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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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This is an opportunity to look beyond the usual suspects toward the eclectic mix of talent that a challenging future demands. The average pharmacist, librarian, or dentist has limited experience with the challenges that are involved in running an association. Ideally, you might present both. Use the Buddy System.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges. During a development retreat, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Remote work is challenging teams. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. You are struggling to make old procedures fit new formats. Departments are not communicating efficiently.

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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

They actively seek out stretch opportunities they know will be challenging—or even very difficult They value challenges and find them energizing rather than draining. So, what did these resilient role models have in common? Question: Of the five EI-based skills, which one is typically the most challenging to master and why?

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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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5 Ways To Be A Better Ally

Saleforce Nonprofit

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I Representation matters.

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Contemplating Boulder and Social Impact

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Colorado University doctoral student Kyle Thompson concluded with a presentation on the Business Model Canvas , a more agile way to plan for a new enterprise than a traditional business plan. We mainly commiserated about the challenges of the app business model! I’m looking forward to trading notes on that.

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