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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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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. You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months.

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A New Era for Foundation Collaboration

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In the past, many foundations viewed collaboration as a speed bump. Collaborations, after all, take time. When two or more organizations work together on any project, time must be spent up front setting ground rules, creating processes, and making compromises. Why Collaborate? Common Types of Foundation Collaboration.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization. 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. The digital age is all about leadership.

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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

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Sometimes this feeling can leave you wondering where or how to start organizing your data, which can easily lead to a cycle of inaction and increased overwhelm. This leads to better communication, and over time, a more organized set up so you won’t be overwhelmed by where to go for the data you need in the moment. credits offered).

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

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By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. Setting up Google Drive is a simple way to share all this information. 1) Demonstrate Transparency.

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How Do You Organize Your Cloud?

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Most nonprofits and government agencies utilize the cloud in some capacity – from website hosting to software to data storage. With smaller budgets, competing demands, and fewer IT specialists in-house, many mission-driven organizations struggle to optimize cloud services.

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

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. In a flat organization, the distance between the CEO and junior employees is minimal. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged.

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