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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. But at a time when many foundations are looking for creative ways to address the overlapping crises of COVID-19, racial injustice, and climate change, they are viewing collaboration much differently. Why Collaborate?

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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Their responsibilities have transformed as quickly as the systems they manage. As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs.

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Collaborative Grantmaking: Rethinking How to Assess Impact

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While these statements provide an organized promise of future success, each element is rife with uncertainty and assumptions while the whole process is embedded in complex systems, dynamics, and interactions. Move Past Promises to Deliver Collaborative Impact. All of which combine to make impact difficult to measure and explain.

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Three Data-Informed Strategies for Better Member Engagement

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Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. These virtual sessions allow members to gain knowledge from other member experiences and collaborate to find common solutions.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. 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. Here’s an illustration of this idea from my experience.

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

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Most groups have invested in improved systems and platforms, and some have adjusted their strategy to maximize the new equipment. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged.

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership

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Collaborative relationships are the future currency. Collaborative relationships are the future’s currency. IT systems and platforms must integrate with overarching business strategies. Identify staffers who will be ambassadors and fill these collaborative roles: Identify employees across the organization to be ambassadors.