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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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They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. Assigning a mentor is one of the most effective strategies to ensure that new directors get up to speed quickly. the organization’s greatest asset?

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Announcing ImpactRising.Org: Organizational Capacity Building Resource for Nonprofits and Consultants

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Designed to support social sector organizations and consultants with tools and resources to get ready for engagement in capacity-building projects, ImpactRising.org aims to help make the consulting sector stronger. A model of generosity. Paying it forward and Impact Rising – Guest Post by Christi Tran.

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

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While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Performance evaluations are an imperative aspect of leading and growing. Evaluations should not be about power, judgment, blame or failure.

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How Can Nonprofits Build High-Performing Teams?

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With limited people and financial resources, leaders of nonprofit organizations must execute strong management styles that develop the talent of their teams, foster healthy working environments and encourage retention of valuable employees. Approach Human Resources Strategically. Unlike for-profits, nonprofits must do more with less.

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Four Critical Elements of Managing Development Officers

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Become their trusted resource, coach, and advocate. Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics. Senior officers can help mentor new staff. To build that trust, develop a strategic plan and share it regularly with your team.

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Mastering Employee Engagement: Best Practices + 13 Ideas

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We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on. Lack of resources. Not having enough resources to go around makes it more difficult for employees to complete work, leading to burnout. Tech stack. Why is employee engagement important?

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