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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

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Building funder-grassroots relationships For smaller grassroots organizations, we know it can be hard for them to get on the radar of other larger funders. Photo credit: mixetto via Getty Images The post Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Often, these relationships develop informally. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? In fact, promoting mentoring throughout all your organizational activities is probably a more effective strategy than developing a stand-alone program. A common vocabulary to build on.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Highlight the Advantages There are plenty of incentives for these two teams to develop a symbiotic relationship. Memorialize the relationship guidelines in your operations manual. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions. Networked Facilitation.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. Orientation is a good opportunity for the CFO to develop a rapport with incoming volunteers and an understanding of their individual capabilities. Describe the board development programs that will be available in the future. Eliminating unnecessary details.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Highlight the Advantages There are plenty of incentives for these two teams to develop a symbiotic relationship. 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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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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Using Suzanne Bell’s example, it can be helpful to consider both the technical and psychosocial roles that will facilitate the work. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a tool that helps develop self-awareness and insight into how individuals prefer to interact and communicate. The MBTI can illuminate group dynamics.

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