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Make the Champion Disruptor Your Catalyst for Change—Use AI to Drive Transformation

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Perhaps your organization is one of those tradition-bound groups with a history that has been a decades-long cast iron model for culture, governance, and operations. Evaluate the Road Ahead As the oracle of data, AI gives you an unprecedented ability to predict environmental shifts. Maybe you are not keen on becoming a butterfly.

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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Their advice about strategy, leadership, and digital business is still ahead of its time. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Even with a friendly name like “feedback, check-in, or coaching,” a performance evaluation can be uncomfortable, or possibly downright scary. That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. What’s tricky is how well individuals combine.” Hiring for skill is easy.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. In-person discussions should occur both formally and informally before and after new members are welcomed to the board. Ideally, one of these meetings will be a welcome from the executive director, which includes his or her unique advice and views on board service.

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Trust-Based Philanthropy: “Walking the Talk” Towards Long-Term Financial Wellness

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When funders model vulnerability and power-consciousness , it signals to grantees that they can show up more fully. Grantees and communities provide valuable perspectives that can inform a funder’s strategy and approach, inherently making our work more successful in the long run. So, how can funders assist here?

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Modern Nonprofit Tools for Long-Term Success

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Their business models depend on this. They’re supported round-the-clock by service teams ready to answer questions and ensure that your people get the information they need when they need it. Cloud-Based Software: A Priority for Your Nonprofit So, here’s the tough-love advice: Upgrade.

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