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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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We all understand that technology has changed business. 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.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? 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. Most mentorships begin with bonding.

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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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Most of the answers to today’s business questions involve technology. Our board’s primary role is fiduciary, and they also guide our strategy. We’ve incorporated the structure that many groups say they want. You might ask where technology fits into this picture. An analog mindset won’t produce effective solutions.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024

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This article aims to demystify the process of adopting AI for nonprofits and show some of the advantages this technology can bring. Provide enough context in a well-structured manner to ensure they can complete the task you ask of them. Collaborative Learning: Fostering a culture of shared learning about AI is beneficial.

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

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There are endless unanswered questions about where technology, and particularly AI, will take us, our lifestyles, and our careers. Both are steeped in the world of associations and are avid students of strategy, business, and culture beyond this industry. The tiered structure is a trap I’d stay clear of.

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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

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In some organizations, a top-down hierarchical structure dominates, with board members exerting control over decision-making processes and stifling innovation among staff. In other organizations, staff assume a more dominant role in setting strategy and policy, marginalizing the board’s ability to provide strategic direction and oversight.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. 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.

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