.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. The arts are important to modern culture and society, yet competition from other causes can encroach on the ability of your nonprofit to raise funds.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

More than a few of those executives were managing virtual teams. One bit of wisdom is that like most skills, managing a remote team is both easier and more complicated than we could have imagined. Most groups navigated the unusual challenges and got work done. Virtual work shines the high beams on culture.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

If your membership numbers are marching into the red, you and your team are probably focused on trying to identify the cause of the bleeding. Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined. From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Most groups have invested in improved systems and platforms, and some have adjusted their strategy to maximize the new equipment. Remote work is challenging teams. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. The executive team is stretched too thin. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building. In fairness, so many groups operate with minimal staff that this type of program can seem like a luxury. If mentoring is a new concept for your group, baby steps may be needed to create buy-in. Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin.

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Mentoring Giving Associations Leadership 251

The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

Matrix Group is officially 25 years old today. For a change, Leah Monica, Director of Marketing at Matrix Group, interviewed me about my personal journey and the journey of Matrix Group. If you want to read about the first 10 years at Matrix Group, here’s a blog post I wrote back in 2009 !

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Classy

MAY 7, 2021

This is a guest post written by event planner Alexa Steevens on the Classy events team. The Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , hosted by Classy , is an online conference designed exclusively for nonprofit and social sector professionals. 10 Reasons to Attend the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. It’s Absolutely Free. Technology .

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. These informal collaborations usually consist of two to six foundations but can encompass a dozen or more.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 5, 2024

Get your association on board with new technology by creat ing a culture of change management. Follow these tips to get started: 1. Build trust with your staff by getting a core group of employees involved early in your AMS implementation process. Further boost collaboration by celebrating small wins across your association.

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Adopt Associations Technology Gartner 124

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These important team members give their time, talents, and resources, unmotivated by financial compensation or contractual obligations. Regardless of the number of volunteers, having a thriving team requires intentionality on the part of key leadership to minimize the reasons why volunteers leave. Team building. Share the love.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you make kindness official by designating it as an organizational value, you can weave the threads of consideration throughout your team. Although I doubt that many organizations still need a Casual Friday, if your group is a holdout, this is an easy, high-impact fix. Cater a healthy group lunch every quarter.

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Giving Alexa Demonstration Fun 448

Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 30, 2021

Here is what VolunteerHub employees had to say about the company and culture. One of the things I love most about VolunteerHub is the strong emphasis on team culture. Great company culture doesn’t happen on its own. Interested in becoming a part of our team? We’re looking for great people to join us.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

You might not be able to pick your team, but there are plenty of circumstances that you can control. My colleague Joanna Pineda, Founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc. But I’m surprised how many groups give values and anticipated norms for behavior short shrift. Cultivate Diversity.

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Mentoring Director Associations Professional 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Forming strategic collaborations to rescue a dying company. Why We Learn Collaboration : leveraging the power of others working together. Cultural Literacy : growing from the richness of diversity around us. He states that building a culture of success also requires: Engagement – Team members must be in or out.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Meet one of Qgiv’s newest partners, The Alford Group. Since their founding in 1979, The Alford Group has focused on serving more than 3,0000 mission-based organizations. Since their founding in 1979, The Alford Group has focused on serving more than 3,0000 mission-based organizations. Q: What makes The Alford Group different?

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

We were living in the midst of cultural, technological, and economic instability long before the pandemic. Build Competencies Connecting with diverse groups and people creates nuanced vision. CEOs must be role models for their teams. A new threat is building in the wake of every previous challenge.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

AccelEvents

AUGUST 4, 2021

Corporate event team builders are an essential way to build a strong team culture and can significantly improve team morale. As company culture evolves, every business needs to pay more attention to growing their team’s cohesiveness and camaraderie. Preparing For Your Corporate Event Team Builders.

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sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2024

Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. Creating a Culture of Well-Being in Education Recently, our team at Blackbaud partnered with digital wellness and leadership coach Meico Marquette Whitlock to create this toolkit that outlines how to cultivate a culture of well-being in an organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In order to unlock its full potential, your team needs to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. Customize training materials: Develop user manuals, best practice guides, video tutorials, and FAQs that support each team’s CRM journey. Encourage open discussions and problem-solving within the group.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. For example, several donor collaboratives housed at Borealis Philanthropy were individually supported, including the Black Led Movement Fund, the Disability Inclusion Fund, and the Spark Justice Fund.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Taking the right approach can go a long way to helping your team ease into this new style of operating. Remove the barriers that compartmentalize strategy and keep your talent from being a real team. To become a digital business everyone in the organization must use their IT tools to collaborate. It’s a choice.”

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Classy

AUGUST 18, 2021

Classy staff culture has always been organic and grassroots in nature—whether it is mobilizing for a cause, launching a fundraising campaign, or convening for a good-natured celebration. Classy Communities are Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). So we differentiated groups from Classy Communities via a simple application process.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Each time you consider adding to your team, it’s a choice that has a critical impact on your organization’s future. Whether the new hire is a junior employee or head of a key department, they will represent the brand experience you want for members and shape the culture you seek for your staff. On a recent Association 4.0

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

This climate of skepticism continues to spread throughout social, cultural, and governmental institutions. Not only do they worry about their communities and their business interests, but they each have a team who depends on those jobs to support their families. There were multiple areas where collaboration helped to ease the hardship.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The organization was also experiencing some cultural shifts as well. Like many healthy nonprofits, Marie Curie was trying to instill greater collaboration and a deeper culture of philanthropy across teams, some of which were siloed. They were also shifting their culture to more evidence-based planning.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

This isn’t about filling seats; it’s about enriching your organization’s culture and capabilities with new perspectives to support your mission and drive growth. Adopt technologies that simplify collaboration and enhance communication , like board portals or other real-time tools. Foster a collaborative culture.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We are excited to share that the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal , NYU’s Congressional District Health Dashboard , and March of Dimes have been named Anthem Awards finalists. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. appeared first on Forum One.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

Choose the Method that Is Right for Your Organization When deciding on the ideal method for kicking off CDP’s change management process, we knew we wanted it to be collaborative among the eight-person grantmaking team, with everyone having the opportunity to lead. Getting the right people in the room is key.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

While the pandemic has had a significant impact on artists and cultural institutions, it has forced many to take a fresh look at how they are building immersive, innovative digital experiences for arts and culture. The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: Elevating a world-class cultural landmark.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Build internal trust first: A soccer lesson I wasn’t an amazing soccer player, but I did enjoy playing on soccer teams throughout my childhood. Passing the design ball” on projects similarly builds skills amongst team members. But how do you build trust like a team? Just like a good soccer coach does for their team.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The digital team works hard to produce social content that balances sharing stories of the people they serve, the impact of their work, and the generosity of their supporters. While the communications team features a wide variety of content on social media, one of the messaging themes they focus on is innovative partnerships.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

If data is saved on a team member’s personal drive, or worse, doesn’t exist at all, your association’s data is not going to be accessible when you need it. You might use inconsistent content or course tagging, or team members might use a variety of names for one type of offering. Sound familiar?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Hierarchies are becoming flatter, work more collaborative and co-location less relevant. Facades of professionalism and efforts at contrived camaraderie in the name of culture building will be viewed as disingenuous.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 19, 2023

By conducting a comprehensive review of the project closure and lessons learned, org anizations can uncover opportunities for improvement––such as enhancing internal collaboration and workflow, addressing vague direction and feedback, and establishing better-defined roles and responsibilities.

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