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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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Bell is researching what mix of personalities is most likely to work effectively together. It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. Introducing a toxic personality into your team is a recipe for disaster. One person can poison an entire organization.

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How to Write Job Descriptions for Your Nonprofit

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Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. Job descriptions outline what is expected for employees to do their best work. Make Adjustments As Needed Job Description vs. Job Posting: What’s the Difference?

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? Sue” was tapped to head the department because of her knowledge of the current AMS and her passion for, and scrupulous maintenance of, the data. I’m not going to try to explain them here.

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Why your Nonprofit needs an AI Prompt Architect (Job Description)

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A couple of decades later a quick search on Idealist.org turns up over 2000 current jobs and tons of nonprofit social media professionals on networks like Nonprofit.ist. A couple decades later a quick search on Idealist.org turns up over 2000 current jobs and tons of nonprofit social media professionals on networks like Nonprofit.ist.

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Candid and racial equity: Testing personal and professional limits

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In this article from our 2020 annual report , Lisa Brooks talks about the impact Floyd’s death had on her personally and professionally. “It It is not easy for me to share that I can’t do this because—uh—it’s my job. But knowledge is power, and there’s so much knowledge, and power, in this collection. I’m trying.

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5 Ways to Overcome the Challenges of Starting a Job During the Pandemic

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So, you started a new job during a pandemic. You open your new organization’s mode of communication – Slack, Gchat, Teams – and you sit there thinking, ‘ oh no, my old job and coworkers were so familiar and now I know no one and I might never even physically meet these people–what have I done!?’ Show Grace.

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