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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

Alternatively, when boards take a more collaborative approach to these duties, working together with staff, they can help advance the organization’s mission and vision. In some organizations, a top-down hierarchical structure dominates, with board members exerting control over decision-making processes and stifling innovation among staff.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent).

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Issues with Crowdsourced Data Part 2

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re reacting to the following claim: “Data collected using unbounded crowdsourcing (non-representative sampling) largely in the form of SMS from the disaster affected population in Port-au-Prince can predict, with surprisingly high accuracy and statistical significance, the location and extent of structural damage post-earthquake.”

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Don’t Get Fired for Building Your Own Association Software

Nimble AMS

Does your association have load testing tools to measure and optimize performance? NOTE: Nimble AMS offers a safe alternative to custom-built software, allowing you to manage every aspect of your association while providing all the benefits customers love about the Salesforce platform. And what about tools? Explore Nimble AMS.

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How to Buy Fundraising Software That Lasts: Essential Guide

Bloomerang

The system should have anti-fraud measures in place and be PCI-compliant. Here’s a quick overview of some of the most useful marketing platforms: Email marketing platforms allow you to schedule email campaigns in advance, segment your subscribers, and measure email marketing metrics. Can the software scale up as our organization grows?

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How Can Member-Based Nonprofits Use Lean Innovation to Remain Relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." Build a robust technology framework”. Rigorously define the member market.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.