EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 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. Fresh Eyes Digital Donors, volunteers, and supporters are the lifeblood of many nonprofit organizations.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 23, 2024

Why is Volunteer Orientation Important for Leadership? Meaningful Volunteer Roles: By understanding volunteer skill sets and motivations, leadership can advocate for the creation of impactful volunteer roles. Leadership can champion practices like clear communication, appreciation, and growth opportunities to retain volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership. Empathetic leadership, to us, is about seeing through the eyes of others. Therefore, we need to recognize and respect this dynamic as we lead and support our teams.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Some of my favorite takeaways from the book are these leadership lessons from Lutoff-Perlo: At the end of the day, everyone wants the same things in a leader regardless of gender or subject matter expertise.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. Getting your leadership on board with streamlining your grantee application may require some planning. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. It’s getting buy-in.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Diversity Institute and CivicAction, with support from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate, collaborated to develop the Diversity and Inclusion in Nonprofit Leadership in Ontario Report. The research focuses on advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in nonprofit sector boards and executive teams throughout Ontario.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 8, 2023

CivicAction and the Diversity Institute, with funding support from the Government of Ontario, released the report: Diversity and inclusion in non-profit leadership in Ontario: Are we there yet? The report sheds light on the representation and experiences of diverse leaders from across Ontario. appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Charity Village

MARCH 6, 2024

In addition, whereas women make up nearly 80% of the nonprofit workforce, many of the leadership positions are held by men.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

In the nonprofit sector, cultivating a fair and supportive work environment is essential to ensuring the well-being of employees and fostering the success of the organization. By adopting these principles, nonprofit organizations can create a more supportive and inclusive work environment. Beth : I couldn’t agree more.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

Candid began collecting demographic data from nonprofit organizations in July 2019, encouraging them to share information on their leadership, staff, and board members on their nonprofit profiles. What supports could help reduce the burden on nonprofits and increase engagement with this data via Candid?

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Charity Village

JANUARY 8, 2024

The goal is to find ways to ensure your organization has the financial resources needed to deliver on your mission, especially as needs are growing […] The post Building financial resources that support your mission appeared first on CharityVillage.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Anish Batlaw Ram Charan Batlaw and Charan share these insights with us: Question: How do you identify, recruit, and support high-performing executive talent? Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: Why is it so difficult for companies to recruit the right leadership team?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

posted by Nico Marcolongo Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. These realities require leadership capable of allying highly autonomous and dispersed workforces into a united effort. Leadership requires cultivating healthy inter-personal relationships based on mutual trust. Authentic engagement.

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Hands on Fundraising

MAY 25, 2021

This ingredient is leadership. The post How to Identify and Support Future Leaders at Your Nonprofit appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising. And you spread the word far and wide about your admirable mission. The recipe for growth requires one vital ingredient you already have access to. You are likely an […].

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

posted by Syvan Diamond Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Leadership succession planning, similar to donor succession planning, is often addressed when the concern arises rather than preemptively within a nonprofit organization’s fiscal year. They take humility, hard work and support.

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TechImpact

APRIL 15, 2014

Image courtesy of Strategic Leadership Resources. It is important that your nonprofit’s leadership core is involved not only when their management skills are needed, but for when their people skills are needed, too. Show your nonprofit’s leadership team is genuine engaged with the mission. Attend volunteer events.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.” I am a huge proponent of [supporting] general operating, and we will continue to model that,” Im says.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

That’s one of the perks of leadership. Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. Helping others to rise can be even more rewarding.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2021

We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief Development Officer at your impactful nonprofit, leadership would be behind us. The job description clearly stated that nonprofit leadership values all employees and the unique contributions they bring to the organization. . Each of us is accomplished in our own right.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities. It involves systematically gathering and analyzing data related to the racial and ethnic demographics of nonprofit staff, leadership, board members, and the communities they serve. The report, citing Candid data, exposed vast funding disparities, with just 0.2%

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 19, 2022

With a deeper understanding of the psychological needs for resilience, we can turn your attention to providing leadership that will support the fulfilment of these needs in your team members. The post Retain your nonprofit staff with this key leadership style appeared first on CharityVillage.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Customer obsession – one of Amazon’s central leadership principals. The expectations of todays supporters, beneficiaries, and stakeholders are requiring organizations to raise the bar on the experiences they deliver. Customer obsession means starting with those you serve and working backwards to meet their ever-increasing expectations.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There are, and always will be, other headlines, but your supporters are your supporters because they care about your work. Many of your supporters will have at least one thing in common this year—they’ve already been and will continue to be incessantly asked to donate across channels. Then, rinse and repeat.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Leadership Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University, in collaboration with Creative Futures, has published the Embracing Our Future: Social Purpose Leadership in 2030 report. The post Embracing Our Future: Social Purpose Leadership In 2030 Report appeared first on CharityVillage. This project […].

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

The IT department didn’t always have a spot at the leadership table. Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. EI skills can help IT professionals take their communications and leadership ability to new levels of effectiveness.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Leaders support the work of their organizations when they are in service to their teams. The post Leadership, love, and acts of service: How to encourage your team appeared first on CharityVillage. The post Leadership, love, and acts of service: How to encourage your team appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Embedded in The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership are behaviors that can serve as the basis for becoming an exemplary leader. Posner , call these The Ten Commitments of Exemplary Leadership. The authors, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Gabriella Billett President, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Student Association at ASU. We spent the day grouped with new leaders in the nonprofit sector learning vital skills for leadership and management. Our students attended everything from “Self-Care and Wellbeing as a Leadership Practice” to “Advocacy in the Nonprofit Sector.”

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sgEngage

JULY 8, 2022

How women can build support systems in the workplace. The post The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 234: Self-Care for Women in Leadership first appeared on npENGAGE. Topics covered in this episode: Stacie’s professional journey. Why women often burn out. What it means to practice self-care. Why it’s important to delegate.

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Givinga

JULY 1, 2022

Leadership and HR teams must ascertain how employees now want to be supported by their employer. The post How Can You Best Support Your Employees? Today’s social climate has wildly altered the current workplace dynamic. How do you make […]. first appeared on Givinga.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mobilizing Your Base and Engaging Supporters For the Moment—and the Long Haul. If you have a policy, thought-leadership, or government relations team, you know that true societal shifts and those monumental changes we want require advocacy. I’ve sat at a lot of tables where the question at hand is, how can we involve our supporters?

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

In part one of our new blog series, Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org , we will explore long-term maintenance and success strategies, starting with best practices for staffing your Salesforce instance. What Kind of Support Staff Do You Need? Tier 1 Support. Tier 2 Support.

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