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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

.orgSource

It sounds simple. And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. You can’t rely on staffers in your organization to fill this role. Participants find guidance, innovative thinking, and the opportunity to view their roles through a new lens. What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101?

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The 2024 Best NPOs To Work For: Data Shows Satisfaction Slipping In Some Areas

The NonProfit Times

Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction. Over time, leaders have had to refocus on meeting contractual and grant requirements, addressing evolving constituent wants and needs, and operating fiscally sound businesses.

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Build a Digital Ecology–Promote IT Collaboration Across Your Organization

.orgSource

It sounds instantaneous—as if you could type a few commands and new software would magically turn your organization into a super-powered generator of member engagement and delight. It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

A: With many nonprofit leaders holding multiple hats and roles in their organizations, we constantly hear that they are exhausted. Sudden cynical attitude about the job, company, or working conditions . You could say, “That project sounds great, but my calendar is full and I don’t have the ability to commit to that right now.”

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5 Steps for Dealing With Problem Employees

NonProfit Hub

You serve as a role model for your employees. If you aren’t setting an example of meeting deadlines and bringing a good attitude, your employees won’t either. You shouldn’t make it sound like they’re hopeless. They will pay more attention to your actions than your words, so make sure they’re consistent with each other.

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

It sounds fairly simple but it’s easy to get lost in the details. Perhaps politics has played a role and you need to develop a plan that doesn’t involve government funding. The strategy may be to remove the staff member and replace them with someone with different experience - or maybe a better attitude.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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Complex volunteer roles may call for more leadership, networking, and organizational duties, such as serving as a committee member or event chair. Most of the hypothetical situations or examples we’ll explore will be focused around event committee recruitment and those more complex volunteer roles.