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

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Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. The post <strong>Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?</strong>

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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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Less than stellar board performance might not have been an issue. And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. Don’t muddle trivialities, like how to fill out a reimbursement form, with significant issues like these. In a kinder, gentler marketplace coasting was allowed. The importance of consensus.

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Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

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One crucial aspect of empathetic leadership is willingness – a willingness to help employees through their personal issues, recognizing that work and personal lives are becoming more and more intertwined. You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

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Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields. Mentorship is in many ways a mindset, and one which those from BIPOC communities are not regularly exposed to.

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What factors contribute to successful nonprofit executive compensation strategies?

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For top executives looking to mentor future leaders and collaborate with people who share their goals, nonprofits offer a unique structure that often flattens the hierarchy. Executives looking for meaningful work, greater life-work balance, and the chance to mentor and collaborate with their staff, will be drawn to the nonprofit world.

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

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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. Evaluate your volunteer program. Evaluate your volunteer program. Train volunteers.