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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. But that’s often the extent of the update. You can do it.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

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I often refer to the post-World War II period, when civil and human rights movements came to the forefront, along with community-organized philanthropic organizations. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? The most critical thing that distinguishes brainstorming from other types of facilitated group activity is the absence negative feedback. What is Brainstorming? . Basic Approaches.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? Our organization had been pretty tall and top-heavy. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. I wasn’t able to find statistics related to association leadership.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded?

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Facilitating with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded?