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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? You need to articulately describe the need you’re addressing in a way that moves listeners’ hearts.

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Don't Let Association Data Myths Hold Back Your Analytics

Association Analytics

In an article recently published in ASAE's Associations Now , our senior director of managed services, Emilio Arocho, discusses this topic, explains why these myths hold back progress and shares ways they can be easily overcome. A less-evolved data governance model will not necessarily prevent you from using analytics in a constructive way.

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Is a crisis management plan enough?

ASU Lodestar Center

Crises offer an opportunity for nonprofit professionals to step into leadership roles and requires those already in leadership to manage effectively to ensure that the board and the executive leadership teams are engaged. Organizations need to use the time now to regroup and learn from the unpredictability faced last year.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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The Critical Role of Healthcare Philanthropy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Connection Cafe

All of us have an important role to play even if it is primarily staying at home to flatten the curve. Disruption to the normal business model, for many, impacts cash flow and reduces revenue. The Foundation’s Role in the Crisis . One hospital needed bed linens folded so the foundation’s director step ped up.

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Conducting Confidential Feasibility Studies: A Good or Bad Choice?

Bloomerang

Your Executive Director and Board Chair will lead the charge in conducting interviews and distilling them into concrete recommendations. While their thoughts are extremely helpful, they may feel pressured to come up with or overstate concerns that they wouldn’t have articulated otherwise. DIY-style studies.

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Creating Buy-In for a Data Culture at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

This begins with the CEO or president, who needs to articulate what she or he sees as the fundamental importance of dedicating staff time towards these goals. The top management of your organization helps to provide a role model by setting a meaningful example of how the rest of the staff should follow and embrace change.

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