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

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The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. Big picture thinkers who can execute the details. Promote Collaboration Creative people understand the power of group thinking. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. These informal collaborations usually consist of two to six foundations but can encompass a dozen or more.

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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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You can build more collaborative teams. A freelance expert can train current staff and get your organization up to speed. Promote data sharing across the organization, and reward people for effectively using new analytic tools. But ongoing inter-organization communication and dialogue are even more important.

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How Do You Organize Your Cloud?

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With smaller budgets, competing demands, and fewer IT specialists in-house, many mission-driven organizations struggle to optimize cloud services. Putting a plan into action With architecture in place, Forum One can augment in-house staff capacity to build out and engineer solutions that serve your organization long term.

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How Collaborating With Influencers Can Further Your Organization’s Mission

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Experts and popular advocates will support the organizations they care about on social media and market that organization to their thousands — or in some cases, millions — of followers. Believe it or not, your organization already has access to potential influencers who can help support your mission and further your cause.

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Unique Tips for Fundraising Professionals, Live From the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions

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This week, our 2021 virtual nonprofit conference, the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , opened with a conversation around trading perfectionism for an opportunity to show up as our authentic selves. Register to Experience the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. Unique Fundraising Tips From the Collaborative.

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Why Cross-functional Collaboration is Key to a Successful Digital Strategy

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As we dive into the summer months, it’s often a good moment to step back and look at the bigger picture. This is why cross-functional collaboration is key to a successful digital strategy. Connect with the leaders of your organization to gauge where their digital knowledge lies, and what they need from a digital strategy.