Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

As two positive psychology experts, weve identified six of the most common internal barriers that can interfere with your ability to listen well, and developed a framework of six “radical listening” skills that can help you have better conversations and build better relationships. Comparing: It happened to me!

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Its critical to ask the right questions to ensure a good fit and that the candidate has the capacity to be an active and effective board member not just a name on the letterhead. Want to build a strong community of support around your mission? What skills and expertise are missing? Skills : Analyze your current board.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

I would also ask you questions about your company and its industry. The responses to the few questions that I asked were nonsense. In one conversation, Bard told me that we could meet in person or on Zoom to discuss my questions. Measure Results “Marketers are always looking to measure their skills.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Most of the answers to today’s business questions involve technology. It’s not just a question of demographics. A passion for the mission and good listening skills are basic qualities. Leaders must be willing to do homework in order to be able to ask good questions.” An analog mindset won’t produce effective solutions.

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Candid

JUNE 26, 2024

Our collection covers a variety of topics to meet you where you are in your nonprofit career—whether you’re brushing up on core skills, leveling up your leadership skills, or venturing beyond your comfort zone to get ahead of the curve on new technology. Here are nine free eBooks to check out for inspiration. Read the PND review.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Organizations across the Fund spent the first year creating, vetting, and piloting new, tailored AI curricula to provide practical skills to the communities they serve," Maggie Johnson, vice president and global head of Google.org told Mashable. SEE ALSO: Character.AI

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 17, 2024

It can even understand written feedback and questions from members, thanks to its ability to process human language. Data Privacy and Security : Associations must protect member data and comply with regulations like GDPR to build trust and transparency. Conclusion The future is here, and associations need to evolve to meet it.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This is a tough yet vital question for nonprofits to ask. Understanding the Basics of Fundraising For those organizations new to fundraising, it’s important to start small and build gradually. It is always a bonus if your team has personal qualities like integrity, leadership skills, and outstanding manners.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Innovative organizations are finding ways to make augmented and virtual reality a more efficient, and even more practical, way to interact with technologies and tools, including letting people learn complex skills through virtual training. The businesses in Fast Company s Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR reflect that trend.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This isn’t something to ignore or worry about until later; good communication skills are invaluable to your nonprofit’s income stream. I believe it comes down to asking interesting questions and paying attention to the information coming back to you. How to become a better communicator through questioning. It starts a dialogue.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Their preparedness and preferred style for working are often questioned and criticized. These are all valuable skills, especially in a world where you get a fraction of a second to capture supporters attention. Nonprofit (and general office) communication culture often frames concerns or criticisms as questions or suggestions.

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Candid

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about AI’s complexity and the technical skills needed to ensure data privacy, security, and fairness are valid and warrant consideration. HDIP introduces the ability to ask data-related questions in plain language using a chat interface. At DataKind , we partner with organizations to develop AI tools to increase impact.

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Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

Professional growth can include developing new skills, taking on stretch assignments, learning from peers, and advocating for promotions. Thats why organizations spend thousands of dollars on all-staff retreats, team-building activities, and happy hours. Build relationships Visibility will make building relationships easier.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of that adaptation will require higher educational attainment, or spending more time on activities that require social and emotional skills, creativity, high-level cognitive capabilities, and other skills relatively hard to automate.” Discover New Talent Skill building is also a way to discover hidden talent.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

And our virtual communication skills were not up to the task of addressing those negative emotions. Strengthen Culture Emotional Intelligence, or the ability to manage our own emotions and understand the emotions of others, is a critical culture-building tool whether workers are outside or inside the office.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

The team at Giveffect , comprised of former nonprofit professionals and technologists with experience working closely with nonprofits to build the best all-in-one nonprofit software solution, compiled the top three tips to increase volunteer engagement. Volunteer applications can also uncover valuable skills, interests, and certifications.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Knowledge processes always start with some explicit or underlying questions. Being targeted about the questions we ask on applications and throughout our grantee relationships helps to frame understandings, document learning, and identify challenges or barriers. or “What is the geographic location served?”

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Mancini: For those who aren’t familiar, Black Girls Code is an organization that works to inspire, educate, and launch the next generation of technologists by equipping them with the skills and confidence to lead in a field where they’ve historically been underrepresented. One that is safe, inclusive, and joyful.

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

A good question to ask is: Would you want to be with these people in times of crisis? Prioritizing people can take many forms, such as ongoing reviews of team performance against mission-aligned objectives, creating incentives for innovation, or identifying skills for future needs. This may seem obvious, but its often overlooked.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2021

Here are three questions whose answers will give you guidance on how to start serving donors. Question 1: What are our donors’ needs? Question 2: What is your core belief and expertise? provide clean water by building wells. provide clean water by building wells. Overall mission. Core belief.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

That skill was invaluable to the space travelers. A good case could be made for calling it the skill set’s most important business asset. Digital empathy brings soft skills like compassion, respect, thoughtfulness, and kindness into technology and the design process. “It’s not enough to just build cool technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

By Jean O’Brien , founder of Digital Charity Lab , a social enterprise that builds digital skills in non-profits and shares free learning resources. The strongest recommendation in this article is that you invest in building skills in using Facebook Ads inside your organisation. . 3) Understand Facebook Ad objectives.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Your best-in-class finance team requires different levels of skills and experience depending on their role. How do you know the skill level of someone applying for your finance team, and if they are task-based or strategic? Building a world-class finance team can be a slow process. That includes the finance department.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

No question that cash is crucial in a catastrophe. Answer incoming questions: Supporters deserve timely responses to their concerns. These are all fair questions that fundraisers should be empowered to answer. Mobilize Community Support As a fundraiser, you know how to build a network.

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.orgSource

MAY 14, 2024

They’re good at social skills like listening, empathy, and finding common ground. Empower— Provide staff, volunteers, and members with the skills and motivation to realize their potential as a team, an organization, and individuals. The HEART framework turns attention back to community building. AI is a superpower.

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Candid

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Candid recently debuted two webinars on nonprofit boards: How to Build Your Board and Your Board and Fundraising (to be offered in 2025.) Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board? Otherwise, it can make life difficult for subsequent chief executives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Was it an acquired skill? Managing yourself. Understanding others. Try meditation.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Nearly all job growth since 1980 has been in occupations that are social-skill intensive. According to the platform LinkedIn, the most in-demand skills in 2024 include teamwork and communication. As a result, workers in positions requiring social skills are demanding higher wages. The assumption was that it was technical skills.

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Association Analytics

MAY 11, 2021

While it is valuable for organizations to compile analysis questions from staff, members, volunteers, and board leadership, that alone is not an effective starting point for building a data strategy. If you begin the practice of analysis within your organization, you will go much further in drafting a data strategy.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Leadership requires a new skill set and, just as importantly,the respect and trust of your peers. A simple question like, “What can I do to support you?” Play the long game Building strong peer relationships requires a long-term commitment to earning respect and trust over time rather than focusing on quick wins.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

Building and maintaining relationships is hard, and COVID-19 definitely didn’t help. The startup has built an AI relationship coach to help people grow and foster real-life connections by offering advice and answers to relationship questions. Does [Amorai] increase [users’] social skills?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But you do have good critical thinking skills, and by getting answers to a few specific questions from your current or potential fund accounting vendor, you can better understand if their system will help your organization grow—or hold you back. Bonus question: what percentage of the organizations you work with are tax-exempt?

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Once you have your finalized wishlist, divide up sourcing responsibilities based on each committee member’s skills and connections. For instance, if you think it’ll take some negotiating for a nearby amusement park to contribute free or reduced-price tickets, put a board member with excellent negotiation skills in charge of securing those.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. Training: What is the current skillset of your team and what is their capacity for adding new skills? Theyre still considering their current situation and building their dream list. So, what about you?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A website build or redesign has technical but also design and execution aspects. Below is a list of processes and procedures you can take to prepare yourself and your organization to start your website build or redesign on a solid footing. Building a website can be costly and time-consuming. Who will help with hands-on work?

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

We launched our discussion with a bottom-line question. Once you’ve signed on for the voyage, know that every AI from ChatGPT to DALL-E has a different personality and skill set. Through exposure and feedback, it builds a deeper understanding of language. “AI A better question might be to ask what it can’t accomplish.

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