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Culture, Community, and Technology—A Successful 2022 Convergence

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With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. Usually, if a nonprofit is struggling in any way, there’s a leadership issue at the top. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship?

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. Philanthropy is at a turning point.

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Why Ongoing Professional Development Is Essential For The Nonprofit Community

Bloomerang

Nonprofit professionals and the organizations that depend on them understand the importance of investing in ongoing professional development. That’s where ongoing professional development for fundraisers and nonprofit leaders comes in. I constantly do professional development programs. Keep up with technology.

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Why Foundations and Grantmaking Professionals Can’t Miss bbcon 2021 Virtual

sgEngage

We’ve got a mix of sessions for grantmaking, fund accounting, marketing & CRM professionals at community, independent, and family foundations of all types and sizes, and many of them will address the thought leadership and Blackbaud solution-specific topics you would expect to see and hear at this annual event.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

As the largest gathering of Black professionals in philanthropy, there were so many powerful sessions, poignant perspectives, spaces for healing, and moments of Black joy at Harambee. They addressed what role, as African descendants in the diaspora, is uniquely ours as agents of change in the world in philanthropy. “If

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When Looking to Diversify Your Development Office, Widen Your Lens

Bloomerang

Yes, the issues are complex. 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). I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer.

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