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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. For the previous 25 years, the CEO, a social worker by training, had built a large board that, over time, had become unwieldy. Takeaway 3: The board needs training.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. The program is called Tech2Empower and you can learn more about it here.

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4 Best Professional Development Practices for Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

Enhance existing training programs. . Astron Solutions’ article on employee compensation names nonprofit culture as one of the key elements of a total rewards compensation structure. You love your team and we know you want them to succeed. After all, your team has to learn from someone. . Creating a culture of learning.

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Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

Saleforce Nonprofit

One solution is for nonprofits to create upskilling programs accessible by employees either at a low cost or no cost, with paid time to complete training. A recent Harvard Business Review article on this topic says that “empowerment, engagement, and planning are critical. Successful upskilling requires commitment on both sides.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About Machine Learning

Global Giving

Machine learning models that make predictions to answer their questions usually need labeled training data. For example, a model built to predict if an email is spam will need to be trained on a dataset of emails with labels indicating whether each training example is spam or not. Learn about DataRobot’s AI for Good program.

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How To Enable Your Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Nearly half of employees do not feel that their teams receive high-quality support from other teams within their organizations. One-third of employees report that they do not have the resources and information they need to do their jobs well.

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The Enemy of Engagement In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Nearly half of employees do not feel that their teams receive high-quality support from other teams within their organizations. One-third of employees report that they do not have the resources and information they need to do their jobs well.