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

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. You can do it.

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Volunteer Engagement Surveys: Enhance Impact with Data

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Volunteer engagement surveys are an invaluable tool for nonprofits. Explore how these surveys can provide crucial insights, elevate the experience for volunteers, and optimize processes, to help nonprofits better achieve their mission. Consider asking questions like: What inspired you to volunteer with our organization?

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How Grantmakers Can Improve Collaboration Through Empathy and Experimentation

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Also, most of the foundations I talked to found it difficult to collaborate with other foundations. From this learning, I was left with the question, “How can collaborations thrive when everyone feels that they are “unique”? The key, I’ve found, is approaching collaboration with empathy and testing your assumptions.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. But there are also many that are, well, less so. A Path to Change.

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Pro Bono Week Spotlights Collaborative Nonprofit & Education Solutions

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Each year, we celebrate Pro Bono Week: a time to recognize professionals around the world who volunteer their skills for causes they care about. Salesforce.org community members who volunteer their time and expertise on the Summit Events project through Open Sources Commons. By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons.

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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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Establishing trust takes time but providing the right framework to lead staff and deliver on strategic objectives will ensure fruitful and positive volunteer/staff leadership relationships. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Are you creating the best possible experience for volunteers?

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Most nonprofit board members volunteer because they want to support a worthy cause. While a board’s priority is always governance, its members may also be the organization’s best spokespeople, fundraisers, volunteers, and technical experts. Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. 1) Demonstrate Transparency.

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