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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. My experience with Candid reinforced the notion that the best work gets done when the board and staff collaborate closely.

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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question. We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Be the disruption.

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A New Era for Foundation Collaboration

sgEngage

In the past, many foundations viewed collaboration as a speed bump. Collaborations, after all, take time. But at a time when many foundations are looking for creative ways to address the overlapping crises of COVID-19, racial injustice, and climate change, they are viewing collaboration much differently. Why Collaborate?

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. On the other hand, in Madison, where we didn’t have a Kitchen Cabinet, collaboration on reopening was much more challenging.

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Why Vulnerable Kids Depend on Government & Big Tech Getting Data Privacy Laws Right

Saleforce Nonprofit

Most of the illegal content reported to NCMEC’s CyberTipline was found by technology designed to detect previously identified child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM) in the form of photos and videos. In 2020, 65.4 A Leading Emerging Threat to Children Everywhere.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Value the Human Touch Lately, I’ve been writing about the value of emotional intelligence, especially as it supports and improves the use of expanding technology. In addition to being important for leaders like the CEO and the CTO, EI can also help anyone to organize effective teams and give them the ability to successfully collaborate.

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

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We all understand that technology has changed business. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. Know the Signs.

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