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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. This year I will continue my commitment to creative activities including “ Journal as Altar ,” and calligraphy with fountain pens.

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August #4Change Chat: Opportunities for Collaboration

Amy Sample Ward

Topic: How do social media open new doors for collaboration (especially internationally)? Here are some questions to consider: has your organization found new collaborators (other organizations, companies, networks, etc.) what issues are unique to collaborations of this type? Details: Date: August, 13th. Join the Conversation.

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Volunteer Engagement Surveys: Enhance Impact with Data

Volunteer Hub

This evaluation can help fine-tune program structures, training methods, and task assignments. Are there any ways we could improve collaboration and coordination between staff and volunteers? Useful questions to consider are: Do you feel adequately prepared and trained for your volunteer responsibilities?

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration.

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Furthering Your Nonprofit Career: 3 Tips for Development

Bloomerang

Online courses are professionally structured and guided opportunities that simultaneously provide flexibility and convenience for students. Journals and blogs. If you’re looking for an opportunity to keep up with the newest trends, you might consider subscribing to various journals or blogs for reading material in the nonprofit sector.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals To Begin 2018 with Clarity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. In early January, I read through the journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of personal and professional fulfillment? Year in Review.

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What factors contribute to successful nonprofit executive compensation strategies?

ASU Lodestar Center

Fostering a culture within the organization of trust and collaboration creates the type of place people want to work. For top executives looking to mentor future leaders and collaborate with people who share their goals, nonprofits offer a unique structure that often flattens the hierarchy. Change the metrics of success.

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