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Thinking in the Gray: A 2024 Leadership Challenge

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Every year when the calendar rolls over into the new year, leaders are presented with a fresh set of challenges. Even before the end of the year, we are confronted with ideas such as “We can cross that bridge after the first of the year,” or “Let’s see what the new year brings,” or my personal favorite: “That’s a next year problem!”

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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. Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives. Manage Change This brings us to the last step.

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Beware the Ides of March: A Lesson For All Leaders

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Moments like this should give leaders pause and challenge us to think about where we are in our own leadership journeys. What can I do to embrace change, and lead from the front? The future of successful organizations lies in the idea that we don’t need to be modern-day conquerors or autocrats to yield success.

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6 Ways to Harness Your CRM Solution as a Change Management Tool

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In practice, transforming a large, complex institution with multiple stakeholders is an incredible challenge. First, I recommend that you position the CRM solution implementation as step one of a long-term process of change. Recording matching gifts is a challenge. Be open to new ideas and tangling with taboos.

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Creating a Space for Nonprofits to Connect & Share Insights

Saleforce Nonprofit

As a nonprofit industry advisor for Salesforce, everyday I speak with customers whose organizations are facing unprecedented challenges. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, everything changed for them in terms of how they connect with donors, supporters, and beneficiaries. And I’m thrilled to tell you that’s just what happened.

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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong 

Candid

Plans can sometimes read like wish lists, citing every new idea or opportunity on the horizon. To achieve this, we recommend focusing on your organization’s most important challenges or opportunities. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.”

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10 Tips for Better Grant Management Processes

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While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Seek clarity. Highlight your community.

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