.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined. From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority. Nancy MacRae, MS, CAE, ENA, describes the relationship between trust and culture. Nancy MacRae, MS, CAE, ENA, describes the relationship between trust and culture. “As

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Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. Briceño : This depends on the situation. Confusion and conflict emerge.

Learning 94

Learning Free Reflection Model 94

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. A culture of learning, where curiosity is valued and debate encouraged, creates fertile ground for critical thinking.

Skills 221

Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

However, in the dynamic landscape of contemporary social change, there is a growing recognition of the need to evolve from this conventional approach toward a more collaborative and inclusive model—one grounded in partnership.

Government 59

Government Collaboration Nonprofit Evaluation 59

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

From cultural showcases that dazzle to educational initiatives that deepen understanding, discover how your next event can be a cornerstone of celebration and a powerful catalyst for change. This not only educates the broader community but also brings together AAPIs of all backgrounds to reinforce cultural bonds.

Celebrate 59

Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

Organizations hosted “listening” sessions, in which the Black community shared their experiences with leaders in the sector, mostly non-Black people of color and white people. According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity.

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Voice Philanthropy Atlanta Student 128

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nonprofits whose organizational cultures encourage outreach and relationship building are already laying the foundational groundwork of high-performing collaboration. Adaptive, transparent, and risk-averse cultures are better prepared to work across boundaries, engage in strategic planning, and participate in teamwork,” as John Bryson said.

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Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

To this end, the Job-Demands-Resources model offers a simple equation: burnout = demands > resources. This model highlights three important things to understand about burnout: Burnout isn’t about too many demands but demands without enough resources. This means not condoning a ‘workplace warrior’ culture (e.g.,

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Model Job Life Blended 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

A Culture of Learning – Guest post by Teri Behrens. At the “Learning in Public” breakout session, Beth Kanter, Jared Raynor (TCC Group) and Kathy Reich (David and Lucile Packard Foundation) sharing the Packard Foundation’s experience with learning in public. The GEO 2012 conference is off to a great start.

Culture 91

Culture Public Learning Reflection 91

.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Careful planning is the secret to providing a terrific experience. Organizations that treat culture like an impromptu party will see their “guests” leave early. Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team.

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Culture Skills Collaboration Associations 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It begins with learning, habituation, and cultural shifts to fully harness AI benefits responsibly. This is why it is important for leaders to encourage staff to reflect on their workflow processes and to encourage experimentation as described below. The path may seem daunting, but the key is to start with your people.

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Adopt People Nonprofit Skills 79

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Calderoni explains that leaders must put character at the center of everything they do, and he explains that company culture is distinct from company character. Company character is the integrity, respect, and fortitude residing at the core of your culture. Calderoni : Historically, companies and the media focused on culture.

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Culture Companies Cisco Government 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This book couldn’t have come at a more important time because as Kriska shares, “a new approach to diversity, cultural difference, and inclusion is urgently needed – a time for business leaders to create true synergy among the diverse and often fiercely divided members of their workforce.” Notice when behavior seems unusual to you.

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Environment Product Create Work 52

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This book couldn’t have come at a more important time because as Kriska shares, “a new approach to diversity, cultural difference, and inclusion is urgently needed – a time for business leaders to create true synergy among the diverse and often fiercely divided members of their workforce.” Notice when behavior seems unusual to you.

Environment 52

Environment Product Create Work 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This book couldn’t have come at a more important time because as Kriska shares, “a new approach to diversity, cultural difference, and inclusion is urgently needed – a time for business leaders to create true synergy among the diverse and often fiercely divided members of their workforce.” Notice when behavior seems unusual to you.

Environment 52

Environment Create Work Culture 52

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Last year also brought with it civil unrest, a rise in the call for social justice, and decentering of white supremacy culture. Natalia has been working in the nonprofit sector for 10 years and is currently the Director of Guest Experience Programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California.

Management 98

Management Brazil California Leadership 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We can learn through direct experience. We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better.

Knowledge 69

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 69

BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models. Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models. What is a smart nonprofit business model? Thanks Alice!

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Model Business Practice Nonprofit 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. ” This is known as being “versatile” and can help you succeed in different situations. We had some fun doing role plays with a partner to figure out their style and some reflection on how we needed to adapt.

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Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation 64

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 23, 2021

This book couldn’t have come at a more important time because as Kriska shares, “a new approach to diversity, cultural difference, and inclusion is urgently needed – a time for business leaders to create true synergy among the diverse and often fiercely divided members of their workforce.” Notice when behavior seems unusual to you.

Create 52

Create Lecture Culture Voice 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. Can it start organically and catch on, or will people look to certain leaders to model it first?

Build 126

Build Reflection Celebrate Nonprofit 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. No one model is better than the others. Nor should they even be seen as progressive steps towards a model of “maximal participation.”

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Model Activities Active Activism 98

Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

I can think of many extraordinary innovators in the nonprofit cultural sector--people and organizations creating brilliant programs, site-based experiences, and products. Why aren’t more cultural organizations franchising, scaling, and replicating like comparable businesses? Precarious business model. Skills mismatch.

Culture 21

Culture Organization Model Podcast 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I always like to start with an icebreaker that allows participants to reflect and identify burning questions. We came up with some really practical and useful models. Like I found in London when I taught a similar workshop , the concept of personal brand was not immediately culturally comfortable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2017

Part of the workshop includes an assessment and reflection about the causes of stress in the nonprofit workplace. Why not have an experiment that puts satisficing to the test. This is part of the culture change, getting around on the same page about the ship early and iterate approach. It also makes work life really stressful.

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Nonprofit Culture Reflection Poll 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Some Reflections. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Reflection People Network Colorado 103

Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

Culture 105

Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

Prepare to offer a great hybrid event experience for your members by putting the right tools and strategies in place to engage both in-person and virtual attendees. TIP: You can integrate Nimble AMS with Crowd Wisdom LMS by Community Brands to help you deliver a great learning experience for your members. . Ensure your board: .

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Associations Studies Trend Data 78

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

She is leading a movement to change “nonprofit” to “human investment company” to accurately reflect the contributions of the sector. Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. It’s an ideal experience for nonprofits seeking to both thrive and innovate in a post-covid world.”

Causes 92

Causes Consultant Empowerment Storytelling 92

Museum 2.0

MAY 15, 2012

I’m starting to really appreciate the difference between being an individual agent and creating a culture of agency. And increasingly, what I’m trying to enable is a culture of experimentation. I’m not even sure a “culture of change” is a meaningful concept or one that could be sustained over an extended period.

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Culture Build Museum Articulate 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Here's some reflections: Thoughtful, Intentional Experiments Thoughtful experimentation is setting up a low-risk experiment with metrics to figure out what is and isn't working is a social media best practice. There is one problem with this design: Many of us find experimenting difficult. This is the gift of time.

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

Cloud 4 Good

MAY 31, 2022

The College opened for enrollment shortly before the pandemic began and offers a uniquely flexible and competency-based education model. Calbright College caters to an incredibly diverse student body in need of modern tools to complement its student experience. Utilize marketing to better reflect the diversity of your student body.

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Student California Application Classroom 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Note from Beth: Blocking out time for your nonprofit’s staff to do planning and work on areas like organizational culture is essential for success. There would be plenty of activities that asked me to think hard, interact with colleagues, move around the room, and spend some time in personal reflection. There would be follow-up.

Design 90

Design Lesson Effective Life 90

Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2019

Outdated organizational models that segment departments into their own distinct areas and with their own distinct messaging leave constituents confused and even less connected than before they first engaged. If this has you reflecting on your experience, remember that there are tangible tips you can use to connect your organization.

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Experiment Organization eBook Blackbaud 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Need a culture of inquiry, sharing what works, what doesn’t. Systems are non-linear, complex, and dynamic. But on the other hand, traditional evaluation models are: Focused on model testing. Based on a logic model. Refine a model or make definitive judgment. Evaluation is not an add-on task.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97