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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

Association Analytics

Throughout the evaluation process, it’s important to keep your association’s unique goals and success metrics top-of-mind. When outsourcing, you typically have an option where maintenance and support are included, thus eliminating the need for internal product management. Implementing a new software solution is a huge project.

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Creating a Nonprofit Digital Strategy with ChatGPT: A Practical Guide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, CFRE , Founder and CEO at The International Social Impact Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, adapting to the digital realm has become a pivotal challenge. Among the innovative tools that have garnered attention is ChatGPT.

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5 Keys To Successful Executive Leadership Recruitment

The NonProfit Times

A search – internally or externally – requires an executive summary of each candidates’ experience, record of achievements, and competencies that is submitted to the board’s search committee. Complete the search and provide onboarding support to the newly appointed individual during their initial phase of their tenure.

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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

sgEngage

The goal was to become better grantmakers by completing a review of our practices, processes and forms. This was a year-long project that required CDP to closely examine our processes and have bold conversations about how we wanted our grantmaking to look. We incorporated learnings and feedback from grantee partners.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

.orgSource

That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. But for the evaluation process to be meaningful, the majority of directors should be enthusiastic participants. CITE folded the evaluation process into their ongoing activities.

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Design Series: Understanding Audience Needs

Forum One

While understanding audience needs is the basis of all good strategy and user experience processes, end users often get lost or deprioritized in the design phase. Build internal trust first: A soccer lesson I wasn’t an amazing soccer player, but I did enjoy playing on soccer teams throughout my childhood.

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Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards to yield success

ASU Lodestar Center

It is demanding of an organizational cultural change that will adopt inclusivity in all aspects, both internally and externally. Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards can be divided into three broad phases. Phase 1: Triple A’s - awareness, attitude and action. Phase 2: Implementation. Phase 3: Evaluate and celebrate.