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Classy Welcomes Ford Foundation COO Depelsha McGruder to Its Board of Directors

Classy

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. I view it as an extension of my work at the Ford Foundation. McGruder is also the founder and president of Moms of Black Boys United and M.O.B.B.

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Which leadership styles optimize organizational performance and impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Recent events have been disruptive on a global scale. Concurrently, continued advances in technology and its ubiquitous influence on communications has allowed for workforce dispersion, autonomy and increased efficiency in addressing and responding to tasks.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

We all know that hunger is a complex and growing problem. Food insecurity threatens to worsen as households continue to face setbacks due to COVID-19, fears of a global recession, and the highest increase in inflation rates and food prices seen in the last 40 years. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally.

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Spotlighting the Benefits of the Stakeholder Economy at Davos 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

An important part of what we do at Salesforce.org is to convene those who can push the needle on improving the state of the world, and Davos was an ideal opportunity for us to engage inspiring speakers on pressing issues such as mental health, climate change, inequality, and global health. She is also CEO of the Salesforce Foundation.

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Seattle Data for Global Health roundtable

Forum One

Two weeks ago Forum One's Seattle office convened a group of Global Health web communicators and talked in depth about using social media to build connections and awareness. Last week at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation a group of 23 folks who manage Global Health data met to talk about common issues and best practices.

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Great reads from around the web on February 11th

Amy Sample Ward

Pando Projects is a nonprofit that empowers people—in particular Millennials—to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities. The initiative seeks to support ordinary people in accomplishing extraordinary things by helping them to tackle national and global challenges.

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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Among the many techniques Briceño teaches, the book also offers four tips for helping your team continuously advance their skills, even when it feels like there’s no time to problem solve: Why most managers often misuse praise—and what you should do instead to help your team improve. Part 1 of the book is called “Driving Individual Growth.”