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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture.

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8 Steps for Creating a Nonprofit Innovation Culture

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But for innovation to thrive, you must embrace a culture where the entire nonprofit is committed to enhancing processes or strategies by transforming ideas into actionable improvements. Based on these essays, we could determine how nonprofits are faring in the culture of innovation, and the steps you can take to harness such a culture.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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Camera shy people learned that video is your best friend when you need to deliver an important message to a remote audience. Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently. Virtual work shines the high beams on culture. Strong cultures promote empathy.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Is technology tying your audience in knots? We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined. From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. Initiatives that impact a broad audience or community Outcomes that deliver strategic goals and objectives for all participants. Broaden your audience and increase your visibility. Turn your perspective outward.

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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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We’ve incorporated the structure that many groups say they want. We can’t just bring a diverse audience to the table; we need to make sure that their contribution is noted. Unify Through Purpose Passion for your mission is a bridge that allows people with unique cultural and value systems to work together for a common purpose.

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

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They will reward you by crafting messages that move the hearts and minds of your most important audiences and reinforce brand identity. When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing. Include your teams in strategy sessions and provide them with the tech tools they need to keep pace.