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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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Their resumes will list skills we barely register today. It should be robust enough to attract users and demonstrate the product’s value. They are also good facilitators. By 2025, 75 percent of the total workforce will be Millennials. By 2027, many employees will count robots among their co-workers.

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Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

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From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Evaluate Empathy Skill s We should also evaluate empathy skills as part of job performance appraisals.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters

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I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

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Participation in the arts also develops essential life skills such as communication, teamwork, and discipline. Studies demonstrate that artistic expression cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence (Winner, 2014; Hetland et al., 2013; Upitis et al., Read more about AI on Candid insights here.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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It’s easy to demonstrate the correlation between diversity, innovation, engagement, and increased revenue. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Your team may need to be educated about the urgency for and the benefits of embarking on a diversity plan. Do the research.

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How to Partner with Businesses for Your Awareness Campaign

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For instance, you may have a board member who works at a reputable local company and is willing to facilitate an introduction to the business’s chief philanthropy officer. Tap your corporate partner’s skilled employee base to volunteer and let their expertise shine.

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Which leadership styles optimize organizational performance and impact?

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Leaders need to demonstrate that they value their employees, beneficiaries and other stakeholders through authentic engagement. By fully embracing vulnerability, leaders demonstrate the courage to be imperfect and exhibit determination to connect out of authenticity.