sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Fast forward to today….

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We all understand that technology has changed business. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once. Clarify Roles.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Understand the Imperative To keep pace with member expectations, acknowledging that disruption and change are business as usual is critical. These are statistics you can monitor to assess the strength of your business model and organizational health. This post is Part Two. Self-evaluation isn’t easy.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. And for those that kind of balked at that, we changed the conversation.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

Foundation for Women’s report, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less , as of 2017, the median foundation grant awarded to “organizations by and for women and girls of color” was $15,000. Women of color comprised 20.3% of the United States population in 2021, an increase from 18.4% According to the Ms. South, just 5.4%

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The intersection of project management and prospect research is becoming more apparent as organizations strive to remain adaptable in an ever-changing landscape. Organizations face a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) environment, where traditional methods like the Waterfall model may struggle to keep pace.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. Strengthening your EI muscle helps to support others through change and to better understand their reactions to new ways of doing business. Participants find guidance, innovative thinking, and the opportunity to view their roles through a new lens.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

She was talking about how unprepared we were for the dramatic changes we experienced. Back on earth, our discussion centered on this question: How is the role of associations in society changing and is it expanding, contracting, or being completely reshaped? That’s a major change. Trust has declined in every sector.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The role of the marketer – particularly in associations, and especially focusing on content delivery – has changed drastically over the last decade, perhaps and only seems to be speeding up. If you have the right tools to do it, predictive analytics can unlock a host of benefits for staff and members alike.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“Change is inevitable, growth is an option.” – John C. It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years. Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. All About Change.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And, if so, what is the role of workforce development boards and agencies? And, if so, what is the role of workforce development boards and agencies? Yet workforce boards are ideally placed to catalyze an alternative model for employment locally. This raises a critical question: Can “gig work” become “good work”?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Winton also notes that this skill-based, collaborative model is the way millennials prefer to work.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. Although 73% of participants agreed that accelerating trends would require fundamental changes in the roles of associations. Meet the Moment Mission Mission, or your reason for being, doesn’t typically change with fads and trends.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time, impacting both the planet and our health. Eight years ago, 196 countries signed the Paris Agreement , a major step in global cooperation to fight climate change by reducing emissions and pollution. Which has a bigger carbon footprint: the airline industry or healthcare?

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

There are so many big things, scary, unexpected things that changed us as individuals, families, communities, and a collective human race in 2020, that as I was trying to write this blog post, it was hard to know where to start. Turns out that this last thing in particular—reading—didn’t just change me in 2020.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

As 2024 kicks off and the world of data and AI continues to rapidly evolve, associations need to adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of members and stakeholders. While these changes may feel overwhelming, there are easy things you can do with your current staff and set of resources that will help position your association to thrive in 2024.

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Impact Strategy Associations Data 169

VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. A Path to Change. So, how are these institutions addressing the challenges while also leveraging the strengths of the model? Mapping the Change.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit board’s roles and responsibilities is key to the success of your mission. To help ensure your board’s effectiveness, take a look at the primary functions of your board, the obligations of its members, the different types of boards, and the roles your board members fill.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s digital age, data plays a crucial role in the functioning of educational institutions. The faculty aren’t going to change the way they do things, so I had to either find a company that made the kind of transcripts we needed and that integrated securely with our existing systems, or I had to build something myself.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving quickly and changing the way many of us engage in our day-to-day work. More importantly, an inclusive AI strategy can transform how organizations tackle complex challenges, from reducing bias in delivery models to personalizing services and optimizing recruitment and engagement strategies.

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2024

The Role of AI in Midlevel Donor Engagement Engaging midlevel donors effectively requires a dedicated strategy, and AI can play a crucial role in this process. Middle donors deserve acknowledgment for their contribution and should receive distinct stewardship that recognizes their crucial role in advancing your mission.

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.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

In a July 2022 article , Accenture reported that 88 percent of executives thought their customers were changing faster than the company’s ability to keep pace. One thing has definitely changed. Digitization is the process of changing from analog to digital form, also known as digital enablement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The Art of Change Leadership demystifies the psychology behind our reactions to change and offers a powerful collection of tools to inspire individual and collective transformation quickly and more effectively, explains author of the book, Cheryl Cran. Cran also explains the differences between a Change Manager and a Change Leader.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

These donors had various motives for supporting abolition, however it rarely involved creating an equitable society that included Black people nor supported continual policy and societal change. Philanthropic efforts for the Black community haven’t changed much since the abolitionist movement.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Then you must nominate them to Taproot Foundation’s first-ever Pro Bono Role Model of the Year. The foundation will capture the story of why the winner is a Pro Bono Role Model of the Year by way of a super-sick illustration by Kevin McGrath (valued at over $2,000) of the work that they do both at the office and pro bono.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But things forever changed when OpenAI released version 3.5 Generative AIs went from entertaining but ultimately not very useful to possessing, and the change happened overnight.  of ChatGPT last December. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

If particular role types are not attending, take a look at your content and determine if it makes sense to create sessions or a learning track that addresses their needs. Predictive attendance models scour data to predict event attendance based on a set of defined candidate predictors.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Having recently stepped into the CEO role , I’m focused on building an evolutionary organization that helps our clients navigate the complexities of digital change and create solutions that advance their missions. Clarifying decision rights, e.g., who has the authority to greenlight an experiment or implement a proposed change?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 31, 2018

The Art of Change Leadership demystifies the psychology behind our reactions to change and offers a powerful collection of tools to inspire individual and collective transformation quickly and more effectively, explains author of the new book, Cheryl Cran. Cran also explains the differences between a Change Manager and a Change Leader.

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Arts Leadership Change Change Management 40

Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Functional and Cross-functional Competencies Functional competencies are specific to the employee’s job role. For example, a developer must be able to work in teams and be open-minded to adapt quickly to all changes. They must ensure that the person has the competencies to perform the role as effectively as the predecessor.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Functional and Cross-functional Competencies Functional competencies are specific to the employee’s job role. For example, a developer must be able to work in teams and be open-minded to adapt quickly to all changes. They must ensure that the person has the competencies to perform the role as effectively as the predecessor.

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Management Skills Map Model 52

Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Functional and Cross-functional Competencies Functional competencies are specific to the employee’s job role. For example, a developer must be able to work in teams and be open-minded to adapt quickly to all changes. They must ensure that the person has the competencies to perform the role as effectively as the predecessor.

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Management Skills Map Model 52

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Consequently, traditional frameworks and tools focused on organizational branding, production models, capacity-building, and competitive strategy don’t work as well in this new paradigm. Call this “social change 2.0”. Are there differences in models by field / industry/ place?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Such efforts are necessary to address global nutritional needs in a world facing the challenges of climate change.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Lack of change management Is your association hoping to grow in the New Year? Growth can be a challenge for any organization, but to advance your goals in 2024, you must be open to change. Lay the groundwork for change at your association by requesting employee, member, and key stakeholder feedback.

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