sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? Most funders themselves use status quo problem-solving skills, so they expect you to do the same. Next, funders stunt risk with their beloved wait-and-see approach.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

With no real sign of AI slowing down or fading away, it’s worth taking the time now to prepare your association for the impact and influence AI will have on your members and employees. Types of AI Tools To start, it’s important to know about some of the models already available to the public.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2022

Changes in the workplace have forced today’s managers to apply new methods and skills to be effective on their teams and up their impact. Introducing our new Skills UP: free training webinar series for nonprofit managers (and aspiring social good managers everywhere)! January 26 at 1 p.m. February 3 at 11 a.m.

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Skills Training Train Free 70

.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption , she explained her commitment to skill-building like this. “My To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Winton also notes that this skill-based, collaborative model is the way millennials prefer to work.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

Of course, it’s important to consider skills. The skill that got her promoted wasn’t balanced by the emotional readiness or sensitivity to undertake her new responsibilities. “The ability to understand and manage emotions of yourself and others is a critical life skill. That last bullet is important. We all tend to label.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“Change is inevitable, growth is an option.” – John C. It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years. Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. All About Change.

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

The onset of COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on black and brown communities pushed the social sector to pivot, stretch and temporarily shutter programs in service to a singular goal: survival. The social impact sector cannot return to a pre-pandemic operating model because we have adapted and grown in the last year.

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Change Vietnam Nonprofit Leadership 91

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

From showcasing outcomes through compelling stories to highlighting the transparency and accountability that donors, volunteers, and partners who share your vision seek, dedicated online brand management will invariably fuel and amplify the impact of your unique mission. Powerful storytelling is the key.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The pandemic has caused a re-thinking of how we live and work, while social justice movements have highlighted demands for liberation from models and methods that have upheld the status quo. Leaders who embrace openness and vulnerability impact the way that leadership is viewed by organization members.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Their potential to impact significantly the social challenges that plague our cities is extraordinary. Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. When we began that project in 2017, we knew business was changing quickly. Look to the human skills to increase your stability and value. They are role models who inspire teams to see from a different perspective. Association 4.0

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Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Model and Celebrate Well-being Practices Creating a robust work culture that incorporates well-being is fundamental.

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Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 was about the initial COVID-19 shock and our emergency responses, and 2021 was about trying to understand the implications of all the unprecedented events going on and appointing new leaders to lead us out of this crisis, then 2022 will be about bold actions and investments that will result in long-term impact and success in the era ahead.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

It gives you some control when the external environment is rapidly changing, and people are looking to you for leadership. What factors are driving uncertainty and how impactful could they be? What are the potential short, mid, and long-term impacts? What are the potential short, mid, and long-term impacts?

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Those in positions of power can invite traditionally excluded people to the table, but to sustain meaningful dialogue, everyone must have some skills to hold these important and often difficult conversations.

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Understand staff concerns about AI changing their jobs Jon Townsend, National Trust says that leaders should understand people’s anxiety about AI in the workplace as the very first step. There’s also discomfort over the rapid pace of change and perceived steep learning curve while being overwhelmed with current workloads.

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Adopt People Nonprofit Skills 79

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hooper quickly mobilized a team of volunteers with a wide variety of skills from across Salesforce. Because the solution was built on Nonprofit Cloud and the household model, Allied Airlift 21 staff were able to provide comprehensive case management to entire families. Air Force Academy classmate, Otis Hooper, now worked at Salesforce.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But things forever changed when OpenAI released version 3.5 Generative AIs went from entertaining but ultimately not very useful to possessing, and the change happened overnight.  We hope to help paint a fuller picture, invite hard questions, and showcase the power of what these AIs are capable of with skillful prompting.

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Generation Education Blackbaud Model 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2021

The onset of COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on black and brown communities pushed the social sector to pivot, stretch and temporarily shutter programs in service to a singular goal: survival. The social impact sector cannot return to a pre-pandemic operating model because we have adapted and grown in the last year.

Change 49

Change Vietnam Nonprofit Leadership 49

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These three simple words each pack their own challenge for a sector that often fails to prioritize learning, where knowledge hoarding is pervasive, and where the pace of change can feel extremely slow. Keep building up and out, going narrow or deep, depending on changing priorities and goals. A primary lever of change is grantmaking.

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Philanthropy Influence Grant Practice 79

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In the panel Rethinking Strategy: The Intersection of Impact, Brand, and Business Model, three experts defined these terms and illustrated their use for effective nonprofit communications. Impact: Be Rather Than Do. Model Behavior. Be systematic rather than episodic.

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Model Impact Business Case Study 55

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Such efforts are necessary to address global nutritional needs in a world facing the challenges of climate change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.” Confusion and conflict emerge.

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2024

By focusing on the processes or workflows you are currently missing and need to add, you can identify which features could help you to enhance your impact. #4 By determining your budget early on, you can set realistic expectations and find a suitable cost model for your nonprofit. 4 What is your budget for the technology project?

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Fundraising Evaluation New Zealand Data 61

Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Just like any technology, realizing success on the Salesforce platform takes careful maintenance, dedication to change management, and intentional roadmap planning. In sum, while BAs are typically experts in the functional business process requirements for a set of users, SUs are generally more technical in responsibility and skill.

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Org Support Skills Knowledge 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

This model has become popular due to donors’ expressed interest in making incremental payments over time to stay active with your mission. The best thing about incorporating video in your strategy is that no special skills are needed. Secure a major donor for a matching gift campaign. Encourage easy text donations.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Social Media 357

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A key differentiator for pro bono service and a concept core to The Knitting Factor is the idea of skill sharing or a two-way talent exchange in which both professional volunteers and their nonprofit partners are able to learn with and from each other through an expectation of shared value and knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Generative Social-Impact Network.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

.” You’ll also hear exciting updates from Blackbaud executives and discover how we’re building software solutions to help your organizations maximize impact. Through times of change and uncertainty, higher education institutions have persevered and even thrived through innovation and agility. Blackbaud Product Update Briefings.

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Education Professional Virtual Guide 84

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

As nonprofit professionals, we all want to impact the greatest possible number with our work. What type of impact is the program making, and is it one that can be most effectively increased by scaling up this individual program? posted by Alisa Partlan Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management.

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Program Impact New York Model 64

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide. Charitable giving declined in 2018 due to tax law changes.

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Social Model Nonprofit Fund 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Skills Reflection Management Aggregator 96

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

First in the series is a Q&A with Gary Flowers, Chief Information Officer at Year Up , a nonprofit that ensures young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education. This, in turn, influences and changes their recruitment practices more broadly.

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History Celebrate United States Skills 52

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As nonprofit finance leaders, we are charged with empowering our teams with the technology, skills, and support they need to adapt and grow. As we prepare for an ever-evolving need cycle, we must simultaneously position our organizations for growth and leverage every opportunity to amplify our impact. Identify Ways to Reduce Waste.

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Digital Gartner Nonprofit Fund 70

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 22, 2013

What these organizations lack in size, however, they make up for in impact. Funders encourage and applaud their grantees for such resourcefulness and creativity, but at a certain point this model becomes unsustainable. They also tend to have more flexible business models and the ability to adjust to a changing environment more rapidly.

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Impact Nonprofit Fund Grant 89