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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

.orgSource

Twenty-twenty may have been too early to acknowledge that the shifts in how we view work and life are permanent and that those perceptions would continue evolving as the virus receded. Ironically, it took remote work to bring organizational culture forward. Remote work focused many employees on the importance of work/life balance.

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Voices of experience: The role of people with lived experience across the charitable sector

Charity Village

After a decade in international development and peacebuilding, last year I started working in mental health in the nonprofit sector at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) National Office.

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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

The sector missed a great opportunity with these listening sessions for Black non-profit leaders to share their hopes and dreams for their communities and the work of their organizations. There is a breadth and depth of the work done by Black-led organizations; however, funders have made decisions about what causes are “important” to fund.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

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How to amplify member voices to create a culture of thought leadership

Nimble AMS

While some may initially be reluctant to offer an opinion, members love to see their association represent their voice to policymakers, industry leaders, and the general public. Staff conversations will inspire you to generate insightful and engaging thought leadership content to represent member voices. Attend association events.

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. Typically, it takes someone seeing a situation that needs to change and doing the work to change it. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls. Intentionally.

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Employee Voices on “Culture Excellence” at DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect

Having worked for several nonprofit organizations, she was all too familiar with cultivating donor relationships and stewarding planned givers through events, direct mail, and more. What Read More » The post Employee Voices on “Culture Excellence” at DonorPerfect appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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