Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

History 91

History Benefit Guide United States 91

sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

K–12 Super Session: Building a Thriving School Culture in a Time of Great Change. This speaks directly to how a school communicates its unique culture. What lessons have we learned about school culture over the last few years? The last few years have been a time of significant change. Andrew’s School in Barrington, RI.

Professional 76

Professional Guide Blackbaud Children 76

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

bbcon 2021 Virtual , happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing arts organizations, gardens, and beyond for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences.

Arts 68

Arts Culture Virtual Guide 68

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We realize that some of the most impactful work is being done by organizations HF might not know about.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring. By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit. Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently.

Leadership 118

Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In a Harvard Business Review Article , authors Robert S. These are internal challenges that might be related to culture, human resources, or operations. If your association is lucky enough to have an investment portfolio, a discussion about risk has probably been on the board’s agenda. No one was exempt.

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Conversation Challenge Evaluation Associations 221

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

In this post, I’ll guide you through five critical mistakes to watch out for in your Statement of Activities. Ensuring compliance and accuracy in your financial reporting involves several key actions: Regularly review the latest guidelines and summaries provided by authoritative bodies on revenue recognition of grants and contracts.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 80

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt. Build a culture of extreme collaboration. Candidates are interviewed by a panel and referenced extensively. It needs rigor.

Support 52

Support Case Study Leadership Review 52

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Kellogg Foundation This resource helps answer a key question on many leaders’ minds: How can leaders and companies create a culture that embodies a feeling of inclusion and a sense of belonging for all employees?

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Issue Resource New Mexico Mexico 98

Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

So, you’ve decided to invest in growing your association’s learning business to provide more value to members and bring in non-dues revenue. At Web Courseworks, we provide professional services to help associations like yours build their ideal learning business. What does a learning consultant do? That’s great!

eLearning 69

eLearning Consultant Guide Associations 69

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

These agencies dedicate their time to learning the program’s requirements, how to use the Google Ads interface, and how to compose compelling ads. By amplifying content on Google Search, participating organizations can connect with motivated prospects searching for their causes online. Do Google Ad Grants work?

Grant 52

Grant Google Management Guide 52

Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

Research from the Community Brands Association Trends Study , also discovered less than 5% of professionals use AI, predictive analytics, or machine learning in their organization. . As a leader, you’ll be guiding your staff and members through transitional change. Also, consider who will oversee the change management process.

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Change Management Goal Change Management 115

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this guide, we’ll provide four CRM training best practices. For instance, if you use Blackbaud as a CRM provider, you may review their partner network , define how your system will connect with various partners, and explore the data migration process. That’s where customer relationship management (CRM) comes in.

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Training Train Team Data 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. Marcus Buckingham Question : What’s fundamentally wrong with our current emphasis on workplace culture? We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

Guide 52

Guide Cisco Culture Knowledge Worker 52

.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

I learned these disturbing, but important, statistics from Allison K. When each board member is a different nationality, everyone arrives at the table with their own cultural expectations. Each year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18. Summers, CAE, a guest on the Association 4.0 We’d been living with COVID for some time.

International 221

International Conversation Issue Leadership 221

Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Special thanks to RoundTable Technology, a leader in cyber security for nonprofits. This article is for the overworked techie in charge of all of the digital things who just panicked that it is 2020 and there are new privacy laws. There are two new major online privacy policy changes coming in 2020, the CCPA in California and SHIELD act in New York.

Law 52

Law Digital Guide New York 52

Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

Read on to learn more about the benefits of creating a diverse volunteer group for DEI initiatives at your association. Culture or ethnicity . After you’ve gathered the survey results, you can review the information and determine which members would be the best fit for your diverse and inclusive volunteer group. .

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Group Volunteer Create Tips 129

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Those at the top decide. In recent years, that model is being challenged. Lots of grantmakers are intrigued by participatory grantmaking. But what is it? Participation aligns to human rights and social justice approaches.

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Participatory Model Grant Fund 130

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. The nominees varied depending on the publication.

Skills 221

Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Double the Donation

APRIL 8, 2021

Read on to learn more! As a company, managing employees and productivity can be a challenge. You want to keep your employees happy and feeling fulfilled in their work, and a lot of the time, their level of engagement with their job informs all of that. That’s why keeping your employees engaged is so important. Let’s jump in. The takeaway?

Guide 52

Guide Grant Gift Companies 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. Are you stuck in chronic performance?

Learning 93

Learning Free Reflection Model 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Year in Review. Here they are: Rituals.

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Professional Personal Croatia Build 140

sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

The annual financial audit is a great time to review your statements through a risk lens and search the corners of your financial statements for long-forgotten issues that could contaminate an entire balance sheet. As part of your regular discussion with your auditor, preferably at the start of your fiscal year, review your internal controls.

International 86

International Nonprofit Review Process 86

Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

You can learn more about taxonomy in this blog post or watch this on-demand webinar that discusses the topic as part of an overall content strategy. When you turn to another person for relationship advice, whether that’s a trusted friend or therapist, you often start by discussing what’s bothering you. Probably not, right? Sound familiar?

Associations 319

Associations Challenge Data Taxonomy 319

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt. Build a culture of extreme collaboration. Candidates are interviewed by a panel and referenced extensively. It needs rigor.

Case Study 52

Case Study Leadership Review Interview 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

The people in the network work together to create new services, programs, products; learn what practices work and what don’t and adopt and spread them. Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Generative Social-Impact Network.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

You also worry about the well-being of your team and grantees but aren’t sure where to start with making a permanent shift from a burnout culture to a culture of well-being. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I also witnessed countless friends and colleagues have similar experiences.

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Culture Consultant Calendar Team 75

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 125

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I also use it as a year in review tool. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. As the part of my monthly review, I reflect on my themes and habits to improve.

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Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How Work Works is a unique and revelatory guide to understanding and navigating the unwritten rules of the workplace—the key to achieving success, finding meaning, and staying true to your authentic self in today’s business world. learning the skills you need to be adaptive to changing conditions. Michelle P.

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Work Journal Studies Benefit 72

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Collect and review any qualitative feedback you’ve received from applicants in the past. Getting your leadership on board with streamlining your grantee application may require some planning. This will help you identify areas that need improvement and the benefits of streamlining your application.

Application 91

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 91

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2022

Dig into Talent to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt. Build a culture of extreme collaboration. Candidates are interviewed by a panel and referenced extensively. This has created the perfect storm!

People 52

People Case Study Leadership Review 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Historical and cultural barriers Historical and cultural barriers can also hinder social mobility for individuals from underserved communities as they may face prejudice and discrimination based on their cultural background. This can make it difficult to provide the services that are necessary to meet the needs of their mission.

Accessibility 107

Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 107

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Resources, symbolic attraction of alliance members, and expanded networks” as stated in a review from AIM Alliance , are all compelling benefits to joining forces, however, organizations should proceed with caution as these solutions are not sole problem solvers. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. So where should nonprofit leaders begin?

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

With the right training and practice, middle managers are in the best position to evaluate employee performance and provide feedback that’s continuous rather than just a pro forma yearly review meant to create a paper trail,” share the authors. Build their organization’s knowledge and realign it with shifts from digital disruption.

Management 78

Management Develop Authoring Leadership 78

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

Step up your events and learning opportunities. Two ideas for strengthening your events and learning opportunities: Look beyond in-person only events. Offer members more ways to learn. One way to address these challenges is to focus on the return on member value from your programs. The membership became too costly. .

Associations 78

Associations Studies Trend Data 78

sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

There is seemingly no science to it and much of what we do learn is through trial and error. These insights are something we can all learn from. Many foundations have turned to outside consultants with expertise in this area to help guide them through the beginning of their DEI journey.

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Application Grant Evaluation Practice 99