sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

The big question is not so much how you will use AI, but how you will control its use to protect your members and your organization. Many of the association professionals in the audience reported that their organizations are currently restricting its use. At this point, AI is here to help people but not to replace them.

Learning 221

Learning Brain Associations Training 221

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While it might seem contrary to the type of organizations nonprofits are, they must earn some money to fund the good work they hope will be sustainable community solutions. Social enterprises, however, could help solve this problem. New issues may become the top priority as old issues become less of a problem.

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Issue Community Create Help 52

.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

A freelance expert can train current staff and get your organization up to speed. The avenues for finding this help are more plentiful than ever. Encourage them to help break down silos by showing all employees how to become better brand ambassadors. New talent needs a permanent line in the budget.

Trend 221

Trend Influence Taxonomy Associations 221

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration. Instead of addressing the “how to,” they concern themselves with the bigger issue of “why.”

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Integration Trend 221

.orgSource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We’ll send our audience back to work with new insights and answers to challenging questions like these: How can our organization prepare to manage disruptive events like the pandemic? Can our organization benefit from a better understanding of AI’s potential? I’ve heard there are lots of legal issues surrounding its use.

Sponsor 275

Sponsor Associations Law Hype 275

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

If you technology decisions at your organization are driven by some of the following, we’d love to see you at NTEN''s Nonprofit Technology Conference (aka the NTC): We chose the system because we have a volunteer who knows it. It worked great at my last (completely dissimilar) organization. We should get the __est thing.

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Problem Technology NTC System 100

Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

You turn to them for help because you know something is amiss, but you might not know where to start or have a frame of reference for how to come up with a solution. If you’re struggling to find someone to share your data woes with, we’re here to help you decipher the signs and get you back on track. Probably not, right?

Associations 319

Associations Challenge Data Taxonomy 319

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 4, 2021

Here is a nonprofit’s guide to problem-solving. Candy, as Suby describes it, are organizations that are nice and that people enjoy, but they have no substance. They aren’t positioning themselves as a solution to a burning problem. Charity Water is an organization often admired for its messaging and positioning.

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Problem Guide Language Causes 67

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

When we raise money to change lives, we are helping to release folks from something onerous. Lots of nonprofits draw a line in the sand about a particular issue and speak frankly about it. I see way too many good organizations struggling to raise the money they need. You will need a team of people around you to help.

Help 111

Help Fundraising Goal Money 111

.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We Organizations that were reluctant to update systems corrected deficits. And, most importantly, we discovered new strategies for adaptation and problem solving.

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Virtual Lesson Experiment Learning 251

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

I’m not exaggerating: while organizations and their RFPs vary widely across industries, almost everyone has a distaste for RFPs, and usually for the same reasons. State the problem. A great first step in any RFP is to focus on the problem or need. Is there a person or a team dealing with a problem you’d like solved?

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Action Proposal Nonprofit Consultant 199

.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

As the home of organizations that draw on decades of history, it’s not surprising that we love the security of time-honored strategies. We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Why are these issues being ignored?

Advice 170

Advice Course Associations Change 170

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration. Instead of addressing the “how to,” they concern themselves with the bigger issue of “why.”

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

from our friend Maureen Wallbeoff Lisa pinged me the other day—she’s the development director for a social justice organization. When I asked her to describe the problem, here’s what she said: I’ve never done this before, and I feel like I’m making it up as I go along. Granular functionality requirements are very helpful to include.

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Process Proposal Nonprofit Software 194

.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. We leveraged our connections during COVID by organizing a weekly call to convene the key players. There was no working partnership with industry and public health.

Milwaukee 221

Milwaukee Wisconsin Collaboration Associations 221

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This annual event brings together representatives from nonprofits and technology companies around the world to address the biggest problems facing humanity and the planet. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organization in the world with a mission to end hunger.

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Time Help Grant Ukraine 59

.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization. It can also help you learn to recruit new hires who are the right fit for your team.

Team 221

Team People Build Culture 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com and journalist dedicated to helping others better their productivity. What are the most exciting new nonprofit fundraising trends to appear in 2020, and how can you utilize these for your organization? To start, bring the problems your organization wants to fix into the light.

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Trend Fundraising Voice Stream 321

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

You name the issue, and there is an incredible organization working hard to overcome it. Or two organizations. Or 25 organizations. Impact numbers are a great way to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has provided. Kudos to you, grantmaker! Or, sometimes, 100 or more.

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Storytelling Impact Help Demonstration 61

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It’s often praised for its robust features such as the industry-specific offerings and its vision to transform customer services to help businesses grow. These services can help you maximize the value of your Salesforce investment by providing expert support and guidance on how to best use and configure the platform.

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Service Business Management Help 52

EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. You can help by ensuring that your ask is clear. Don’t lose hope!

Advocacy 207

Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

The authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t. Human beings are creative.

People 52

People Create Organization Headline 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work. Information about your organization and its experience addressing your proposal’s key need or problem.

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Proposal Grant Summary Project 105

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Is your organization considering a new software purchase? Determining your current needs and how new technology can support your goals will help your organization set the scene for change. You want to start by putting together a work plan to help you understand the first steps for your project.

Technology 141

Technology Build Associations Change Management 141

Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

Let's explore how data analytics can be strategically applied to crucial components of your fundraising event, helping guide you towards making more informed decisions and impactful outcomes. A low open rate, falling below 10%, signals potential issues with the clarity or urgency of your subject line. Anything above 0.3%

Analytics 98

Analytics Data Spam Fundraising 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Available starting August 18, 2020, the authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t.

People 52

People Create Organization Headline 52

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not every organization that uses business analytics must be a for-profit company. Business analytics is essential for any modern organization. Business analytics is essential for any modern organization. With the ability to visualize the available data, more people in your organization can understand it.

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Analytics Associations Business Software 135

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

That’s why hunger is such a complex and urgent issue. Complex Problems Aren’t Solved in a Vacuum. While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. We Need Your Help: Share Your Ideas for Addressing Hunger. Submit an Idea.

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Hunger Impact Ideas Homeless 93

Candid

MAY 8, 2024

Hall concluded that “bias, not pipeline issues or personal choices, pushes women out of science—and that bias plays out differently depending on a woman’s race or ethnicity.” Fortunately, there are actions that leaders of all backgrounds can take to help change things for the better. In Double Jeopardy? Williams, Katherine W.

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Challenge Create Policy National 64

Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2021

If you're not sure whether your organization has an identity and access management (IAM) problem, then you're not alone. Most people don't really understand IAM , let alone perceive it as an urgent issue. Much more often, people think about security problems, user experience problems, and organizational capacity problems.

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Problem Issue Accessibility Nonprofit 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The nonprofit organizations I’m working with are are seeking out ways to create collective resilience in their workplaces. At another workshop I did for a different organization, the staff came up with the idea of using technology to help support and sustain a culture of resilience and build relationships with remote staff.

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Culture San Francisco Create Help 83

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Defining ‘community service’ broadly Based on surveys and focus groups, Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service found that young people ages 18 to 25 defined “community service” broadly, beyond volunteering with a nonprofit organization. reported for “informal helping.”

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Service Community Environment Empowerment 119

Candid

MAY 1, 2024

As you may have heard, we’re building new Candid tools to help those working in the social sector to do good even more efficiently and effectively in a fast-changing world. To understand how Candid products can best serve our users, we need to know what problems those users are trying to solve. What problems are we trying to solve?

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Build Tools Problem Test 64

sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

The annual financial audit is a great time to review your statements through a risk lens and search the corners of your financial statements for long-forgotten issues that could contaminate an entire balance sheet. Your auditor can help you identify any potential holes and opportunities for improvement.

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International Nonprofit Review Process 83

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This guide will help you write a winning nonprofit crowdfunding story that’ll help you raise enough funds for your organization. What problem will you solve? Do you help feed thousands of people in Rwanda? Or perhaps your organization saves exotic animals from becoming extinct.

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Story Tips Rwanda Problem 98

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you have an idea for an organization that will bring good to the world and serve a charitable purpose? million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Files Policy Software 81