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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills. A collegial attitude that contributes to productive relationships. Help your people to develop interpersonal skills by encouraging networking and relationship building.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

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.  Check out our last installment here! Learn more at RubensteinImpactGroup.com !

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

Yet, many nonprofit boards do not reflect the communities in which those same organizations are serving. A board of directors is a legal requirement to establish and maintain a nonprofit organization and helps to ensure the organization achieves its stated mission and meets the expectations of stakeholders, according to Nick Price.

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What We Can Learn from Finnish NGOS About Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The space creates a calm and reflective environment. How many of us pay attention to the relationship between physical space and our productivity ? Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. There are couches and comfortable chairs.

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Calbright College: Prioritizing Diversity & Inclusion in Recruitment & Admissions

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Students move ahead by mastering content, not by spending a prescribed number of hours in a classroom. It’s absolutely critical to know this information so that we can design the College around our students’ needs and ensure our marketing and communications efforts reflect their experiences, goals, and needs. .

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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance: AMI 2014 Reflections

ASU Lodestar Center

The opportunities for learning and networking were at a higher level than I have had in the classroom. The out-of-classroom experiences offered by the program at ASU makes all the difference personally and professionally to these students.

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At AFP Lead in Houston, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students prepare for leadership liftoff

ASU Lodestar Center

We listened to lectures, participated in reflections and had the chance to hear about real life experiences in the sector. I learned to network and build relationships along with getting real-life advice from experienced professionals. This altered my confidence when approaching the conference this year.

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