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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. Although we are all more aware of the benefits of diversity, one of the remaining hurdles is resistance to representation from outside of an association’s professional sphere. Ideally, you might present both.

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Tips to strengthen your volunteer program and empower member volunteers

Nimble AMS

PEAK Grantmaking ’s vol unteer program success story PEAK Grantmaking is a community of 7,000 professionals working to advance e ffective and equitable grantmaking practices. Offer additional professional development options so volunteers can upskill. Mentor/Mentee program. Speaking opportunities.

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Ask Yourself These Questions Before Hiring a Fundraising Coach

Bloomerang

Here are some great questions to ask yourself before hiring a fundraising coach. Do you have a manager, supervisor, or mentor who is teaching you how to fundraise and supporting you along the way? Do you struggle with imposter syndrome and question whether you have what it takes? A coach is a great idea. Time for a coach! .

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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That’s a question every association CEO should be able to answer. Allow plenty of time on the agenda for the financial staff to explain when and how statements will be available, review banking, investment, and auditing arrangements, and answer questions. Be sure to allow time for questions. What is your board’s financial IQ?

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5 Time-Saving Tips For Busy Nonprofit Professionals

CauseVox

As a nonprofit professional, time is our most valuable resource, and it often feels like there’s not enough of it. This community of nonprofit professionals is forward thinking, innovative, and especially adept at doing more with less. This way, I can see all of my tasks, personal and professional, in one place.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

.orgSource

If you don’t already have a professional support system, I urge you to find objective advisors. Career coaches and mentors are great. Ask open-ended questions that invite feedback and follow-up. Practice questioning your attitudes and intentions before every decision. Joanna’s nod to.orgCommunity Circles was gratifying.

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7 signs of a successful enterprise association

Nimble AMS

Encourage employees and members to ask questions and offer feedback to gain valuable insights into your processes and workflows. Professional development opportunities How innovative is your continuing education program? Take care to implement this feedback to show how your association values all your stakeholders.