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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

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Part Two When the generative AI bots made their debut in early 2024, they signaled a definitive end to the idea that yesterday’s technology is good enough for today’s members. Organize the Effort A well-defined oversight and change management structure ensures that the right people are ready to lead that charge.

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Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University

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In the advancement office, since we deal with all of the data, gifts, and reporting, you can definitely be assured that critical needs are very common. Transformation requires change management, however. We are the holders of the database and the knowledge of our donors. In everything, I believe it takes a village.

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Definitions Of Key Business Terms

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. I like Peter F. Make conversation with your team.

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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

Sean felt that the definition of professional in our culture is about stripping out our individual personalities. Tags: change management. I asked Sean, why are we so scared of showing our human side? He feels that it is mistake. Kivi Leroux Miller, in the comments, thinks that being human engenders trust. "If

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration. Participatory evaluation is based on the premise that everyone has knowledge; everyone has biases; and the people closest to an issue know the most about it. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? If you’re considering running this game yourself, definitely check out what we learned ! Tags: change management training materials. Lots of great ideas.