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

.orgSource

The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Be clear about accountability.

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

.orgSource

The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan.

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A Technology Assessment Connects Intention and Ability

.orgSource

My writing about digital leadership often focuses on values and attitudes. An assessment can uncover hidden problems and opportunities. We uncover hidden problems and opportunities. It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners.”

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They know that their vision and talent can help fuel social transformation in unique ways, and they would go to great lengths to try to make that happen if they had the right kind of map and markers along the way. Who knows how many dinnertime conversations followed, and how many attitudes shifted?

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. Data is so much more than a stack of numbers or a server filled with client outputs.

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When Your Powers Combine: Why Nonprofit Mergers Should Not Be Feared

NonProfit Hub

With his bright green hair, crystal blue skin and environmentally-focused attitude, Captain Planet was the ultimate do-gooder. Whenever faced with a problem too big for any one of them to tackle, the Planeteers called upon Captain Planet to save the day. In the early ‘90s, a new superhero burst onto the scene. Come Together.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. Data is so much more than a stack of numbers or a server filled with client outputs.

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