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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By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date.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 She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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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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How to Structure Your Fundraising Event Committee

Greater Giving

We’ll cover in-depth committee structure and breakdowns of committee roles later on. It’s time to get out there and find the right person for the job. Do they have time in their schedule to perform all of the required duties? Suggest meeting times outside regular work hours that everyone can attend. Sponsorship Committee.

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How Innovation Naturally Emerges From Deliberate Inefficiency

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“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. He further maintains that we need scaled corporations to recover their problem-solving capacity.

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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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Got Silos in Your Nonprofit? It’s Time to Build Some Bridges!

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As a nonprofit technology consultant, I spend a lot of time talking with people about their systems, staffing, and business processes. The problem, as she told the story, was Alan. But once those silos are built, it takes time and trust to break them down. The secret is identifying the problem without making it feel personal.

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