sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

But there must also be a different way to understand the nonprofit CFO role, by asking what questions plague the minds, hearts, and souls of today’s nonprofit CFOs. In essence, the evolution of the nonprofit CFO reflects a broader shift in the sector towards embracing specialized expertise and strategic leadership.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded? These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

By setting expectations early, your organization and audit team can both adequately prepare for , address and streamline not just the audit process, but also any issue or question that may arise during the year. The executive director and audit partner discussed what could be done to improve the process.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Many in the philanthropic community desire that nonprofits reflect the communities they serve—including everyone from volunteers and donors to staff, executives, and the board. Often, such initiatives come from the top down and start with the board of directors. One way to solve this is by embracing DEIAB principles.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Below is my fully human-generated reflection. Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization? No matter the organization’s size, it’s critical to have leadership at the executive director level deeply invested.

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Candid

MAY 16, 2024

These are some of the questions Candid’s The state of diversity in the U.S. Here are some of the highlights: Sector leadership does not reflect the diversity of the nonprofit sector The nonprofit sector is racially diverse, but the leadership ranks are not. nonprofit sector report, released today, explores.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded? These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Your Executive Director, your board of directors, or even your colleagues may have different priorities, preferences, or perspectives on what information you need to collect. Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? The challenge isn’t knowing what to do.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

Does our creative reflect the demographics of the audiences we want to reach? The question here is: what is already top of mind for our audience? Sometimes, the answers to these questions will be unclear based on the information we have. Gwen is the Creative Director here at M+R. Source: Girls Inc. Source: Fight for $15.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Earlier this year, Bryant shared these additional insights: Adam Bryant Question : How useful can The Leap To Leader book be to the reader if they have not already read your, The CEO Test, book? Question : What drove your decision to include the Leadership Profiles within the The Leap To Leader book?

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 9, 2022

“Cloud for Good takes this award and this consideration incredibly seriously because it represents our commitment to excellence in the nonprofit space,” said Kristin Kiester, Director, Partner Alliances. “The For further questions, please contact: . Director, Marketing. www.cloud4good.com . Jenn Grandt. 855-536-1251.

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M+R

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s the time of year when millions of Muslims around the world take time to reflect, fast, pray, and give. We’re waiting. ** Hunter Froehlich, Managing Media Director, M+R, has been working with non-profit organizations since he started his career. READ TIME: 3 minutes You know Ramadan, of course. And, it’s happening right now.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. Eroding Trust Trust was the theme for the ColLAB.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Metro Area Nonprofit Sector , in which 36 presidents, CEOs, and executive directors shared their experiences. In a conversation with Candid insights, WAWF president and CEO Dr. Tamara Wilds Lawson highlighted key findings and reflected on the challenges faced by Black women and Black gender-expansive leaders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

If you’ve asked yourself these questions, it’s time to ROAR proclaims Michael. Michael Clinton Recently, Michael shared these additional insights with us: Question: Had the pandemic not caused "The Great Pause," what percentage of people do you believe would not have engaged in the self-reflection you mention in the book?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education. Want to learn more about AI?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But is this the right question? The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For many grantmakers, the answer to these questions is our own institutions. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

But the best part was the chance to work with Ellie Schindelman , director of education, who is a dynamic trainer – on the design of the program. Some reflections: Health Organizations: Social Media. I got to learn a few new tricks and continued to polish approaches already in my toolbox. Next, we did a role-play.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. Post-panel, participants are sharing their reflections below regarding where we might go next.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

When I talk with non-profit professionals about their storytelling endeavors, I often get asked questions about interviewing someone for their story. This article will walk you through how I prepare story interviews for non-profits using an interview I did this week with a client’s Executive Director. Step 2: Develop Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it. There are many ways to do this, but try to avoid the “Q/A of the Expert at the End,” and facilitate discussion that is more reflective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, "Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?". You may be wondering if that means that your executive director and CEO needs to write a blog or have their own Twitter account to share their wisdom. It has to be authentic, reflect the CEO's personality.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Kandi Wiens Today, Wiens shares these insights with us: Question: Why did you decide to write the book? After several months of recovery and spending time reflecting on my unhealthy relationship with work, I decided to enroll in a doctoral program at The University of Pennsylvania. Try meditation. Management your mindset.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The f amous art director Paul Rand said, “ Design is the silent am bassador of your b rand. ​ As Director of Marketing for Blue Fox , I think our founder and graph ic des igner struck blue gold when they brought alive, Penny the Blue Fox. She asked me all the right questions, and she seemed to "get it" quickly.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Learning, we do naturally.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On top of it all is the reality that the diversity needle has not moved much in board of directors’ positions at nonprofit organizations. Yet, many nonprofit boards do not reflect the communities in which those same organizations are serving. A statement can also aid in recruitment and retention of board members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco. Quiet Reflection: Socoot. And, indeed we had journalists present. Poster Sessions.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Lauren Sly Vice president of programs, Communities in Schools – Greater Tarrant County Learn more "Having flexibility with our Impact Management solution to adjust how we're collecting data to continually reflect programming on the ground has been key, because when the data reflects the work, the providers are more interested in their data."

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Katy Beth Cassell, Director. Victoria Becker, Associate and Maryann Grunseth, Director.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Here are some of the most popular questions posed during the webinar, accompanied by short video clips. Hear about the unique shareable link from Dorothy Ho, Candid’s senior director of product marketing: If you have a Seal, the shareable profile link is available in the Benefits section of your organization’s profile. Not at all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. My design question: What is the best way to use this approach for a full-day workshop for 300 people? Some analysis questions: What points were the participants in the room tweeting? That is one reason why I always incorporate a reflection at the end that helps participates identify one small action step.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post. LOVols, what might you discover with these five questions? The challenge is to find the right questions to ask. If you feel due for some reflection on your own professional purpose, you’ll be well-served by answering these five questions.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. We were welcomed by directors of two partner organizations, Connie Wolf, Director and CEO for the Contemporary Jewish Museum and Brad Erikson, Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). He answered all my (very rudimentary) questions with a lot of patience and the mannerisms of a natural-born teacher. In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising.

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