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Which leadership styles optimize organizational performance and impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

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. The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leader’s intent.

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Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do with It?

sgEngage

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. In recent years, that model is being challenged. What matters most in this model are values–and one in particular: equity. Those at the top decide. How Did Participatory Grantmaking Start?

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

These movements typically don’t start with a structured entity, but with inspired individuals who see what needs to change in their communities and decide to act on it. We see the end results of young leaders, like Malala Yousafzai or Greta Thunberg, and their incredible influence.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue. Defourny et al.,

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How can nonprofits improve staff well-being to achieve desired results?

ASU Lodestar Center

Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration. Kanter & Sherman remind us that respect, kindness and compassion must be modeled from the top-down in order to become an organizational norm.

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How can effective leadership succession planning result in nonprofit sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

By no means does the research suggest to let go of older generations and replace with younger professionals, but rather to take a more collaborative approach to developing the organization vs. riding the wave of knowledge and seasoned professionalism from the most tenured executive. Collaboration. Recommendations. One team = one dream!

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How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Nonprofit

Allegiance Group

Key areas we emphasize when selecting a CMS include: Technical Preferences: Deliberations such as choosing between.NET or PHP, open-source or licensed, and hosting externally versus hosting on-premises significantly influence which CMS is the best fit. Licensing Methods The licensing model of a CMS plays a pivotal role in long-term costs.