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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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Why attracting younger members is crucial for association success

Nimble AMS

When young professionals join your organization and meet their professional or personal goals, it maximizes member engagement, accelerating your own association goals. Doing so can also build a pipeline of young professionals who will want to join your association. . Volunteering.

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills.

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4 Best Professional Development Practices for Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

One such way is through professional development programs. . We’ve written this guide on professional development programs to help nonprofit executives like you empower employees to develop skills and hone their craft. Explore these four best practices when creating great professional development programs: .

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How To Coach With Compassion

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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How to boost the member experience by integrating career center software with Nimble AMS

Nimble AMS

Surprisingly, association professionals continue to undervalue offering career resources, even though it proves to be a huge benefit with the power to drive a superior member experience. Dedicate specific feeds for members looking for mentors, individuals searching for new jobs, and a safe space to ask questions.

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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

Other studies have found similar results, including this study from MIT that found that generative AI tools substantially increased average productivity for professional writing tasks. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills.

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