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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes

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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes – Guest Post by Kelcie Tacchi. Like many nonprofits, the rapidly evolving environment around and within us was littered by a practice of ad hoc documentation and person to person knowledge sharing. Be aware that “knowledge hoarding” is often a common practice.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership

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Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. They are knowledgeable about resources and have the skills to manage projects, develop budgets, create timelines, and communicate progress to stakeholders. Make them responsible for understanding technology trends.

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The Knowledge is in the Room: How To Let It Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Social Network Analysis Tools for Social Media. Watech4good Summit.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Through deft facilitation, a funder coalition can achieve powerful unity without requiring perfect agreement. . Start with one conversation.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

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Networking and Collaboration: Foundations can serve as connectors, facilitating collaborations among their grantees and other community organizations. Thought Leadership and Knowledge Sharing : Foundations can contribute to the field by investing in research and disseminating knowledge about effective practices and innovative approaches.

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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

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Specifically, your plans should provide activities for Tier 2 agents, BAs, and/or SUs in recommended orders so that they know what Trailhead modules to complete, what training videos to watch, and what documentation to read so they have the pre-requisite knowledge to be successful in each activity and ultimately can be successful in their job. .

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