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The Fine Line Between Personal and Personality: Is Being A Human Unprofessional?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There's a fine line between personal and personality and being human and being professional. Sean felt that the definition of professional in our culture is about stripping out our individual personalities. It is also important not to set too many rules about "personality" or we risk becoming Stepford Wives or unauthentic.

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Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association

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What is your biggest piece of advice for other small organizations to operate,grow, and transform? For small nonprofits, my biggest piece of advice is to embrace technology. This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement.

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Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University

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I am still learning to this day how to make processes smoother and how we can engage our supporters and the community through relationship management and Blackbaud solutions. Q 2: What’s your advice to someone who wants to grow their career in advancement operations, particularly someone who is aiming to get into a leadership role?

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Advice from Grantmakers on Streamlining Your Tech Solutions

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This post features advice from IT and grants management experts on how to streamline your tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more external and internal impact. Even with their streamlined technology, one thing that won’t change for Two Ten is having a real person available to pick up the phone. “We

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

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Each board member may bring a specific skill or may be a generalist, but in the aggregate, the board provides a full set of business skills to ensure that the executive director is employing best practices — whether it’s finance, budgeting, strategic planning, change management, or succession planning.

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Choosing a Scholarship Award Management System

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Many institutions have already forged this path and will gladly tell you the pros and cons of the system they chose or what they might do differently, providing invaluable advice and perspective. Change management is key to success. Most people are nervous about change, and some may be wary of new technology.

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Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

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Expectations for high-touch service and personal attention are rising steadily. Organize the Effort A well-defined oversight and change management structure ensures that the right people are ready to lead that charge. Sliding by on “same old, same old” is not an option in a newly competitive environment.