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NPO Leaders Walking An Advocacy Tightrope

The NonProfit Times

That’s is one of the determinations in a new report from Independent Sector, The Pursuit of Influence: Interviews with Nonprofit Leaders About Advocacy. The 78-page report provides insight into how nonprofit leaders view their role in public policy advocacy and engagement. Strong relationships are central to successful advocacy.

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6 Interview Questions To Ask To Identify A Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? What have you done to foster a wide number of views in your work environment? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership.

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Design for every body: The evolution of accessible design

Fast Company Tech

As society becomes increasingly aware of peoples diverse needs, accessible design has become the hot topic. Today, we see a lot of focus on accessibility. The design community is ready for accessibility. This philosophy brought color and art back into the built environment, and prioritized human comfort, understanding, and joy.

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Adapt and Overcome

VQ Strategies

Adapt and Overcome: How 2020 Brings Innovation and Flexibility for Volunteer-Led Programs For the US Marines, the concept of “Adapt and Overcome” is central to their philosophy of innovation and problem solving to address all challenges, unexpected situations, and chaotic environments. By this fall, that number has continued to increase.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. This isn’t a way of thinking routinely instructed in underserved schools.

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Maher gives a preview to her testimony, sharing how funding cuts would impact Americans broad access to crucial news and information, particularly in rural and local areas. This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Response , hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company Bob Safian. It’s a lot of practice.

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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

TechCrunch

Joe Devon is the co-founder of Diamond , a digital agency that builds accessible experiences. He is also a co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and chair of the GAAD Foundation. A Forrester survey found that 8 in 10 companies have taken their first steps toward working on digital accessibility. Contributor.