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Soft Skills Support Hard Leadership Challenges

.orgSource

I was eager to hear Sue’s ideas about the importance of focusing the board on qualities like empathy, self-knowledge, and strong social skills to build a productive environment. It gives them the tools to be communicators who can address conflict and understand the nuances of dialogue and discussion.

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Charity resilience: Navigating uncertainty with confidence and strategy

Charity Village

This blog series aims to equip charities with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate uncertainty effectively, leveraging opportunity and risk analysis for decision-making, and creating adaptive structures for sustained success.

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Nonprofit Board Dynamics: A Guide for Executive Directors

Bloomerang

To keep this crucial team effective, here’s a step-by-step guide crafted specifically for nonprofit leaders like you, using insights and tools from Bloomerang to ensure your board remains as dynamic and driven as the day they joined. You can tap into this diversity to create a collaborative environment.

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

In an environment fraught with fear mongering and skeptical potential allies, Candid persisted in enhancing Demographics via Candid. They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns.

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Five Tactics for Effective Communication in Nonprofit Project Management

Media Cause

Effective communication is the key to successful project management, especially with the shift to hybrid and remote work environments. By establishing a hierarchy of importance, project managers equip teams with the tools to navigate complexity and deliver impactful results. It needs strategic communication.

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Developing a Product Mindset for Impact

Forum One

A product, whether in the for-profit, nonprofit, or government sector, is a powerful tool that delivers a valuable service to a specific audience. Ultimately, approaching projects in a product-focused way can give mission-driven teams more structure, reduce scope creep, and help stay on track.

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Digital Priorities the Mission-Driven Sector Must Address in 2024

Forum One

The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies. In an environment of heated rhetoric, civic and social organizations need to proactively think about strengthening relationships with audiences and collaborating from a place of trust.

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