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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Evaluate Resources IT deficits equal a rocky road for remote work. Remember Management by Walking Around?

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. In a Harvard Business Review Article , authors Robert S. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced. Most professionals are happy to help.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. Use data to make objective decisions based on site traffic, evaluations, sales, professional development activity, focus groups and/or other types of outreach. This is critical.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. More likely to be successful in advocacy and public policy. Review the strategic plan and explore where there are goals that could be advanced through relationship building. Evaluate your current community and identify where expanded representation might be beneficial.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

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A 2019 Harvard Business Review article highlighted 20 well-known companies that have transformed their mission and purpose over the last decade. That’s why they also deserve frequent exploration and evaluation. Values can, and should, change with shifts in scale, process, policies, or priorities.

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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

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Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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