.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After these fundamental issues are identified and outlined, the staff, using their knowledge about available financial and human resources, sets the objectives that will realize the board’s vision. The numbers, statistics, and trends should inform joint initiatives. Confront problems quickly and openly using objective information.

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Collaboration Marketing Integration Trend 221

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They know that we’re going to fix the problems.” The speed and agility required for problem-solving in fast-paced markets don’t leave room for wobbly positions or indecision. Tap people who are insatiably inquisitive and hungry for information. They give me and our management team the freedom to do the work.

Digital 221

Digital Build North Carolina Attitude 221

Nimble AMS

JUNE 29, 2023

An AMS consultant can gather information from your leaders and employees , helping you better understand your goals for your next AMS. What problems are you hoping to solve with new technology? Finally, a consultant can help you evaluate the AMS vendor responses, assisting you as you make an informed decision.

Consultant 132

Consultant Benefit Work Associations 132

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

After these fundamental issues are identified and outlined, the staff, using their knowledge about available financial and human resources, sets the objectives that will realize the board’s vision. The numbers, statistics, and trends should inform joint initiatives. Confront problems quickly and openly using objective information.

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

To confront these challenges, a nonprofit should ensure that its digital storytelling adheres to four essential guideposts: Transparency speaks to a nonprofit’s ability to demonstrate its legitimacy as a good steward of donated funds by, for example, sharing its audited financial statements and other, similar information. 2) Information Hub.

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Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 295

.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

It also makes it possible to be more fearless tackling tough problems. Scenario planning, whether formal or informal, can help you to visualize the impact of various responses and support effective and informed new ventures. This is a taste of how some of the most creative leaders in our industry approach problem-solving.

Advice 170

Advice Course Associations Change 170

Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

To college students, it might mean the start of a new year of knowledge and self-discovery. She found that small nonprofits fared better in their fundraising when their mission statements had positive, hopeful messages; while larger organizations fared better when their missions focused on the problems they are trying to solve.

Data 98

Data St. Louis Missouri Poll 98

Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

This critical research informs many of our current practices. Leaders of grassroots organizations have a depth of knowledge of their communities and creative ideas and solutions to complex problems.

Relationship 93

Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 93

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In a mission-based organization, many problems that initially appear to be about information and communication technology are really about organizational culture, knowledge management, or a combination of organizational culture and knowledge management. Age discrimination is alive and well in mission-based organizations.

Learning 69

Learning Massachusetts Knowledge Management Organization 69

.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the past, the geeks in the IT department were the keepers of information that seemed esoteric. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. Embrace the threat, discover its potential, then use that information to gain the advantage your mission and your members need for success.

Leadership 170

Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

Data 91

Data New York Government Digital 91

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Lifelong learners, problem-solvers, innovators, and creative thinkers don’t want to work in an intellectual vacuum. Do all staffers have the knowledge to be brand ambassadors? It goes without saying that any seasoned employee will have a greater understanding of your association and its industry than a newbie.

Team 221

Team Time Skills Professional 221

Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

I’ve heard many nonprofit professionals label Generation Y or Millennials (born 1980-2000) as a generation of slacktivists (slacker + activists) – great for sharing information about a cause on Twitter or helping YouTube videos go viral, but other than that, useless to fundraising and development. I reject this label.

Problem 40

Problem Fundraising Generation Causes 40

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Activities they considered “service” included “working with others to make the community or campus a better place” (81%), “acting to benefit the common good” (80%), “everyday acts of kindness” (76%), “acting to raise awareness about a campus, community, or global problem” (72%), and “working with others to address social inequality” (68%).

Service 119

Service Community Environment Empowerment 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

They don’t want to engage, reflect, or hear what others in the room are doing. I just don’t like that style because prevents deeper sharing of insights. On the other hand, people do want those tips and best practices. So, letting the knowledge out in the room is a balancing act of peer interaction with expert insights.

Knowledge 97

Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Updating roles is a good place to begin promoting the flow of knowledge, ideas, and information across your association. When the board assumes the powerful role of strategists and visionaries, one layer of problem-solving and decision-making is removed, and the organization naturally becomes flatter. Clarify Roles.

Structure 251

Structure Evaluation Time Culture 251

.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Yes, it involves assessing the situation and addressing problems. Sharon Rice ,orgSource’s Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the process like this: “Scenario planning fills you with information and an understanding of the possibilities. But absorbing that reality was difficult until nature clarified our understanding.

Milwaukee 221

Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Take a proactive approach when it comes to informing both nonprofit supporters as well as your internal fundraising team of corporate (and particularly workplace) philanthropy plans. Lack of knowledge of corporate philanthropy participation processes. The Solution. The Solution. The Roadblock.

Philanthropy 130

Philanthropy Guidelines Grant Instruction 130

Candid

AUGUST 26, 2021

As a knowledge-driven nonprofit with 200+ employees, including one of the largest teams of data scientists and programmers in the social sector, Candid gets people the information they need to address society’s critical challenges. She will begin serving in this role on October 4, 2021, overlapping with current leader Bradford K.

Change 124

Change Global Roles Classes 124

sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

Create a Security-First Mindset Low-coders are typically business users who may not have formal training in cybersecurity, This makes it imperative for them to receive instruction before creating applications that touch sensitive information. However, this is also one of the glaring problems with low-code development.

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Project Application Test Environment 67

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By fostering relationships, promoting knowledge exchange, and encouraging collective problem-solving, foundations help create a vibrant ecosystem where nonprofits can learn from one another, share resources, and amplify their impact.

Roles 72

Roles Foundation Leadership Community 72

Pamela Grow

MAY 2, 2024

Of the data your nonprofit collects , financial information is one of the most useful types—and one of the most complex to track. It’s also relatively easy to understand no matter how much accounting knowledge you have since you’re just recording cash transactions as they take place.

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Method Pledge Nonprofit Track 59

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

This can cause problems when tasks fall through the cracks or emails go to inboxes that no longer exist. As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 74

EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! Don’t spread yourself thin playing where you can’t win.

Advocacy 207

Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Instead, they have learned to gauge how they should behave and perform by becoming aware of informal (and unspoken) rules that exist just below the surface. Informal Social Network – the people you turn to for encouragement, support, or help with professional or personal challenges. getting support for your next promotion.

Work 72

Work Journal Studies Benefit 72

sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s recognizing the ways you typically take information and apply it may not be the process your organization needs to move forward. Instead of providing direct answers to their problems, how are you helping them solve their own conundrums? Go get your own knowledge if your organization is not ready. It’s not about what you do.

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Adopt Learning Organization Help 82

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2011

As I think about what can and might make museums matter today, I keep rereading a speech by Richard Hamming, a mathematician who made major research contributions to the fields of computer science and information technology. The crux of his argument is this: make sure you are working on the most important problems in your field.

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Problem Museum Baltimore Culture 53

sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do. You did it!

API 91

API Script Calendar Blackbaud 91

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. Effective communication â??

Knowledge 60

Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

To drive innovation within your association, leaders will need to become problem solvers , prioritizing new opportunities and adopting flexible practices across the organization. They’ll automatically get the information they need via email to drive their work for the rest of their week,” says Ryan Stark, Nimble AMS Business Analyst.

Literacy 114

Literacy Associations Training Train 114

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 23, 2021

Dilsenschneider explains that after reading the book, you should: Gain self-knowledge Feel empathy Know how to present yourself well Master how to retrieve information effectively and be informed Be able to solve problems at work The book is co-authored by Mary Jane Genova.

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Professional Life Lesson Mentoring 52

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

So, as you work to define your advisory committee’s focus, ask yourself and your team: What type of experience and knowledge do we need more of to carry out our mission? Look to the intersectional problems faced by the community you serve and backtrack from there. Scope—What is the focus of the committee’s work (see principle #1)?

Voice 90

Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2014

And if that’s not enough, we’ll also be sharing a few of the latest and greatest user trainings on Salsa tools to quench your thirst for knowledge and skills. While some trainings are informative and deeply enriching, others are…well, just down right boring. Facility or technical problems: We’ve all been there.

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Training Train Italy Instructional Design 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” That is the much more challenging and important problem.

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Conference Grant Network Learning 110

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

In the absence of knowledge of what the right thing is, your Board is probably swinging in the dark because they truly don’t know what is expected of them. Additionally, send out any other information that all Board members should have in order to feel equipped and up-to-speed for the meeting. People-problems are harder to fix.

Fun 98

Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

Inherent in that call to action is an implicit recognition that working together as a field of millions of disparate actors requires the right information to realize our potential to make the world a better place. . The social sector’s information landscape is changing. So has Candid. If you want to go far, go together.”

Data 59

Data Profile Grant Philanthropy 59

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

The problem is that everyone is drowning in unnecessary work and inefficiencies that prevent them from focusing on the work that drives results. Stop wasting time on the “Scavenger Hunt” of trying to find where information is stored. And the same could be said for work management tools, knowledge base tools, etc.

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Team Work Help Product 67