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

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Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. The nominees varied depending on the publication.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. On the other hand, in Madison, where we didn’t have a Kitchen Cabinet, collaboration on reopening was much more challenging. Help your association elevate its reputation.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit interest in cross-sector collaboration is ramping up due to evaporating resources and increased demand for services. The Bridgespan Group reminds leaders that “cross-sector collaboration is a complicated and time-consuming process, given the complexity of the issues and range of stakeholders involved.”

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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

Saleforce Nonprofit

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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Build a Digital Ecology–Promote IT Collaboration Across Your Organization

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To become a digital business everyone in the organization must use their IT tools to collaborate. Executives who defer this responsibility convey the idea that digital thinking and collaboration are not a priority. Task them with staying abreast of new developments that improve products, services, and customer-centricity.

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$30M in capital transfers to Indigenous-led foundations

Charity Village

Indigenous communities have the best knowledge of their service and infrastructure needs, and this capital injection will support them in building programs and improving services. Furthering the prioritization of a reconciliation economy and collaborative funding models.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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Once you know who is needed, you must explain exactly what the organization expects from their service both in terms of activities and culture. Ideally, one of these meetings will be a welcome from the executive director, which includes his or her unique advice and views on board service. Board service is an honor and a privilege.

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