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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Chaos in daily operations is diverting attention from strengthening important programs. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture. Clarify Roles.

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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

In other organizations, staff assume a more dominant role in setting strategy and policy, marginalizing the board’s ability to provide strategic direction and oversight. In my role at the National Council of Nonprofits , I’ve had the opportunity to observe the day-to-day operations of numerous nonprofits through our network.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. The pandemic was a wormhole.

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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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How To Deliver What Your Organization Needs Most From You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Accomplished leadership and executive coaches Bill Berman and George Bradt have discovered over the past 30 years that: People lose their ability to influence others and impact the organizations they work at because they are not focused on the most essential, mission-critical business and cultural priorities of the organization.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Taking a JEDI Approach

Bloomerang

Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. Has the organization’s policies, practices, and overall culture been evaluated through the lens of a JEDI approach? . Have you evaluated your public-facing JEDI statements and practices? .

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Future of Giving: Coordination, Donor Retention & Artificial Intelligence

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This report explores the question: What are the cultural shifts impacting the future of giving, and what are the critical implications and opportunities for individuals and organization now and in the future? We also talk about the risks and need for more attention on the ethics of AI. spark and honey: Future of Giving Report.