Forum One

JUNE 29, 2022

One of the most significant hurdles in implementing a successful digital strategy is a lack of a common understanding of digital tools, processes, and goals. This is why cross-functional collaboration is key to a successful digital strategy. What are our biggest challenges to success? Educate your teams. How can this be avoided?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Traditionally, we think of impact as, “For X cost, the organization will serve Y number of people in Z amount of time to create A, B, C outcomes using D, E, F strategies.” These strategies unfortunately use precious time and energy and miss the larger opportunity to quickly and efficiently gain and share learning with transparency and trust.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Or maybe they would use a slight spin, such as, “our grantmaking strategies are unique”, or “we do things differently here. Also, most of the foundations I talked to found it difficult to collaborate with other foundations. The key, I’ve found, is approaching collaboration with empathy and testing your assumptions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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. Leaders discuss hunger reduction strategies at Together Against Hunger.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. 7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

As the home of organizations that draw on decades of history, it’s not surprising that we love the security of time-honored strategies. Their advice about strategy, leadership, and digital business is still ahead of its time. And, the Transformational Strategies offer guidance to create the change needed for growth.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns. It also provides a quantitative baseline to evaluate and build upon equity strategies. Our partnership, however, will create a way for anyone to connect the dots.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. ENA Culture Statements Staff The Emergency Nurses Association will seek at all times to foster and maintain a culture of excellence, commitment, empowerment, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Hierarchies are becoming flatter, work more collaborative and co-location less relevant. A lack of vulnerability and openness can thwart collaboration and lead to workplace silos. Authentic engagement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As stated by the National Council of Nonprofits , embracing DEI as an organizational value will provide positive outcomes in direct services and capacity building, but if those strategies are not relevant to the individuals and communities they serve, impact will not reach its full potential.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. And, most importantly, we discovered new strategies for adaptation and problem solving. Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently. We produced virtual events–a first for many.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

At this year’s virtual bbcon, Ashley Thompson (Managing Director, Blackbaud Institute) and Lawrence Henze (Analytics Architect, Senior Principal, at Blackbaud) expanded on the data and insights from this report to offer a roadmap to build a strategy for resiliency.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. Well, first and foremost, they are proceeding slowly, carefully, and collaboratively. This is where collaboration is especially crucial. The post Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries first appeared on VQ Strategies.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

Adopt an AI strategy There’s no denying it: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is happening. The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies. Do you even have data at a stage where you can apply AI solutions? How can you ensure the ethical use of AI?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In fact, promoting mentoring throughout all your organizational activities is probably a more effective strategy than developing a stand-alone program. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 2, 2024

Mastering Your First Committee Meeting for a Successful Fundraising Event with Greater Giving Organizing a fundraising event can be a thrilling endeavor, but success hinges on effective planning and collaboration. Outline strategies to maximize media coverage, social media presence, and community outreach. Happy planning!

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. There were multiple areas where collaboration helped to ease the hardship. Sharon asked Nancy and Kristine to share their strategies for helping the staff to cope in these extreme situations. “We Our plan isn’t perfect.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. Create structure.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With Horwath’s guidance, leaders will master the four dimensions of strategic fitness that contribute to executive performance: Strategy Fitness : Ability to understand and develop strategy, set direction, allocate resources, make decisions, and create competitive advantage.

Leadership 93

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 93

Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Planning + Strategy Project managers are architects of plans. Through meticulous and collaborative planning, they anticipate potential roadblocks and devise strategies to overcome them. They identify risks, assess their potential impact, and develop strategies to mitigate them before and during a project.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking offers this definition: “Participatory grantmaking cedes decision-making power about funding–including the strategy and criteria behind those decisions–to the very communities that funders seek to serve.”. Who Else Is Doing Participatory Grantmaking?

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

So in 2023, Candid’s executives, human resources team, compliance manager, and legal counsel collaboratively developed guidelines for AI use. It provides a structure that specifies what tools can be used, who makes those decisions, what acceptable inputs are, and how staff will interpret and apply the AI-generated outputs.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

But for innovation to thrive, you must embrace a culture where the entire nonprofit is committed to enhancing processes or strategies by transforming ideas into actionable improvements. Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives. Embracing innovation can transform your nonprofit.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. The nature of capital campaign committee structures. One of the strategies that make capital campaigns successful is that they are designed to involve many volunteers over the life of the campaign through ad-hoc committees.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We’re pleased to be seeing a growing focus on products and product strategy among government agencies and nonprofit organizations, developing products and approaches that advance progress in health, the environment, and beyond. With this shared objective, products across sectors play an essential role in addressing needs and driving progress.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Collaboration: Millennials want a sense of belonging. There is evidence that millennials thrive in flatter organizational structures with shared governance and peer to peer collaboration. Mentorship programs have also been identified as a strategy to engage millennials. Millennials will continue to dominate the workforce.

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Utah Strategy Retention Arizona 40

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Maintenance of Communication and Collaboration Channels. The Structure of an Agile Sales Operations Unit. Here’s everything we’ll cover in this guide.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

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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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

Nonprofits who get more of their staff involved in their online fundraising strategy prove to be more successful in driving donations. Breaking Down Your Nonprofit Staff Structure for Fundraising Success. You can still register to watch this and all other full sessions from the 2021 Collaborative on-demand. Marketing and Design.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

What is a good social media strategy for nonprofits? Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. Why should nonprofits use social media? Transparency.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Often, organizational structures within individual facilities and departments create their own data platforms and workflows that are not aligned with one another. Additionally, they can experience improved care collaboration and enhance overall patient care. Nonprofit Data Integration Data integration opens the door to collaboration.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It turns out one of the most important strategies for our time is the ability to effectively generate, exchange, and adopt new ways of doing things. Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a dynamic team, or an individual on a mission, having a well-defined strategy for quickly creating and sharing fresh ideas is a must-have in our times.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

Participants at FFL Training Doing Content Strategy Brainstorm. The LightBox Collaborative 2013 Editorial Calendar is here! It’s given structure to what was a wild wild west approach to reaching out to our community.” And we look forward to hearing your tips on how you customized your 2013 editorial calendar.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. This question does not come with a simple solution, and there are daily decisions made to work toward making contacts with community leaders, elders, agencies, and members who can collaborate and share resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2010

Collaborating Via Artifacts. As he shared the story, I had some questions about weaving offline/online collaboration within networks. I started thinking about how a lot of the online collaboration was taking place on the social web is between people who had never met each other and after they work together may meet each other.

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