CauseVox

JANUARY 21, 2022

We learned important personal and professional lessons through the trials and sprints of the last two years: resiliency, the importance and interdependence of our personal and community safety nets, our boundaries, and awareness of our respective privileges and challenges.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

This is a challenging time for associations. If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. It’s an exercise that will provide the opportunity to explore lessons learned in training and reflect on how they impact real-life situations.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

By Olga Moshinsky Woltman “The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.” – Carol Dweck It is a truth universally acknowledged that employees who are motivated to continuously learn and grow will be the ones to take on new challenges, innovate, and problem-solve.

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Structure Exercise Challenge Skills 105

sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Quantifying the impact and success of services and programs can be challenging, but it’s essential.

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Measure Help Analysis Metrics 91

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

If these two drivers of engagement are a world apart, it will be challenging to deliver the seamless experience customers expect from their favorite brands. To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator.

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Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges. Those extremely specific goals kept us on target.” Reflect Positive Outcomes Yes, it can be hard to put behavior in the spotlight.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

It is not a time to reflect, it is a time to act. We need new policies, new technology, new strategies, and local support in order to build, implement, and sustain the kinds of solutions that will help us make progress on our goals. Earth Day reminds each and every one of us of our responsibility to the planet.

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Ireland Challenge Empowerment Local 97

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

According to Jackie Sue Griffin, founder of JSG & Associates in Tampa, Florida, by prioritizing continuous learning, you gradually adapt to evolving challenges and find new ways to drive positive change within your organization and community.

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Professional Develop Tampa Mentoring 64

.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Their experiences involved unprecedented social and industry challenges that nothing could have prepared them to meet. Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. The abrupt switch to remote work was a global challenge.

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Milwaukee Story Share Wisconsin 221

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 91

.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

The categories that are represented should reflect qualities that directors bring to the board as well as characteristics that will enhance the organization’s growth and development. Even if it is not possible to perfectly match all the criteria, the matrix establishes goals. Preparing a board matrix is a learning experience.

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Mentoring Director Associations Professional 221

.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Self-regulation— or learning to effectively manage conflict, challenges, and stress is critical in fast-paced digital environments. Motivation— supports developing strategy, setting goals, and staying focused. It helps leaders to keep themselves and others engaged and enthusiastic despite challenges.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

” Kurtzman believed that thought leaders should help shape the way people think about the world by sharing their ideas and insights and by challenging the status quo. Here’s one significant challenge. Someone with the wrong attitude or who doesn’t understand the goals can do more harm than good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

This introduces operational challenges (particularly for smaller organizations). This is also reflected in their participation in registration with fundraising campaigns, as well as peer-to-peer. To start building your recurring giving program, identify your goals, analyze your audience, and plan a campaign to promote monthly giving.

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Donation Retention Gift Philanthropy 347

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

To find it, keep your unique goals in mind as you explore this guide to determine what’s possible. To begin, ask yourself how can fundraising software help you achieve your organization’s goals? Goals can include: Gain insight into donor data through reporting and data analytics. Know you’re not alone. Show and tell.

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Software Fundraising Training Train 304

.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

More objective decision-making—Clarity about your own goals, values, and priorities makes tough decisions easier and will give you confidence in your choices. The opportunity to share challenges, in confidence, with the brightest colleagues in the business is an invaluable resource. Make time for reflection.

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Awareness Singapore Journal Roles 221

EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Building these habits now will help organizations meet more of their goals in 2023.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

You don’t have to jam all of these components into your annual report if they don’t reflect your goals. One of its best features is how it weaves the narrative of “Rising to the Challenges in Two Years of Crisis” throughout the report to combine storytelling with data-informed impact.

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Report Organization PDF Tanzania 180

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This walkthrough isn’t just a cautionary tale—it’s a roadmap to ensuring your financial narrative remains clear, accurate, and reflective of your nonprofit’s integrity and mission. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Let’s dive in!

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 80

Forum One

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As we bid farewell to 2023 and eagerly embrace the coming year of 2024, we take a moment to reflect on the past twelve months and revel in the accomplishments. How & When to Create Custom AI/ML Solutions in Government As we approach 2024 and your digital goals, we genuinely appreciate your support in revisiting or exploring our content.

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Content Drupal FAQ Government 73

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.” Their goals and indicators of success may be different from yours.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

The latest resource from the Blackbaud Institute, Development Plan Toolkit: Your Three-Step Guide to Strategic Fundraising offers a pathway to reaching and retaining major donors: Step 1: Reflect on successes and opportunities. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals. Goals may be dollar-based—e.g.,

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Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 77

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Are you a leader feeling the pressure to meet these challenges? Know your goals You need to know your goals to let your data drive your decisions. How will you identify these goals? Some organizations utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their goals. What does your organization want to accomplish?

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Data Metrics Measure Goal 101

Candid

MARCH 12, 2024

His statement resonated with me because it reflected all that PEAK Grantmaking worked to do last year: moving from scarcity mindsets to mindsets of abundance—putting possibilities at the center of our approach to our mission instead of limitations. “The mistakes you make, you make in front of the world.” We are the beacon on the hill.”

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Learning Journal Practice Reflection 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As the creator of the iconic “Corner Office” column in the New York Times , Bryant has spoken with more than a thousand leaders over the years about the challenges and nuances of leadership. The CEO Test is about the key challenges that all leaders face in their roles, and we provide a practical playbook on how to navigate those challenges.

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Leadership Management Ratio Interview 93

Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2022

Here at Greater Giving, our goal is to help nonprofits achieve fundraising success. For The State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2022, we studied how nonprofits responded to the challenges of the last two years, what strategies are working, where they struggled the most, and what changes nonprofits plan to make in the coming year.

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Fundraising Virtual Nonprofit Survey 98

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Each year, the Blackbaud Institute invites leading experts in the world of social good to reflect on current trends, giving insights to stay ahead of the curve. Over the past three years, COVID-19 challenged us to think differently about how we approach work. Goals most often associated with special events are financial.

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Reflection Mentoring Goal Culture 90

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

The sector itself continued to change, but it was a challenge to effectively adapt questions to match those changes. In its blog post “ Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers put Learning First ,” the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reminds us how challenging this can be. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder.

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 85

Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Many in the philanthropic community desire that nonprofits reflect the communities they serve—including everyone from volunteers and donors to staff, executives, and the board. You want to ensure all voices from the communities you serve are reflected throughout your organization, especially on your board.

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Policy Reflection Culture Training 52

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. An atmosphere of trust is essential both for people to challenge ideas and to brainstorm possibilities.

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Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteers can have an enormous impact on reaching your goals. The challenge that many nonprofits experience is that volunteers start out excited, but the excitement soon fades, and so does their participation. Sometimes the most challenging part about creating a plan is getting started. Let’s get to it! About the Sponsor.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Importance of Testimonials Testimonials are personal endorsements, typically in the form of a statement or story, that reflect a person’s experience with your nonprofit. These could include transformational stories, accounts of overcoming significant challenges, or powerful endorsements of your work.

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Story Guide Support Analysis 104

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Outline organizational challenges. Reflect on your old software and create a strategy for buying new tech by asking the following questions: . Creating a timeline for your project will help you stay on financial track, ensuring you hit your goals sooner. Follow these important steps to begin your journey : 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

The goal is to find meet people and figure out if they done that activity. Peer Assist: There are many ways to structure a peer assist where participants listen to each other’s challenges and provide advice. The reflection questions might include: What resonated? What is a challenge? Reflection & Takeaways.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here we reflect on what we learned and set the stage for where we’re headed. But the key challenges we encountered include working through internal bureaucracies, shifting systems, and varying competing priorities for the sector. It’s where these needs diverge with other priorities that can be challenging.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Each year, the Blackbaud Institute invites leading experts in the world of social good to reflect on current trends, lending their insights to stay ahead of the curve. Over the past three years, COVID-19 challenged us to think differently about how we approach work. Goals most often associated with special events are financial.

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Game Reflection Mentoring Goal 72