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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Most groups have invested in improved systems and platforms, and some have adjusted their strategy to maximize the new equipment. Remote work is challenging teams. The executive team is stretched too thin. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. Understand the Options.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Even with a friendly name like “feedback, check-in, or coaching,” a performance evaluation can be uncomfortable, or possibly downright scary. That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. You might not be able to pick your team, but there are plenty of circumstances that you can control. My colleague Joanna Pineda, Founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc. Respect for the group and their time.

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Teacher Well-Being: Beyond Yoga and Pizza Parties

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Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. Creating a Culture of Well-Being in Education Recently, our team at Blackbaud partnered with digital wellness and leadership coach Meico Marquette Whitlock to create this toolkit that outlines how to cultivate a culture of well-being in an organization.

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Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

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Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Reach out to colleagues, friends, mentors, and professional acquaintances—anyone you know who may have connections or recommendations for prospective board members. Welcome them aboard.

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Volunteer Retention: What Makes them Stay?

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It’s no secret that a dedicated group of volunteers is an important cornerstone of many nonprofit organization. If you dig deeper, however, you’ll learn that Susan is volunteering to get away from the stress of her day job, and that she really wants to become part of the volunteer training team. Personal Growth.

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

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Or could your next event benefit from a bigger team? Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Create a leadership team.