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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Our culture expert, senior consultant, Kevin Martlage , advises, “Even great teams can build on their strengths and learn to adjust and respect new group norms.” Be clear about accountability. Fostering trust and transparency.

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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Boards that are professionally, demographically, and ideologically diverse are more likely to be open to risk tolerance. Value Talent Put people on the team who contribute to the culture. Many of our contributors have extensive vetting processes to ensure that they put people on the team who contribute to their culture and values.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

.orgSource

Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Our culture expert, senior consultant, Kevin Martlage , advises, “Even great teams can build on their strengths and learn to adjust and respect new group norms.” Be clear about accountability. Fostering trust and transparency.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

A culture of learning, where curiosity is valued and debate encouraged, creates fertile ground for critical thinking. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. A collegial attitude that contributes to productive relationships. The ability to manage risk and the courage to fail.

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team. Current Trends.

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What happened to the FUN in Fundraising?

ASU Lodestar Center

Moreover, the apathetic and even sometimes fearful attitudes toward fundraising among staff and board members can lead to a philanthropic dead-end. All nonprofit professionals should remain open to taking risks and coloring outside the lines. Lindsay Walker is a fundraising consultant. It was empowering. She earned a B.A.

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National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering Results for Arts Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many of our clients and fellow consultants working in nonprofits and in the arts were approaching the same question from different angles. But what sorts of hurdles are arts groups facing in terms of human resources and management attitudes, and which channels are working for them? Arts organizations are not alone in this. was created.

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