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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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Collaborative Grantmaking: Rethinking How to Assess Impact

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They guide our relationships, how we craft grant solicitations, applications, and reports, how we review opportunities, track progress, and ultimately how we judge and support what’s possible. Move Past Promises to Deliver Collaborative Impact. All of which combine to make impact difficult to measure and explain.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. This knowledge can short-cut the path to effective collaboration and illuminate interpersonal dynamics for the group. What’s tricky is how well individuals combine.”

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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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. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. We are frequently so busy that we lose track of our feelings.

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

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If you think you occupy the top seat because you are the expert, you’re traveling down the wrong track. Collaborative relationships are the future currency. Collaborative relationships are the future’s currency. They are role models who inspire teams to see from a different perspective. Don’t compete.

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Three Data-Informed Strategies for Better Member Engagement

Association Analytics

In order to track trends year-over-year, IAEE will repeat many of the same questions, adding in three or four additional questions about programs or services the team is testing. 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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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. You can have the best governance model, but with the wrong people on the team, you won’t be successful.” The digital age is all about leadership.

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