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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? Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture. You can do it.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined. From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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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. Over the course of my career in the government and nonprofit sectors, I experienced my fair share of burnout and overwhelm in the name of saving the world.

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Beyond Bronze, Silver, and Gold—Grow Success With Purpose

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Both are steeped in the world of associations and are avid students of strategy, business, and culture beyond this industry. Beyond technology, there are cultural shifts that are making a major impact on the association community. Government, healthcare, educational, and financial institutions are being viewed with skeptical eyes.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue. Brent describes the organization this way. “We

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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

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Organization’s reliance on contributions: If an organization relies heavily on contributions from the general public—as opposed to program service fees or large government contracts—they are more likely to respond to donor requests for transparency. But not all nonprofits are created equal.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

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Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. But there are also many that are, well, less so. Lessons from the Field.