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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. 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? These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once.

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New (Free) E-Book: Leading Systems Change Will Supercharge Your Facilitation Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My colleagues, Heather McLeod Grant and Adene Sacks, have just published a new workbook called “ Leading Systems Change.” When I design and facilitate meeting for clients, board meetings, or as part of a workshop, webinar or other training, I’m always looking for new ideas for facilitation and interactive processes.

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

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What has changed over time? What is changing in our industry? Adjust to changing circumstances. When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. The idea that the employer holds all the cards is changing. The idea that the employer holds all the cards is changing.

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Facilitating with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques. If you are curious about more techniques, I suggest David Staker’s “ Rapid Problem Solving with Post-It Notes.”

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Are Marketing and Fundraising Changing Permanently?

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Fundraising teams at the eye of the pandemic storm have experienced an eye-watering pace of change the past two years. The pandemic changed how nonprofits fundraised from various income streams and channels they deployed. Continued changes to fundraising and marketing, as in so many other spheres, is set to continue.

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

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What has changed over time? What is changing in our industry? Adjust to changing circumstances. When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.