.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2025

Yet, the past few years have taught us valuable lessons about how quickly circumstances can shift, creating unexpected challenges—and opportunities. Every association leader dreams of confidently steering their organization towards success, even amidst uncertainty.

Associations 221

Associations Retention Strategy Practice 221

Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

6pm in Paris merges Netflix’s addictive streaming format with the short lessons style of Masterclass. Then, you dive into the story and language through an informal video lesson called After Short. This is the vision behind a new language learning platform that recently launched.

Language 87

Language Learning Student Movie 87

VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The lessons from their efforts are relevant still. In honor of Veterans Day, we are reposting an e-newsletter we shared in fall 2020 highlighting the flexibility and adaptiveness of our partners at Wounded Warrior Project to sustain support.

Volunteer 98

Volunteer Virtual Group Support 98

sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

You can apply those lessons to a localized disaster, too. If your organization provides direct relief, give donors the details: We delivered 630 meals during the disaster; your gift of $5,000 will enable us to serve 2,000 more families still without power.) Youve learned to roll with the unexpected.

Disaster 97

Disaster Money Fundraising Los Angeles 97

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

But as powerful as this experience is for students, they often wonder how to apply these classroom lessons to the real world. Through sharing and listening to others, they build trust and grow their capacity to empathize, connect, and resolve conflict, ending the class with new lifelong friends. Theyre not wrong to be cautious.

Work 107

Work Student Module Culture 107

Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

This approach transforms traditional donor engagement tools into opportunities for connection: Reports include challenges, lessons learned, and course corrections. We tell donors that in reporting on their funding, well share not only successes but also failures.

Donor 96

Donor Relationship Conversation Impact 96

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Seth is speaking to consumer marketers trying to get the sale, but there’s a big lesson in here for anyone sending fundraising emails. “Sometimes, when we push very hard for a commitment, we break the trust we’ve earned.” That was a line that struck me from a recent post on Seth Godin’s blog.

email 109

email Money Raise Fundraising 109

Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

3 practical donor engagement strategies Here are three lessons learned from our transformative journey rethinking donor engagement strategies: 1. We started sharing the stories of the collective’s artisans, illustrating the direct impact of their donations.

Donor 105

Donor Strategy Relationship Children 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It taught me a lesson Ive carried with me ever since: When we come together with a shared purpose, we can change the world. Here are three lessons I learned through my work with the Beloved Benefit and my experience connecting businesses and nonprofits: 1. Successful long-term corporate partnerships dont happen by accident.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Atlanta Collaboration Lesson 52

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

More than anything, I learned a few profoundly valuable life lessons! Two months later, as I stepped out into the big wide world, she gave me a glowing reference which opened incredible career doors, and I had learned more than I ever thought I would working in a mundane job! Motivation and contribution are a choice.

Work 95

Work Roles Skills Consultant 95

NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

AI Agents in Production: Insights and Future Directions : LangChain cofounder and CEO Harrison Chase will cover key lessons learned from LangChains experience helping customers develop, deploy and manage enterprise AI agents in production at scale, as well as explore emerging technologies poised to shape the future.

San Jose 141

San Jose Industry Lesson Director 141

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As Roger Craver notes in his brilliant review : “Alan lays out the lessons, clear and simple, like the lines of a good story. That is precisely what youll find between the covers of Great Fundraising Organizations by our MotivateMonday guest, Alan Clayton. Force your ED, your board, and your entire staff to watch it.

Lesson 52

Lesson Fundraising Organization Case Study 52

Candid

JULY 1, 2025

For example, a case study of a successful afterschool program may offer lessons that can be adapted by an early childhood education program in another state. It also allows organizations tackling similar issues in other communities to learn from and apply your successes to their own efforts.

Knowledge 52

Knowledge Share Ideas Nonprofit 52

Fast Company Tech

MAY 29, 2025

Today, as policymakers once again debate how to respond to deepening inequality and a lack of affordable housing, the lost promise of Model Cities offers vital lessons. Addressing these issues through a fragmented social safety netwhether through housing vouchers or narrowly targeted benefit programs has proven ineffective.

Program 74

Program Baltimore Learning New York City 74

Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The content offers videos, scripted lesson plans, and interactive classroom activities. With the increase in online dangers, this partnership will allow facilitators of the lessons to empower millions of young people to speak up and be comfortable in asking for help," Michael Medoro, chief of staff at Childhelp, said in a statement.

Teach 99

Teach Online Program Teen 99

Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2025

Based on a career leading advancement for three institutions of higher education, and as a fundraising trainer/consultant for the past seven years, here are 10 lessons that deserve to be highlighted. Professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders need to make the most of every one of these possibilities.

Gift 54

Gift Donor Social Media Articulate 54

Candid

JUNE 30, 2025

A few ’dos’ and ‘don’ts’ Here are a few lessons we’ve learned so far about being better partners: Do: Be clear about what you fund and why. Creating a culture of humility , where we’re open to learning and feedback. Build relationships, not transactions. Make time to reflect with partners, not just evaluate them.

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Impact Grant Reflection 59

Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But the lessons weve learned make it clear that empowering Latinx nonprofit leaders and fundraisers and investing in Latinx community members as philanthropists, change agents, and assets to be valued and nurtured benefits the broader community. One-off programs and conferences dont change most organizations.

Training 52

Training Train Fundraising Support 52

Fast Company Tech

MAY 13, 2025

Data-driven human connection Although Calm leverages AI, the company predominantly uses those capabilities to democratize access to its app, which includes guided meditations, bedtime stories and soundscapes, and video lessons for movement and stretching.

Companies 85

Companies Conversation Lesson Environment 85

Bloomerang

MARCH 31, 2025

In this article, were going to delve into some surprising lessons weve learned from both working as grant consultants and coaching grant consultants. While many people think of grant consultants as simply people who write grants on contract, they can be so much more!

Consultant 71

Consultant Grant Proposal Template 71

Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

How to protect yourself from password manager breaches There are a few lessons here going forward. But, the most important lesson is the importance of two-factor authentication. "Threat actors are leveraging sophisticated extraction methods.to It might be more convenient to use, but breaches can still happen.

Management 132

Management Lesson Accessibility Platform 132

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We’d like to share our approach and the lessons learned along the way. Audubon Canyon Ranch recently completed a strategic planning process that took the opposite path — we expanded the process to include the human factors that would shape how we did the strategy work and to have a better chance of successfully implementing the plan.

Culture 98

Culture Leadership Strategy Celebrate 98

Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Autonomists bring fresh perspectives as outsiders with tools (technology, systems and operations, recent lessons from past clients) that can drive innovation within organizations. “But I choose this life because of the freedom it brings to make real impact and on my terms.” On the other hand, the opportunities are immense.

Work 64

Work Nonprofit Consultant Professional 64

.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2025

The Road to Good Governance: Lessons from APICS 1. What fueled this remarkable transformation? Governanceand not just as a checklist of best practices, but as an ongoing journey rooted in trust, transparency, and strategic alignment.

Government 221

Government Associations Culture Structure 221

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

While my study focuses on one sector, its lessons extend far beyond that. In an expansive study of Chinas fast-paced restaurant industry, my colleagues and I found that leaders who cultivate trust can significantly reduce employee churn and improve organizational performance. Understanding the impact In China, as in the U.S.,

Change 124

Change Leadership Empowerment Minnesota 124

Candid

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

There are lessons to be learned from giving circles that philanthropists globally can use to strengthen collective action. From my vantage point at Philanthropy Together , a global initiative to scale and strengthen practices of collective giving, its clear more than ever, that we must unite and evolve our collective giving efforts.

Action 59

Action Giving Empowerment Philanthropy 59

Whole Whale

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Consistency Factor UNICEF’s 70+ years of Halloween campaigns demonstrate another crucial lesson: consistency compounds. .” George Weiner, Founder Whole Whale Key Insight : The secret wasn’t creation, it was identifying what was working and then doubling down.

Calendar 52

Calendar Story Culture Campaign 52

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I will tackle this tomorrow and explain the importance of knowing who our donors are etc. Meanwhile, I’m paying attention to what is actually working.” appeared first on Pamela Grow.

Donation 59

Donation Donor Newsletter Fundraising 59

Engadget

MARCH 25, 2025

He noted that the agency is refining its approach to regulation "based on public input, emerging best practices and lessons learned from other jurisdictions. Waymo has tested its vehicles in DC for several years and it plans to "continue introducing ourselves to DCs communities and emergency responders over the coming months."

DC 85

DC Washington San Francisco Miami 85

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Finally, Shaw shared these important lessons in his book: An understanding that the discomfort that comes with conflict is necessary and productive. What capabilities do we need to be successful? What values are most important to us? What behaviors are expected of us as members of the company?

Team 59

Team Environment Culture Results 59

Candid

MAY 12, 2025

Many funders appreciate the shared lessons and examples being lifted up, so be sure to tell your story! Signatories and supporters can publicly share how you are meeting the moment via your social media and other communications channels, so we can promote it. We hope you feel inspired to meet the moment and join this collective work!

Philanthropy 92

Philanthropy Action Fund Collaboration 92

Futurism

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Jan learned his lesson the hard way years ago when a reservation form kept resetting whenever he entered his last name. It's a struggle shared by many (including one unfortunate tech journalist ). Jan Null, a 75-year-old meteorologist, told the WSJ that he now adds his first initial to his last name when making hotel reservations online.

System 142

System License Program Journal 142

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

Read more: GE, then and now 3 leadership lessons from General Electrics breakup The complicated business legacy of Jack Welch Whats really holding back renewable energy How has your company worked to retain the entrepreneurial or innovative zeal of your founders or its legacy? Send your responses to me at stephaniemehta@gmail.com.

West Virginia 71

West Virginia Montana Virginia Newsletter 71

sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

One of the most critical lessons I learned is the importance of clearly communicating your need, the resources you have available, and the desired outcome. How did youapproach your partners to help increase reach and impact? My corporate background laid the foundation for developing strong and effective partnerships.

Associations 98

Associations Dallas Blackbaud Impact 98

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Most-Read New Articles of 2024 Here are the three most popular articles of the year: Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board Board dysfunction often starts with lack of accountability and clear expectations of what it means to be accountable for a nonprofits success. Hindsight is always 20/20!

Review 96

Review Grant Nonprofit Lesson 96

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

The AI Education Project provides AI-powered resources that streamline lesson planning and integrate AI literacy into classrooms. Organizations like Quill.org use AI-powered tools to provide personalized, free writing instruction for K-12 students, which is particularly beneficial for schools with high student-teacher ratios.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Literacy Adopt Grant 52

Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2025

For nonprofits navigating similar transitions, this story offers a key lesson: sustainable technology adoption doesnt require perfectionit requires a commitment to bringing your people along and tying your systems to the work that matters most.

Management 54

Management Change Phase Donor 54