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Soft Skills Support Hard Leadership Challenges

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Sue’s deep experience with boards and leadership makes her the perfect resource for a conversation about coaching new and more seasoned directors. Leadership training helps directors to learn and practice the skills needed to navigate the complexities of board service. ASAPS had a leadership training program.

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

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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? Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. It’s a structure that preserves accountability.

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Unlocking Potential: Collective Leadership in Nonprofits

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Adopting collective leadership can help your nonprofit create a more inclusive, efficient, and flexible organizational structure. The post Unlocking Potential: Collective Leadership in Nonprofits appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs. Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change.

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Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

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While the approach isn’t necessarily new, it was catapulted into the national spotlight early last year, when the onset of a global pandemic pushed many in philanthropy to recognize the importance of trusting the leadership of nonprofits and communities. Please join us.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority. Low commitment from senior leadership and volunteers. Writing this document can be a co-creative activity for staff and leadership.

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What grantmaking practices should foundations adopt to best support nonprofit organizations?

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posted by Jessica Tudyk Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Foundation leaders need to understand how grantmaking practices affect nonprofit organizations and structure grantmaking practices in ways that best support nonprofit organizations. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Heed legal requirements.

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