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Build a Board for the Digital Future

.orgSource

podcast interview, my colleague Al Dea, Founder Edge of Work , explained this more contemporary attitude and positioning. Garth Jordan, CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association , talked about how that attitude aligns with the Board’s relationship with the executive director and the staff. “We’re

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

.orgSource

These are strategies that allow associations to see a real-time picture of their members’ needs.” Brent Gibson, Chief Health Officer at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Managing Director of NCCHC Resources, Inc. The behaviors and attitudes overlap and intertwine. CEOs need to cut through the noise. “I

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Why Our Definition Of Nonprofits Restricts Problem Solving

Bloomerang

Huge instability in the development director role is just one symptom of a larger problem: lack of basic fundraising systems and inadequate attention to fund development across the board. The “us” vs. “them” attitudes, roughly lumped under the mantle of “community-centric fundraising,” are unfortunate. All of them.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

In your organization, this may look like negative attitudes toward evaluation, poor research designs and collecting data but not using the data. What attitudes toward evaluation are present? Consider using your executive director. Answer questions like: Did participants’ attitudes, knowledge and skills change?

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Who’s Responsible for A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy?

Bloomerang

Welcome to the real world of “more than a great fundraising technician”—and that holds true for pretty much any senior-level position, e.g., program director, finance officer, and of course the ED/CEO.”. And your attitude will be contagious. Better yet, try them all: Begin with your executive director. — Simone Joyaux.

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A Technology Assessment Connects Intention and Ability

.orgSource

My writing about digital leadership often focuses on values and attitudes. Kevin Ordonez,orgSource’s Managing Director of Digital Strategy, explains what you have to gain from an assessment this way. This Odd Couple disconnect happens to even savvy digital organizations. An assessment can uncover hidden problems and opportunities.

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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

But, try as we might, we couldn’t find any research that looked at arts groups’ adoption and attitudes toward digital and social media nationally that also asked all-important questions about how groups are measuring what they’re doing. Questions of measurement, ROI, and how to set goals and define success were plaguing everyone.

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