Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. I wanted to offer them new roles that they would embrace, while also increasing staff capacity. I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful. It’s not easy!

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. The board plays the central role of visionary. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Fortunately, you don’t need to learn coding or a new language. Provide enough context in a well-structured manner to ensure they can complete the task you ask of them. Collaborative Learning: Fostering a culture of shared learning about AI is beneficial. This brings us to our next point.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Our board’s primary role is fiduciary, and they also guide our strategy. We’ve incorporated the structure that many groups say they want. If you asked me to name the most important requirement, I would say it’s the enthusiasm to learn—to keep growing despite challenges and to devour knowledge for its own sake.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Attaching benchmarks to your statement provides structure and something for people to work toward.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more. I believe it is fostering the love of people and that pathway to change that is the role and mandate of philanthropic institutions and funders.

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Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. Why is learning the new important?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Learning, we do naturally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

About a year ago, Mario Marino reached out to me and several colleagues with some provocative questions about e-learning in the nonprofit sector. Mario and his colleague, Katie Paris explained that this was part of a landscape or mapping process that they were doing to get an understanding of the e-learning space.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue. The pandemic was a wormhole. It hurtled us into the future with no time to prepare for that demanding new reality.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 88

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

Define Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities Once you’ve identified the tasks that volunteers can perform, create clear and detailed job descriptions for each role. Don’t forget to provide detailed information about the volunteer roles and the impact they’ll have to inspire those who are eager to help!

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

SEM Link’s mission is to strengthen the self-efficacy of K-12 students to pursue STEM careers by exposing them to positive adult role models from the STEM community that increase students' awareness of STEM careers and encourage their participation in STEM Research through digital learning and hands-on activities.

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Voice Philanthropy Atlanta Student 128

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

While an innovation culture looks different depending on the nonprofit, there are some key characteristics of a culture that leaves room for innovation: Strong Leadership: Leadership plays a key role in any company culture, but it becomes even more important when fostering innovation. You can do so with open and transparent communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

As such, I’m facilitating many peer groups and always looking at how leverage peer learning. My colleagues at Monitor have taken a deep dive into the question of designing peer learning with impact. They want to hear about your experiences. Unlocking the Potential of Peer Learning – Guest Post by Noah Flower.

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Learning San Francisco Structure Knowledge Management 97

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. Advisory members serve mainly in an advisory capacity though there are other roles they can assume. Advisory Boards Need Structure. The most likely reason is time.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kelly Buhles outlines some of the ways to structure participation in her article, “A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking,” and divides them into two main groupings: participatory committees and collective groups. Clearly defined roles, requirements, and benefits, as well as term expectations for all participants.

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Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

The best way to ready ourselves for this shifting environment is Continuous Learning. Continuous learning is an established persistent learning process, designed for bolstering the knowledge and skills of your workforce over time, and presents itself in many forms. Establishing a formal policy of Continuous Learning.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

For organizational leaders, deputizing—and supporting—the right person at your organization will return huge dividends in the form of clean, organized, and well-documented data structures. It means that you are open to the importance of the role data plays in your organization. If you are the data guru, welcome to the club.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising. We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. Development and Fundraising.

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Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

According to reports, 69% of people are more likely to commit time to an organization with a structured onboarding program. Appeal to Different Learning Types People learn and comprehend information in different ways. Make sure that your volunteer orientations cater to all learning types.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

The Knight Foundation also is funding—with Pew Research Center as well as Georgetown University—research partnerships focused on technology’s role in spreading and disseminating information, as well as trust in media and its relationship to technology.

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Local News Foundation Fund 52

Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community? They typically don’t have formalized knowledge of fundraising but are eager to learn. And third, we see a number of individuals from established organizations who are looking for professional development or to learn new skills.

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Library Grant Local Roles 98

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Define roles for each participant. In this role she will… Today, Cynthia will be the recorder. In this role she will… Today, everyone else will be an idea generator and sharer. Banish assumptions and criticisms.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 93

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 74

CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we often wear many hats, having to fill the roles of copywriter, editor, marketer, and more. ChatGPT can create natural-sounding responses to virtually any prompt due to its reliance on deep-learning. It then takes these learnings and produces a response to your prompt in natural language.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. The Structure of an Agile Sales Operations Unit. Even then, there are organizational models and structural templates you can build from.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. This is time wasted on so many levels and a clear signal that this board lacks a clear understanding of their role in financial stewardship. Their roles and responsibilities have greater weight.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The drivers of hunger include conflict, climate collapse, and chronic structural inequality that systematically excludes vulnerable communities from decision-making and benefits some to the detriment of most. Devex and Global Citizen are engaging a broader audience — and Salesforce.org is playing a key role in supporting innovation.

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Collaboration Challenge Hunger Kenya 76

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Training, development and resource support are often scarce within the sector, leading to increased workload and decreased training for necessary roles, which adds to the “struggle to hire and train employees,” as Paul Light asserts. Recommendations. Create a trajectory and people will be future-motivated. Validate your work.

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Leadership San Diego Results Effective 96

EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past few years, it’s that digital-centric strategies have proven to have many benefits and are here to stay. Donations are the most important example when it comes to securing support, but your website’s navigation and design play key roles, too. Think about why supporters visit your website.

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Virtual Site Support Fundraising 190

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

The lack of structure can be challenging. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. Mentors can make introductions for you and give you key insights that would take you years to learn on your own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. An Impetus for women to structure their businesses in a more purpose-drive way.

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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. To do this, I need to trace both the history of the organization as well as the transformational changes it underwent in order to illustrate the lessons I learned throughout this process. Takeaway 3: The board needs training.

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Blue Fox

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

That is the thinking behind The Board Doctor's Wellness Test with 10 questions designed to provide a snapshot of how well a nonprofit board of directors is functioning in its governance role. To learn more, visit The Board Doctor’s website or email Cathy at Cathy@TheBoardDoctor.org. Set up a free initial consultation.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem. For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done? Where does the learning go? It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. This is where the audience learns the who, what, where, and why of the story.

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