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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the key qualities and skills you look for in potential board members?” Silvia Cooper from Prostate Cancer Research Institute The Combination of Passion, Skill, and Follow-Through We look at the intersection of passion and skill. Everything else can be taught.

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

Bloomerang

So, how can we strategically navigate change? It is one thing to adopt certain principles for how you will navigate change personally, but things get even more complicated and interesting when you are navigating change management as a unit, group, family, or organization. Change Management 101.

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Strategies for Building a Future-Ready Association in 2025 and Beyond 

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In todays digital age, members expect more than just information they want meaningful, personalized experiences. Key Actions : Encourage Lifelong Learning : Invest in professional development opportunities for your staff, with a focus on digital skills and emerging technologies.

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Change Management = Changing Mindset

sgEngage

All of this is change. The actual process of changing takes true leadership, whether in our personal or professional lives. Yes, there was support for change, but the most challenging part of this entire project would be the change management component. The internal stakeholders are the key to success.

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Discussing a Change in Leadership with Your Donors

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As bridge builders whose success depends on forging authentic relationships with donors, fundraisers can sometimes find the line between the professional and the personal becoming blurred. This can be particularly complicated if the institution makes decisions that the gift officer disagrees with personally.

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Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association

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This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement. After spending 33 years with the largest property & casualty insurance carrier in North America, I was ready for a new challenge that aligned with my personal values. Adopt the mindset of an entrepreneur.

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Ensuring Continuity: Succession Planning Strategies for Nonprofit Finance Teams

sgEngage

This cross-training prevents the same person from performing more than one function if a finance staff member is on vacation or leaves the organization. During normal operations these individuals wouldn’t have regular access, but under certain circumstances they should be pre-trained and available to provide an extra set of hands.

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