The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

How confident are you that the right strategy is in place to turn one-time donors into long-term supporters? However, many fundraising teams lack the right strategy to turn a year-end donor into a sustaining supporter of their mission. Volunteering time and donating needed items are just as important. Have a thank you plan.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

The drivers of excessive talking As I reflected on these two leaders, I realized they reflected a pattern I’ve seen many times. Both leaders I met last week lead sizable teams. Were team members experiencing the same one-sided conversations? What got them noticed now gets in their way.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

As technology continues to evolve, associations face both exciting opportunities and new challenges. With disruption happening all around us, were here to upscale your team and ensure that your organization is ready to thrive, improving operational efficiencies and positioning you for success. Our recent.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 13, 2025

But over time, I realized that those wakeups werent always bad. Eventually, I saw that this altered state of wakefulness let me engage with lifes challenges in ways I couldnt during the day. Eventually, I saw that this altered state of wakefulness let me engage with lifes challenges in ways I couldnt during the day.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

She studies team composition. Although you’re probably not recruiting a team for an extreme experience, it can be helpful to begin thinking about team building from Bell’s perspective. A mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In Trust me, it’s worth it.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Nonprofits play a crucial role in providing aid and support during these critical times. This plan should outline the roles and responsibilities of your teams communication strategies and other specific actions to respond to various scenarios. Disasters can strike at any moment, leaving communities in chaos and need.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2025

It doesnt care if youve had a stellar year or if your team just got comfortable with your new AMS. Engagement drops, relevance wanes, and by the time leadership realizes whats happening, the gap feels too wide to cross. Association executives must champion a mindset of continuous evolutionnot just for their teams, but for themselves.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

As associations tackle challenges like digital transformation and evolving member needs, knowing where to start can be daunting. A well-defined, member-focused vision provides a foundation that aligns your team and inspires progress. These initiatives should address challenges, build on strengths, and enhance the member experience.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Yet, our survey shows that many organizations lack a formalized approach to tackle todays challenges and prepare for tomorrow. This proactive approach helps associations turn challenges into opportunities. Culture: Empowering Teams to Drive Innovation Culture is the heartbeat of any association.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

At.orgSource, we understand these challenges. Outdated technology can frustrate both your team and your members, hindering engagement and growth. Our team specializes in streamlining systems to improve efficiency, enabling seamless member interactions and operational workflows. This ensures you stay focused on what matters most.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

In a time where controversy brews around emerging tech entering creative spaces, Kulash makes the argument for using these Universal Robots to construct his visual expression. Still, it took time and coordination to get "Love" just right. They're letting us do something that humans simply couldn't."

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.orgSource

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Solution: Prioritize member-centric tools and platforms that enable personalized content, real-time interaction, and seamless engagement. The Costs of Inefficiency: Wasted Resources: Time and money are consumed by outdated workflows. Missed Opportunities: Delays in decision-making due to lack of real-time data hinder growth.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

As a high-performance coach and leadership expert, I spend my time consulting with leaders and their teams, challenging them to do better thinking and extract the value of their collective capacity. Social media serves to reinforce existing beliefs, not challenge them. Her research found: An average of 2.1

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

You thought your team would be excited, or at least pleased. This time from Travis Bradberry , author and Chief People Scientist, LeadX, “Digital transformation is not just about technology; it’s about people. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

But allocating your payroll and time to your grants can be a cumbersome, manual, and time-intensive process. Keep reading for actionable tips to improve your allocation processes and avoid issues common to managing your nonprofit payroll and time tracking for grant reporting.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For lean accounting teams, this can be especially challenging, as each member is critical to maintaining the flow of operations. The Value of AP Clerks and Bookkeepers Your accounting team has organizational knowledge and relationships that can never be replaced by an automated workflow, no matter how sophisticated.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Now is the perfect time for your nonprofit to invest in true digital transformation. Perhaps you’re already having conversations with your team about how you can begin on the path to digital transformation. But if the above questions cause you concern, don’t worry. It’s not too late. But first, what is digital transformation?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Talking in front of 40 leaders, most of whom were older than my ripe old age of 30 at the time felt like the perfect opportunity for them to see right through my lack of expertise and expose me as the fraud I was. Years ago, while working at a regional bank, I was promoted from trainer to leading a training team in another department.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Now that remote work makes a casual stroll through the cubicles challenging, I suggest an intentional approach. Make time to audit the impact working from home is having on your organization. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2025

At the time of this interview, Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE , servedand continues to serveas the CEO of APICS (now the Association for Supply Chain Management ). Governance Is a Journey, Not a Destination When Eshkenazi arrived at APICS, he quickly realized that governance wasnt a one-time project; it was a continuous process.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Wouldn’t it be great if we could invest a bigger portion of that significant time in giving and receiving joy? You only need to watch the news to understand how challenging it can be to make kindness a way of life. It can be a challenge in self-control to avoid saying something you regret in those “I told you so” moments.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

For communicators who would rather write sentences than algorithms, finding the phrases that will viralize your posts seems like a New York Times word game gone wrong. Jane and Amy shared insights about the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into marketing programs. Oh, those pesky keywords.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2025

They often burden organizations with high technical debt, substantial engineering resources, and usability challenges for non-technical staff, not to mention inflated costs during the lifetime of ownership as licenses for new products or solutions are sold to organizations.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 19, 2025

Sometimes, we turn on the radio and play board games; other times, we stay in pajamas and take on a new cooking or baking challenge. While personal rituals can help, leaders can also play a role in easing their team members back-to-work anxiety. I aim to offer the same flexibility and understanding to our team members.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Executives and managers are traditionally reluctant to express any tender inner feelings from their teams and peers. Yet leaders who are willing to tap into the power of vulnerability are seeing benefits to their ability to connect, motivate, and lead teams. You should act in support of your team, rather than reactive and self-serving.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

Leaders who embrace this mindset uncover opportunities for reinvention that others overlook because they only focus on immediate challenges. Georgia OKeeffe once remarked, Nobody sees a flower, reallyit is so small we havent time, and to see takes time. The result? with How can we create more value with fewer resources?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As your organization expands and evolves, many complexities can arise, making financial management more difficult for your team. In this guide, well dive deeper into four common nonprofit financial management challenges and offer solutions to help you navigate each one. Lets get started!

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. Remote work is challenging teams. The executive team is stretched too thin. Teams are engaged and proud of their work. The post <strong>Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?</strong>

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Now, the team plans to expand the initiative to Paris and Lviv, Ukraine. Photo: Ramp Up Reykjavk] An age-old accessibility problem Creating accessibility in any urban environment is often met with logistical and bureaucratic challenges. And this isnt just an Icelandic issue. Thorleifssons work is beginning to change this.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Maybe you took it out of necessity, maybe it was meant to be temporary, or maybe you thought it would be more challenging than it is. Cultivate cross-departmental relationships The strategy I’ve seen transform this situation for many people time and time again is to cultivate relationships across departmental lines deliberately.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2025

Why tech investments often fall short Youve invested in a powerful nonprofit CRM and fundraising platform, but is your team truly using it to its full potential? The challenge isnt the softwareits the learning curve. When a team member needs to brush up on a tool they havent used in a while? But what happens when new staff join?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2022

At one point, Vine was the hot video-sharing platform of the moment, but it fizzled out over time. Hashtag Challenges. TikTok challenges, in which you challenge users to perform a certain activity, are a great way to get your cause to go viral while encouraging user participation. TikTok’s Rise to the Top.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

times greater than ticketed events.”. Team fundraising introduces gamification, which is a fancy word for an online marketing technique intended to inspire engagement with a product or service. Show how using peer-to-peer and team fundraising boosts donations and engagement. This video will: . Peer-to-peer Fundraising Ideas.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 24, 2025

Thats why taking the time to assess the situation, learn, and communicate your findings honestly are of utmost importance. Evaluate – Take the time to gather all relevant parties and think critically about the problem. Was there a staffing challenge? Here are five steps to take. Were the original goals too ambitious?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2024

But without the right systems, this process can be mind-numbingly time-consuming and prone to errors. By integrating fundraising and finance systems, information flows easily from gift records to journal entries, saving time, reducing the risk of fraud, and simplifying audits. Why Is Reconciliation So Challenging?

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NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Across industries, AI agents serve as intelligent personal assistants, helping automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks to free up individuals and organizations to focus on higher-value work. AI in Action: Improving Customer Service Across Industries With Agentic AI : This panel discussion with Yum! Brands, U.S.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Creating your unique product requires a dedicated team with the appropriate skills. Once your solution is deployed, you need to budget for ongoing maintenance costs and for any unexpected enhancement requests once your team starts using it. A talented, seasoned staff leading the project can greatly reduce your time to execute.

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