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

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We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better. Learning, we do naturally. Fast forward to today….

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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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A Decade of Nonprofit Reflections

ASU Lodestar Center

So, as I made my transition – keep in mind that I am still working a nonprofit, just a c4 instead of a c3 – the moment gave me reason to reflect upon the 10 years of experience I had at the Alliance and with colleagues across the country through the National Council of Nonprofits. Our civic role is paramount. I agree with all of that.

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SXSW Reflection: Using Social Media to Facilitate A Global Back Channel at a Panel Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In order to do this, you need to give people a brief context and articulate the interaction rules. My mental model for face-to-face interaction is Oprah, but if I really want to weave the Back Channel and the Face-to-Face session, I have to use Cooper Anderson as my mental model. My takeaways: 1. That means I need a T.V.

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3 Principles Fundraisers Should Adopt from Service Providers

Connection Cafe

But as much as fundraising is a calling, it’s also a career that requires business development, sales, client retention, and articulable value propositions. But the provider-client model is potentially valuable to fundraisers, too. Demonstrate (and articulate!) Playing the Role of Trusted Advisor.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal?

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How Can Nonprofits Switch to a Data-Driven Culture?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Most people won’t change their behaviors until they observe the role models in their organization acting.

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