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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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Cultivate Innovation and Problem Solving Whether entrepreneurs inherit a gene for invention or not, once they are thrown into the business shark tank, they quickly learn to swim. leaders imagine the next problem before it surfaces and are willing to test, experiment, and iterate until they find the solution. Association 4.0

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 She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Doing good with AI tools: Navigating ethical considerations for the social sector 

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Ease of access means that with more people using these systems, the potential impact of unethical use grows. In the very early days of AI at Candid, our grants auto-coding system, which predicts Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) codes from the text, exhibited signs of social biases. What can bias look like in the data?

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Three Data-Informed Strategies for Better Member Engagement

Association Analytics

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. IAEE is able to use these sessions to mine for common problems members are facing, that the association can help them solve and identify areas where the association can develop new programs and products.

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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Their responsibilities have transformed as quickly as the systems they manage. That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving. If there were holdouts on giving IT a pivotal place in the organization, the pandemic shifted that perspective. Technology took center stage.

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The Problem of Nonprofit Data and Equity

NTEN

But the systems of software development and implementation prioritizations and the needs between shareholder and mission-driven economies are different. The post The Problem of Nonprofit Data and Equity appeared first on NTEN. This is genuinely a good thing. “Innovation” is a heady word.

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical. If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind.

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