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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. 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? It’s a structure that preserves accountability. You can do it.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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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 She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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

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There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers. 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. What has changed over time? What is changing in our industry?

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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Make space to give your current staff the time and training they need to become engagement specialists. Real-time promotion is already a billion-dollar industry in China.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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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 Over time people have come to value the advantages of working at home. There is no commute, and you have more time for family. Today, the idea is more mainstream.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

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We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities.

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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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Are your board meetings caught in a frustrating time loop? We’ve incorporated the structure that many groups say they want. 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.

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