VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. But there are also many that are, well, less so. Lessons from the Field.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we move into the new year, all this takes is a commitment to each other to make a fresh start when it comes to data governance and data quality. AI can be used for brainstorming, content creation and ideation, event planning, content translations, data analysis, topic modeling, summary creation, and as chatbots or virtual assistants.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. These organizations are structured to grant the power of governance to the board of directors and power of Executive Director management. An organization transitions into a “governing board” model when an ED is hired.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. By the third year, we were ready for a chair skilled in finance, and this chair played an important role in further reducing the deficit. Here’s a unique model of nonprofit board governance based in consensus. ︎

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” Generative AIs went from entertaining but ultimately not very useful to possessing, and the change happened overnight. 

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. More and more of government parties require collaboration with non-governmental leaders.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

But many Advisory Boards sit idle, with members not knowing their role and organizations not knowing what to do with the Board they created. Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Jerry and I had a great conversation about open sourcing of agricultural scientific models, such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their climate change reports. As it turns out, these models were originally developed decades ago and many are written in Fortran !

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

Particularly in the last several years, in the wake of the financial crisis, organizations have struggled with a variety of challenges related to government support. In the United States, we rely on government to provide key economic supports. embedded in government contracting. consistent, structural challenges. So to cover.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Resist the temptation to model the competition. Better yet, set the example of being agile, innovative and forward-thinking—don’t wait to respond to change. Be the disruption.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Let’s dive into the difference between these two roles: BA: This role is responsible for identifying functional requirements, maintaining technical documentation, building reports, and training and supporting end-users of multiple systems, including Salesforce. . These two roles can broadly be defined as follows: .

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

The lines are blurring between for-profit and nonprofit models like never before, and the strain of 2020 proved to us that the traditional CSR model is outdated and broken. . In my new role, I’ll be focused on next horizon product development, Mergers & Acquisitions, and playing a leading role on the Board of Directors. .

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2022

She delivers for her colleagues and for the mission-driven organizations who depend on us to do meaningful, impactful work while serving as a role model, mentor, guide, and coach for our teams at Forum One. Molly’s leadership has been critical to Forum One’s success. Jeff Traynor , Forum One’s Chief Operating Officer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Five years later, temporary stimulus funding has come and gone, replaced instead by ongoing cuts to government funding. Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Governments in developing countries are thinking seriously about how to provide quality secondary education, noted Gallucci and Roy, yet less known are which interventions are economical and will increase demand, access, and retention. This is where philanthropy comes in.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, here are some potential use cases to help you visualize the role a data warehouse could play in your organization’s operations: Identify specific audience segments for marketing purposes. Ensure each team member understands their role and responsibilities in the data warehousing project.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

It’s not a business model. . Establish initial governing documents and policies. . Retain or consult with an accountant for annual audit and government filings, including the form 990. Develop an evaluation and performance model. . Establish a logic model and identify inputs, outputs, activities, and intended outcomes. .

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Outline Governance and Prioritize Development Whether your association operates with a board of directors, committees, or specific leadership roles, a well-structured governance plan sets the stage for effective decision-making.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

Over the years, my experience in a variety of financial leadership roles has led me to the following hypothesis: nonprofit finance is critical to mission success. Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, I wanted to dig deeper into the nonprofit CFO role. Completing the Circle.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

We recently sat down with Chris to talk through how his career experience—from Fair Trade to Salesforce to Classy—has uniquely prepared him to take on this role, his vision for Classy’s future, and why his obsession with verifiable value will lay the foundation for everything the company does moving forward. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Services that were once provided primarily by the government have slowly shifted to the nonprofit sector to reduce government spending. Although government funding comes with its challenges, it is not solely a barrier as these funds still enable nonprofits to scale programs and deliver necessary services.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

The power of data for creating social change Data and analytics have long been used to improve the quality of products and services, optimize efficiency in production and distribution, and fundamentally shape business models. However, this power extends far beyond the walls of corporations.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Declining enrollment leads to not only decreased tuition revenue but also diminished government funding and reduced philanthropic support. Some government funding hinges on full-time enrollment numbers, and fewer full-time students means less subsidy. Work with local, state, and federal programs.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In 2017, I attended a small conference of government representatives, civil society leaders, and tech company volunteers from around the world. Its purpose was to assess the role of technology in tackling modern slavery and identify ways to improve our impact.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. Here are some insights I picked up: Open Government Directive: Coming soon? to information exchange.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? When faced with this list of challenges, I've seen some nonprofits try and find a life-raft in the IT ocean by following what larger commercial or government organizations do. Defining the different roles helps avoid this.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Terri has over 30 years of success in higher education, politics, international affairs, and nonprofits, including roles as Provost at Menlo College, Vice Provost at University of Texas at Austin, and positions on numerous boards.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Governments were slowly waking up to the emergency, creating organizations like the Global Fund, one of the largest global health partnerships on the planet, but companies were still fast asleep. (RED) How Does Technology Play a Role in Amplifying and Providing Solutions? Our job is to make people care about our life-saving work.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When it came to Environmental, Social, and Governance topics - companies tended to stay silent. However, the events during the pandemic, Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, and other social issues have forced companies off the sidelines, in part because governments are not doing enough to address these issues.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The nonprofit business model is increasingly vulnerable to the volatility of the nonprofit marketplace and broad social, political, economic, and technological trends. Notwithstanding countless initiatives and grants to address this dilemma, the business model problem remains. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. The last five years has seen shrinking funds from both the government and philanthropic sectors due to a recession economy. Needs continue to grow beyond what philanthropy or government can provide.

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