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4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website

Forum One

Different types of nonprofits will have different needs — e.g., associations are different businesses than research and policy institutes — so do what is more directly connected to your mission and goals. Change management is quite simply a proactive approach to managing change in an organization’s processes, goals, or technologies.

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Organizational Amnesia, Accountability Buddies, and Other Things I learned at the Grant Managers Network Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” Wouldn’t those be better first steps toward facilitating effective group learning?

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Foundation Transparency – Foundation Center’s Surprising Glass Pockets Website

Tech Soup

The report finds that nonprofits most want to know what foundations are learning through their work, how foundations assess performance and the impact they are having, and perhaps most importantly, their selection processes and funding decisions. Governance Policies & Information. HR/Staffing Policies & Information.

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. What was your judging process? You didn’t use the “Vote for Me&# approach.

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Building The Nonprofit Board of Your Dreams: A Deep Dive Into Peter Drucker’s Insights

Bloomerang

Building the nonprofit board of your dreams is a deliberate process that can significantly benefit from the wisdom of Peter Drucker , often heralded as the father of modern management. Beyond its traditional role in policy-making, Drucker saw the board as the steward of the organization’s mission and vision.

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Shoulder-to-Shoulder Instructional Media: My Tagging Screencast at NTEN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I created this screencast back in September/October of last year, so this release has provided a great opportunity to meta reflect on the whole screencast creation process as well as consider how my views about the use of tagging have evolved. Unfortunately, these methods make sharing and managing information resources difficult.