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Move DEI Beyond Words

.orgSource

If one or more of your directors is involved in diversity planning in their professional life, ask them to present to the group; Or invite a CEO and/or staff members from another association to tell their story. Attaching benchmarks to your statement provides structure and something for people to work toward. Adopt a pay equity policy.

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Developing a Product Mindset for Impact

Forum One

We’re pleased to be seeing a growing focus on products and product strategy among government agencies and nonprofit organizations, developing products and approaches that advance progress in health, the environment, and beyond. Mission-Driven Product Examples Products can be websites, but not all websites are products.

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Mastering The Art Of Idea Generation And Sharing

Bloomerang

Taking a few minutes to establish these rules ensures a productive and respectful environment. The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” If it works, everyone shares in the credit!

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Why It Pays Off to Hire A Professional Benefit Auctioneer

Greater Giving

One of the greatest misconceptions about professional benefit auctioneers is that all of them suited for the nonprofit fundraising environment. Thanks to years of experience, benefit auctioneers can help you structure your event program for the best flow. In which order should you present each live auction item?

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

Protecting the environment or cutting taxes for billionaires?” Tectonica Ned Howey, founder The constant flux between crisis and calm that nonprofits in the advocacy space experience is not only expected, but also presents an opportunity to achieve the change stated in their missions. Learn more at RubensteinImpactGroup.com !

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Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do with It?

sgEngage

organized philanthropy, they’ve been present since at least the 1970s when the Funding Exchange Network members embraced these models. As she and others have written about, decision-making within these various structures can also be built in a variety of ways, from consensus to voting.

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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

I read somewhere once that the worst mistake you can make while presenting is to yawn. After two years of teaching online in a variety of formats and structures, one thing that I’ve realized is that when the camera is off, people may be long gone—or at least disengaged. . So, how does that translate to the Zoom Room? Is this you? .

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