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

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Chaos in daily operations is diverting attention from strengthening important programs. It’s a structure that preserves accountability. You can do it.

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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

Candid

The answer was not about how qualified BIPOC survey respondents were compared with white respondents; it was about structural barriers and lack of supports for BIPOC staff to advance to the top jobs. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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Surveys: Collect and Act on Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

Nucleus

The more you survey, the more people will stop paying attention. Structured, unstructured, secondary, primary, qualitative, quantitative – it’s all data and it’s all waiting for you to see the pattern. If you survey your members too often, you create a condition called “survey fatigue.” PUHLEEZE. ”

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. Additionally, many inner-city schools are overcrowded, which can make it difficult for students to receive individualized attention, and for teachers to effectively educate their students.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

Amy Sample Ward

We see a lot of attention on next generation leaders, but not on how they will change our institutions. Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money – but we were the age of Aquarius! But finding a mentor and a champion, we were able to make things happen.

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Mastering Employee Engagement: Best Practices + 13 Ideas

Nonprofits Source

This means more than just losing your employees’ attention at your All Hands meetings. Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. Leaders can incentivize participation by providing free meals to mentors and mentees.

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pay close attention to interactions with other people. This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. Full attention listening: Giving full focus and attention to the other person. Identify other people’s emotional states.

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