprofit CFO role, by asking what questions plague the minds, hearts, and souls of today’s nonprofit CFOs. Embedded within these philosophical ponderings are three pivotal roles of the modern nonprofit CFO: the Builder, the Strategic Decision-Maker, and the Cultural Trendsetter.

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