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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

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Daily Walking Reflection I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. Remote work is challenging teams. At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. Teams are engaged and proud of their work. I work for management. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed.

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

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The following is an excerpt from How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back A Practical Guide for Taking Care of Yourself While Changing The World by Meico Marquette Whitlock and a foreword by Beth Kanter 3 Ways to Thrive When Your Work Doesn’t Love You Back You’re committed to making a positive difference in the world.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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Here are some of my reflections and top takeaways from the conference. While the research revealed a disappointing reality, it also highlighted opportunities for foundations and HBCUs to work together to make a greater impact. She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children.

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Power in Solidarity: Reflections from AAPIP and NAP’s joint convening

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I’ll be honest that I was a bit nervous—this was my first work trip in over two years, and I was not sure if I was ready to be jammed indoors with hundreds of people. I was also excited to finally meet colleagues at NAP in person for the first time.

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How Your Nonprofit Can Routinize Reflection

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Reflection is a critical step in assessing individual and team performance at your nonprofit. A reflective process, whether it is a structured process for individuals or groups, can give us insights about what worked and what could be improved. Reflection requires hitting the pause button and asking and answering questions.

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Why Your Donation Payment Process Reflects Your Brand

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As an organization, you must reflect the value of transparency in every decision you make. Having a transparent, user-friendly nonprofit payment processor reflects well on your nonprofit brands. Each step of the donation process should reflect authenticity to your donors to establish rapport. Millennial donors. Refer to this.