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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.” You can set the stage for success by: Defining roles and responsibilities.

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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.” You can set the stage for success by: Defining roles and responsibilities.

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

Despite the continued growth of the medium and tens of millions of dollars raised for North American nonprofit organizations, very little research has been performed on consumer attitudes toward mobile giving. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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Fundraising Basics: What To Do When They Don’t Respond

Bloomerang

I sure have in my 30 years as a practitioner and several years as a fundraising trainer/consultant to a wide range of nonprofits. A long-term attitude will pay off handsomely. This is like a fundraiser’s Bermuda Triangle. No doubt, you’ve encountered this dilemma on numerous occasions. Be gentle in follow-up attempts.

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

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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. The enthusiasm to take initiative and discover something unique. Big picture thinkers who can execute the details.

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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. See Broadly Our books highlighted themes that are important for success in our consulting business as well as for our clients in the association community. The behaviors and attitudes overlap and intertwine.

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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.