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Investing in Growth: Leaders’ Professional Development Plans

The NonProfit Times

Nonprofit leaders need to commit to a mindset of continuous learning and professional development to remain relevant and effective in their current roles. Here are five reasons for investing in personalized professional development for leaders and strategies to support your professional journey.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

.orgSource

Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. A board matrix can be a powerful tool to point the selection process in positive directions. If you don’t have leaders with a range of professional backgrounds, there will not be a lot of new thinking.

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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. ” But, there’s a way out: “Small tweaks to your processes, simple automations, and some basic tools can help you shrink the number of small things taking up the biggest bites out of your day.”

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7 signs of a successful enterprise association

Nimble AMS

To drive success in the future, your large association should leverage an AMS with automation tools. Use automation tools to streamline membership communications, automate membership renewals, offer chatbots, remove human error from tax processing, and more. Automation is the key to reducing manual or ineffective tasks.

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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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Athleteforce: From Elite Careers in Sports to Elite Careers in Technology

Saleforce Nonprofit

Whether it provides a safe place for children who live in at-risk communities or creates pride in the hearts of armchair athletes, sports can be a powerful tool for good. The program provides up to 8 weeks of training and self-paced learning, mentoring, and in-person event opportunities. That’s where AthleteForce comes in.

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How to Become a Nonprofit Leader

The Modern Nonprofit

Find a mentor. 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. And it’s true!