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How Innovation Naturally Emerges From Deliberate Inefficiency

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

.orgSource

Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites. We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined.

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Emailing Like a Pro: Navigating Gmail and Yahoo’s New Sender Requirements

The Modern Nonprofit

Formatting Messages According to RFC 5322 It sounds like a robot’s name, right? But it’s a set of rules ensuring your email structure is neat and readable. It helps monitor your spam complaint rates and navigates you toward email best practices, reducing the chances of hitting that spam folder.

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Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Nonprofit Email Communications (with Examples)

CauseVox

If this sounds familiar, then we’ve got some good news. ChatGPT can create natural-sounding responses to virtually any prompt due to its reliance on deep-learning. and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. The more specific you can be, the better.

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Eight steps to get started with fiscal sponsorship

Candid

This might sound obvious, yet a surprising number of good-intentioned efforts don’t meet the IRS’s specific requirements for charitable activities. So, keep the IRS’s requirements in mind as you develop your project. . You should know the sponsor’s fee structure and included services. Verify your idea is charitable.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? Studies show that most people pay attention to the first 15 seconds before their minds start to wander, so you may want to experiment with different opening styles to grab your viewer early and keep them interested. Lighting and SOUND matter.

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Customized vs. Configurable Software Solutions: Which Should You Choose?

sgEngage

The question on many people’s minds is: which one is the best choice for my organization? Because you’re purchasing a system whose underlying structure is the same for all users, implementation can take less than a month. Much higher total cost of ownership.