sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Join us in Denver for inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and how-to workshops for change-makers across the education, nonprofit, and social good community. Take advantage of this opportunity to gain insights and foster a constructive dialogue on the role of AI in your school. Register here today!

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Often, these relationships develop informally. How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? In fact, promoting mentoring throughout all your organizational activities is probably a more effective strategy than developing a stand-alone program. Most mentorships begin with bonding.

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Mentoring Giving Associations Leadership 251

Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Building a successful online community starts with a solid plan. . Read on for what to include in your association’s online community strategy. Offering an online community to your members is a powerful way to provide member value. And an online community provides an ideal way to deliver these member benefits. .

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Community Online Strategy Guidelines 134

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. The following numbers reveal that progress in the association community is not as rapid as we would hope. Association for Talent Development (ATD) State of the Association Profession report.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

VQ Strategies

JANUARY 22, 2024

Across the nation, city leaders strive to build resilient cities, serve their residents, and strengthen their communities economically, socially, physically, and beyond. The second playbook focuses on measuring and communicating impact in meaningful ways. This effort has been made even more pressing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Impact Community Free Michigan 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. How do diverse voices and experiences strengthen a community? bbcon is back in-person October 22–24 in Denver, Colorado!

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Professional Blackbaud Denver Student 69

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills.

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Professional Develop California Skills 52

.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. Fortunately, our professional reputation was already established. And, that value was shared throughout their respective communities.

Milwaukee 221

Milwaukee Wisconsin Collaboration Associations 221

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. Professional development officers are relationship builders. In a recent Blackbaud webinar , we discussed four critical elements of managing and retaining development officers: consistency, clarity, accountability, and solidarity.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 73

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In honor of Labor Day, this blog—the first in a two-part series—offers insights into the various roles that unions play within the social sector, based on data from available recent tax filings (2016 and on). . Unions offer their members professional development and training opportunities. What is a union? .

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Roles Social Law National 106

Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

But if you want to diversify your development office, or even just start the conversation, here are a few relatively simple suggestions to consider. Just while writing this piece, I’ve received email newsletters from the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC).

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Develop Pennsylvania Mentoring Newsletter 120

Nimble AMS

JULY 12, 2023

PEAK Grantmaking ’s vol unteer program success story PEAK Grantmaking is a community of 7,000 professionals working to advance e ffective and equitable grantmaking practices. The peer groups also offer opportunities for member v olunteers to develop more skills and become leaders. Speaking opportunities.

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Volunteer Program Tips Mentoring 132

.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. million community members have been reached with information, skills, and services. Zonta isn’t a trade or professional association,” Allison advised. “As Consider developing a personal brand.

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International Conversation Issue Leadership 221

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Don’t miss the Community Brands virtual workshop: New Year, New ME (Member Engagement) , on December 14 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, ET. Events Start building member engagement by empowering your volunteers to promote your next association event to their personal and professional connections. Online community. You’re not alone!

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Associations Volunteer Mentoring Industry 134

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2020

By Julia Boyun , Marketing Manager at RemoteHub – a job and volunteer marketplace and community that connects and matches companies and nonprofit organizations with remote professionals. The crucial role of volunteers in nonprofit organizations can’t possibly be understated. And yet, from the 1.5+ 1) Free vacancy postings.

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Volunteer Social Media Application Professional 312

Nimble AMS

JUNE 27, 2022

When it comes to delivering superior member experience (MX), association professionals know how important it is to invest in technology that drives member loyalty. According to the 2022 Community Brands Association Trends Study , Pros prioritize technology used to improve MX. Representing member interests.

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Leadership Associations Industry Retention 118

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Although 73% of participants agreed that accelerating trends would require fundamental changes in the roles of associations. If your members experience a shift in their professional direction, adjusting the organization’s purpose is critical to keep pace. Values create community. It is about having a community of experts.

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Voice Associations Culture Environment 221

Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I was reminded of Ali’s video last week when I led a class for volunteer managers on creating virtual volunteer roles. One of the participants had to take an onsite museum role, where volunteers staff educational carts and engage with visitors, and transform it info a remote position. And that may require the buy-in of your leadership.

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Roles Virtual Volunteer Demonstration 70

Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Council on Foundations’ 2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report Key Findings (for which Candid provided data analysis) offer a broad picture: Median full-time staff salaries for select roles rose 5.49% between 2022 and 2023, i as reported by a non-representative panel of 514 grantmaking organizations.

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Rate Survey Roles Director 106

Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Jen Shang , co-founder and co-director of the Philanthropy Institute and the world’s first PhD in Philanthropy; Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research & International Programs at the Lilly School of Philanthropy; and Erin Gore , the VP of Development at World Central Kitchen, shared their predictions on the future of the sector. .

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Virtual Collaboration Professional Tips 97

Volunteer Hub

MAY 16, 2023

The demand for skill-based volunteers (SBVs) to fill organizational roles within the nonprofit sector is growing in significance. Professionals want opportunity. According to a study by Deloitte, approximately 63% of surveyed professionals prefer volunteer opportunities that allow them to apply their skills and expertise?

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Skills Volunteer Tips Roles 97

.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

This is a unique time for the association community. Applicants are seeking work/life balance, personal fulfillment, and career development. Personal fulfillment, career development, and work/life balance are among the intangibles that applicants are seeking. We are aggressively challenged to deliver value. I love that answer.

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Application Statistics Culture Job 221

.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Although the lines between who is a member, a subscriber, or a customer are no longer as clear cut, professional affiliation, and collegiality, continue to give associations an advantage. I see the role of associations in society contracting. Outreach to our communities can be swift, targeted, and designed for the highest impact.

Associations 221

Associations Skills Culture Environment 221

Nimble AMS

MAY 25, 2022

Become a career resource for professionals by mapping career paths for various roles in your industry. Together with your continuing education program, your best practice sessions, and networking opportunities, you’ll become indispensable to the professionals you serve,” says Tristan Jordan, General Manager of YM Careers.

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Associations Technology Adopt Industry 130

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It was true even before the pandemic, but now—with nearly every aspect of our lives moved online in some way—the expectations of what a mission-driven organization can and must do to connect and engage with its community have changed. Personalization to drive community participation. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 70

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Community Brands Association Trends Study found that 90% of association professionals identify developing or improving engagement opportunities for their members as a top priority. To increase member connection and loyalty in your organization in 2023, you’ll want to p repar e your member engagement strategy today.

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Guide Associations Virtual Retention 120

Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 58% of early careerist members identified training opportunities as their biggest priority. When young professionals join your organization and meet their professional or personal goals, it maximizes member engagement, accelerating your own association goals.

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Associations Mentoring Industry Professional 113

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That might be the need to provide housing to unhoused individuals, give under-resourced communities access to educational opportunities, etc. . However, you don’t want your audience to get to the end of your story and feel hopeless about the odds of solving the struggle or like they can’t play a role in solving it.

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Storytelling Skills Develop Help 97

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2011

This week Nonprofit Management and Leadership student Rosela Martinez discusses her research on the role of Ethnic Identity in positive youth development. Likewise, youth undoubtedly have a role in the fulfillment of the mission of any organization. The nonprofit sector as a whole serves diverse communities.

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Roles Research Develop North America 84

.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Now that “disruption” is a business catchphrase, is “resilience” an equally common term in your professional vocabulary? But, it also means using the disruption to identify opportunities for innovation and growth and applying lessons learned to develop future initiatives. CEOs must be role models for their teams.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

It’s so easy to get caught in the day-to-day of our jobs and think of “professional development” as something that only happens at work or that requires a lot of extra time or money (or both). Here at npENGAGE , we always love to receive new ideas from professionals who have expertise to share (check out our submissions guidelines ).

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Professional Develop Free Linkedin 35

Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

However, it’s crucial for leaders to embrace DEI principles and empower the staff and members in their association, especially as 71% of association professionals seek to develop and improve DEI efforts, according to the Community Brands Association Trends Study. . Connect your DEI community. Employment information .

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Group Volunteer Create Tips 130

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Training, development and resource support are often scarce within the sector, leading to increased workload and decreased training for necessary roles, which adds to the “struggle to hire and train employees,” as Paul Light asserts. Develop a vibrant pipeline. Planning for the future – or living in the moment?

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Leadership San Diego Results Effective 96

Classy

AUGUST 18, 2021

We quickly understood that these groups, which we named Classy Communities, were the heartbeat of our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movement at Classy. Classy Communities are Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). So we differentiated groups from Classy Communities via a simple application process. Laying the foundation.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Whether you aspire to be an executive leader, hold a director’s position, or even launch your own nonprofit, there are rarely clear paths to career development within the nonprofit sector. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you.

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Mentoring Nonprofit Skills Leadership 98

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 104

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It was true even before the pandemic, but now—with nearly every aspect of our lives moved online in some way—the expectations of what a mission-driven organization can and must do to connect and engage with its community have changed. Personalization to drive community participation. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 46