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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Most CEOs are lucky enough to have a mentor or two in their past. The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority, coupled with the imperative to utilize talent more effectively, signals the need for a more deliberate approach to mentoring. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships?

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. Don’t try to cover everything in one meeting.

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Break Out of Your Comfort Zone…and into Breakout Rooms!

AccelEvents

We now provide you with our new breakout room feature within Workshops to facilitate concentrated conversations. Facilitating this relationship-building creates memories by slowing everyone down to be present in the moment. . We love putting like-minded individuals together in a brainstorming space!

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Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring. These skills include self-awareness, adaptiveness, active listening, coaching with powerful questions, observing signs of burnout, giving and receiving feedback, facilitating inclusive meetings, and engaging in difficult conversations.

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How to Keep Your Board Members Involved in Your Mission

Greater Giving

To facilitate this process, your consultant will lead interviews with your stakeholders, including your board, to gather their unbiased feedback. Your strategic plan should include projects that will push forward your priorities, the board members that will help facilitate each task, key performance indicators and a timeline for completion.

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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

sgEngage

Support from a mentor, peer, or staff person. You or the facilitators can ask participants to identify biases and point out any discrepancies or gaps that emerge as the group moves towards decision making. Be prepared to facilitate or bring on facilitators to lead these high-stakes group meetings.

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6 Tips for Successful AMS Onboarding for New Staff

The MatrixFiles

Your AMS is the lifeblood of your operations, streamlining processes, managing member data, and facilitating communication. Assign a Mentor or Buddy Assign an experienced staff member as a mentor or buddy to the newcomer. A mentor can help the new staff member navigate the way your organization uses the system.

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