NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits that create an internal storytelling culture can excite staff and volunteers, entice new supporters, strengthen relationships with donors, and raise more funds. Storytelling can entertain, educate and entice people to act. Nonprofits have more stories at their fingertips than any other organization.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Lazy Communicators Got a Workout Words either make or break online relationships. It is also a fun and effective way to ease into conversations about communication, behavior, trust, and other interpersonal issues that are important to keeping culture on track.” Virtual work shines the high beams on culture. How are you doing?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

—the lead up to an event or the conclusion of a major project, for example—but choosing to only be in contact with your donor community during those special moments may be undercutting your efforts to deepen relationships with contributors who might be willing to offer more. What is a culture of fundraising? The Cultivation Phase.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture. You can have the best governance model, but with the wrong people on the team, you won’t be successful.” “The Myers-Briggs Inventory is a helpful tool in strengthening relationships on every level,” Kevin observes. “It

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 15, 2022

You owe it to your members to develop a thought leadership-driven culture at your association. But how do you begin the process of creating a culture of thought leadership at your association? How to foster a culture of thought leadership. For early careerist members, compelling content is in their top five priorities.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Often, these relationships develop informally. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin. Acknowledge Diversity In a heterogeneous workforce, a good way to support relationship building is to begin with diversity training.

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DonorPerfect

MAY 2, 2023

Having worked for several nonprofit organizations, she was all too familiar with cultivating donor relationships and stewarding planned givers through events, direct mail, and more. What Read More » The post Employee Voices on “Culture Excellence” at DonorPerfect appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Right now, there is a deficit of trust across social, governmental, and cultural organizations. We are challenged to continually improve and evolve those relationships; so associations can be a rising tide that floats all the boats, in the profession, or the industry. In a recent Association 4.0 The post Are AI and EI an Odd Couple?

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. Gustavo Rasetti, CEO of Fearless Culture , describes Zappos relationship between culture and structure like this. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture. We don’t have a lot of layers. You have ownership of your decisions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Having a welcoming culture is vital for a nonprofit organization to be a part of a strong and healthy community. This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Remember that famous quote from Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” They make the cultural shifts that enable thinking and problem-solving in ways that are compatible with rapid change. It requires shifts in behavior and culture that may be unfamiliar and uncomfortable. And what do people fear most?

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

You also worry about the well-being of your team and grantees but aren’t sure where to start with making a permanent shift from a burnout culture to a culture of well-being. To support your journey, here are three ways you can get started with cultivating a culture of well-being for your organization: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I’m excited to co-presenting a session at this year’s 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.

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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. As you create a strong culture, you also gain trust,” Nancy advised.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2022

Great team culture and good colleague relationships not only make collaboration more effective, they also just make your working day more enjoyable. With many teams planning to remain remote even after risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic retreat, these new capabilities can help you to feel connected with your colleagues.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

We’ve found that internal self-awareness is associated with higher job and relationship satisfaction, personal and social control, and happiness; it is negatively related to anxiety, stress, and depression. “ Discover Yourself Both views are important for leaders who want to create positive cultures and strong teams. “The first.

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MAY 23, 2023

Provide Education Financial development is an excellent opportunity to promote your organization’s culture of learning. Be creative and include a variety of options, such as: Providing financial education promotes a culture of learning. Don’t limit the possibilities to understanding monthly statements. Financial literacy workshops.

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MARCH 11, 2024

There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. It’s helpful to outline cultural norms and values in the job description. Charlie Judy, Chief People and Culture Officer at Intelligent Medical Objects, and another contributor to our book, shared this advice about the value of clarity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. One area that was identified was how to build cross-department relationships. It is one of many HR & Culture Slack Apps. The conversation surfaced some interesting questions and ideas.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. But the relationships we cultivated over years were critical in the early days.” I’ve always understood the importance of relationships,” Kristine noted. That hammered home the connection between relationship building and trust.

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MARCH 14, 2023

This climate of skepticism continues to spread throughout social, cultural, and governmental institutions. Their stories explored the value that credibility brings to every relationship and the most stressful situations. We were in the office full-time pre-COVID, so we had a strong internal culture,” Kristine noted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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MARCH 28, 2023

We were living in the midst of cultural, technological, and economic instability long before the pandemic. In the past, resilience, like culture building, may have been viewed as a “soft” skill because the qualities that are involved don’t directly impact the bottom line. But, according to Sharon, leadership is the bottom line.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Highlight the Advantages There are plenty of incentives for these two teams to develop a symbiotic relationship. Set Common Goals to Inspire Performance When the teams have established a comfortable working relationship, setting common goals that advance the strategic plan can be a powerful incentive to take collaboration to a higher level.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We are hosting a guided exploration of what trust means for our future relationships with staff, boards, constituents, and the association industry. The objective is to arrive at actionable strategies for strengthening those relationships. Values describe the culture that your association seeks to promote.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

Focus on your association’s culture to sharpen your mission and values Nancy MacRae, the CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA,) led a session titled “Connecting Culture, Vision and Values.” MacRae highlighted ENA’s internal Culture Journey, sharing about the years of numerous leadership transitions. Partnerships.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 2, 2023

More often than not, cultural alignment is missing from the RFP , and yet it is one of the most important success factors in any major technology initiative. What is cultural alignment and why is it important for your association’s AMS RFP? Cultural alignment is the shared beliefs that exist between an association and its partner.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Whether the new hire is a junior employee or head of a key department, they will represent the brand experience you want for members and shape the culture you seek for your staff. In this competitive environment, the impact that people make on brand and culture has never been more important. On a recent Association 4.0

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. The American Hospital Association advises that healthcare boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a strong culture of governance and they are more likely to be effective in managing risk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work? What is a culture of philanthropy? It is all about how to nurture a nonprofit organizational culture that has shared responsibility for fundraising among all of its people. But, does your entire organization treat it this way?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. It requires more effort and research to plan your own itinerary, find local experiences, and connect with the culture. Social platforms are all about relationships first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And as revealed in Gallup’s latest book, Culture Shock , authored by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter , the following are some eye-opening statistics today’s business leaders need to know. Therefore, how organizations adapt to this culture shock will determine whether they thrive or even survive and whether U.S. Among workers in the U.S.,

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Everyaction

JULY 5, 2018

Arts and culture organizations such as media companies, magazines, public radio stations, museums, theaters, and arts advocates have unique needs when it comes to data management. Database and CRM systems for arts and cultural organizations should offer the capability for several key tasks: 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the new book, Connection Culture. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Build relationships, focus on cultivation, and practice time-blocking to navigate challenges with confidence and purpose. Unlocking Donor Engagement: Designing Tiny Habits That Increase Fundraising Success With Juni Felix What the Fundraising Struggling to establish strong relationships or sustain donor support? Listen to this episode.

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