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What Previous Crises Can Teach Us About Navigating the Current Fundraising Environment

Connection Cafe

For nonprofits and other social good organizations faced with difficult decisions, fundraising investments are often the first budget line items to be questioned. The new and unique aspect of our current environment is that parts of fundraising programs will need to be for our mutual health and safety.

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The 12 Golden Rules For How To Communicate Effectively

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Create a work environment based on inclusiveness, welcoming others' suggestions and points of view. Share information openly (to the extent possible) so that staff members understand the Why behind your reasoning and can ask appropriate questions as they continue along in their own path of career development and learning.

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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Kandi Wiens Today, Wiens shares these insights with us: Question: Why did you decide to write the book? I wanted to understand one big question – why do some people get burned out and others do not? Managing yourself.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. One exec expressed interest in resources to share with our members to teach them how to have conversations about controversial topics.

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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

sgEngage

This looks different from school to school and only you know what works best for your environment. There were a million scenarios and questions going through my head related to COVID-19, teaching remotely/hyflex/in person, reviewing assessment strategies, evaluating digital learning tools, maintaining student connection and community, etc.

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How To Optimize Talent To Lead A Dream Team

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Teach company leaders the key to developing strategies that bring long-term success. Stabilizers – those in the Process and Precision quadrant; detail people, most comfortable with a steady, reliable, clear hierarchy environment. Create a company culture based on coaching versus dictating. Knowing how others see you is vital.

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Recap: Nonprofits & AI – A Conversation with Devi Thomas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization? Reflecting on Devi’s comment, I do believe that AI is a learning opportunity for everyone, but it is important to create psychological safety where people can ask questions and make it okay to experiment.