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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

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Fast forward to today….

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3 Tips for Keeping Gift Officers Motivated

sgEngage

As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. Why are we called “fundraisers” or “gift officers” or “directors of development?” I think our titles should be “Director of Impacting Mission” or “Impact Officer.” Keeping officers motivated is tough. It isn’t a one-time fix.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues?

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Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But I was able to catch up with this curated collection of tweets, blog posts, and videos. A column by Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director for the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, caught my eye and she graciously agreed to republish it as a guest post. conference (Rio+2.0:

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. First is to understand the role of the board specifically in elevating an organization’s fundraising program. Elizabeth: Yes.

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[VIDEO] How To Lead And Manage In Our New Nonprofit Work Reality

Bloomerang

When I started in the sector right after grad school, I realized that there weren’t a lot of folks who I thought looked like me who were in leadership roles. And I ascended into an executive role pretty early in about three and a half, four years into my career and I spent almost all of my career in the C-suite.