The Power of Collaboration and Consensus in Nonprofit Leadership
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 27, 2024
In nonprofit leadership, the synergy between collaboration and consensus is crucial for driving sustainable impact and success. Here's why.
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NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 27, 2024
In nonprofit leadership, the synergy between collaboration and consensus is crucial for driving sustainable impact and success. Here's why.
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 7, 2025
Gen Z isnt quiet quittingtheyre rejecting outdated leadership. Workplace culture is changing fast, and leadership needs to evolve with it. But as the dust settles on this conversation, Ive been thinking about a different question: If leadership needs to evolve, what role does Gen Z play in shaping the change they want?
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.orgSource
MARCH 25, 2025
To remain competitive and continue its advocacy work effectively, 340B Health needed a new approach to leadership, governance, and operational agility key principles of Association 4.0 Provided leadership training focused on risk assessment and strategic execution. This uncertainty made long-term strategic planning challenging.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Reach out for collaboration. After establishing a connection with another organization, nonprofits can send a direct message offering support and exploring collaboration opportunities that benefit both parties. Collaborate with similar organizations or community leaders. Welcome new followers.
.orgSource
APRIL 1, 2025
Foster an Agile Leadership and Governance Model What We Learned Many associations struggle with slow decision-making and rigid governance structures. Agile leadership allows organizations to adapt quickly , align board and staff priorities, and embrace a culture of innovation. Do we have a succession plan for leadership and key roles?
.orgSource
APRIL 8, 2025
These arent just leadership buzzwords. Thats where intentional change leadership becomes critical. This Is the Work of Future-Ready Leadership Its tempting to look at alignment, culture, and change as separate efforts. This is the heart of future-ready leadership. Building Culture. Driving Change. You’re not alone.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 16, 2023
By Brian Greenwald is a Brand Leadership expert and nonprofit superfan who helps extraordinary organizations transform from commoditized brands to human-centered, character-based Benevolent Business brands. Brian serves as the Founder of BPOZ Brand Leadership and is a Founding Partner of Curious Collaborations. Clear as mud?
.orgSource
MAY 28, 2024
Sue’s deep experience with boards and leadership makes her the perfect resource for a conversation about coaching new and more seasoned directors. Providing personal support, fosters a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and transparency.” ASAPS had a leadership training program. As a guest on the Association 4.0
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 17, 2025
At the moment, confidence in leadership is at an all time low, according to the 2024 Leadership Confidence Index. But in my experience working with senior executives as an executive coach and organization design consultant, bad leadership is often manufactured by an organization designed, albeit unintentionally, to produce bad leaders.
Blue Avocado
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
I cant think of a term more widely used in the professional world than leadership. Throughout my life, from teenage years to now, my career has been filled with leadership training programs: Teen leadership, student leadership, emerging leadership, and executive leadership. Its an idyllic view of leadership.
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. Elizabeth Brink: The co-leadership model is pretty deep in the organization. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! and Fast Company. Though some U.S. JG: We have about 300 co-leaders.
sgEngage
MARCH 3, 2025
Build a Compelling Business Case While most nonprofit finance leaders understand the importance of technology, presenting a compelling case to executive leadership or the board can be more challenging. Want to learn more about how to get leadership buy-in for your organizations technology investments?
Blue Avocado
JANUARY 7, 2025
At a time of a leadership transition, planned or unplanned, more and more organizations are using interim leaders (aka interims) to help the board address organizational challenges, large and small, that may have existed during the tenure of the previous leader. In these cases, the board chair most often becomes the de facto ED at some point.
.orgSource
MARCH 18, 2025
While the governance landscape has evolved, the strategies and leadership insights shared here remain timeless. Staff were expected to practice the same transparency with leadership and committee members. Are you fostering an entrepreneurial culture within your leadership team? Trust wasnt just a top-down initiative.
.orgSource
APRIL 17, 2023
The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. Giving every employee, no matter how junior, the opportunity to share ideas and the agency to manage their work creates an expectation for thought leadership across the organization.
.orgSource
MAY 14, 2024
At.orgCommunity’s March 13 Leadership ColLAB, the group discussed how to use technology to put HEART into our relationships with our members, staff, and constituents. It asks us to point our intention and our technology in the direction of creating stronger relationships, collaborations, and partnerships.
Gyrus
AUGUST 23, 2024
Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others.
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
In those cases, Id wait to ensure that this high performer is making an effort to work on leadership quality, including their peer relationships. Leadership requires a new skill set and, just as importantly,the respect and trust of your peers. Leadership starts with accountability. Have you been overly competitive?Dismissive
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 11, 2024
You foster collaboration, implement robust systems, and ensure regulatory compliance. Your leadership is essential and your impact is changing lives. AWS for nonprofits offers tailored solutions to help you streamline operations, enhance collaboration, strengthen data security, and scale your impact without increasing costs.
.orgSource
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Associations that foster a culture of adaptability, innovation, and collaboration are better positioned to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. Our survey shows that while many organizations value collaboration, theres often a need for digital literacy and alignment across teams.
Blue Avocado
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Staff who collaborate with board members to find the unique strengths and connections of each person are enriching their organization. Collaboration with ESPERA partners allows for various support, including workshops and regular staff visits. A strong, involved board can transform an organization and take its work to new heights.
.orgSource
AUGUST 21, 2023
leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. The leadership qualities we identified hold. Collaborative relationships are the future currency. Collaborative relationships are the future’s currency. Give your leadership skills a twist. Association 4.0 Don’t compete.
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
National Leadership Day, which takes place every Feb. 20 , offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. Promote collaboration. So this National Leadership Day is a good time to reflect: How do you build trust in your leadership?
Blue Avocado
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Of course, qualities such as financial expertise, legal knowledge, and leadership are all welcomed and useful additions; however they are not in place of the most important quality — caring. Will they make phone calls? Return emails? Will they take the time? Will they focus on the goal/mission?
Mashable Tech
MARCH 31, 2025
Project Evident sees this collaboration as one way to strengthen the voices of nonprofits and the communities they serve in the important ongoing conversation about AI’s role in society," said Sarah Di Troia, managing director of Outcomes AI at Project Evident.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 22, 2020
By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. 4) Collaborate Outside of Scheduled Meetings. 1) Demonstrate Transparency. 5) Display Tech Savvy.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 18, 2025
Curiosity isnt just a good personality trait or an indulgenceits a leadership superpower. Yet, despite its transformative potential, it remains one of the most undervalued tools in leadership today. According to a Harvard Business Review study , curiosity fosters openness and collaboration while reducing decision-making errors.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 26, 2023
This is an unparalleled opportunity to collaborate, engage, and learn from national and local speakers, executive directors, funders, sports foundations, and educators through curated thought-leadership sessions with action items for nonprofits’ success in today’s world.
The NonProfit Times
JANUARY 9, 2025
Regular training, open conversations, and diverse leadership help everyone feel respected and valued. Encourage team-building activities that foster understanding and collaboration. Offer mentoring, leadership development workshops, and training tailored to nonprofit careers.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 28, 2020
There has never been a better time to make document management and collaboration a priority. However, when it comes to document management and collaboration, Google Drive stands alone as the best option for nonprofits. 2) Online Document Sharing & Management. Recommendation ? Google Drive. 4) Internal Communications Tools.
Fast Company Tech
APRIL 14, 2025
The FBI has previously warned that Chinese talent programs may serve as mechanisms to extract intellectual property and sensitive research from foreign institutions under the guise of academic or professional collaboration. and China over leadership in critical technologies, particularly artificial intelligence.
Charity Village
MARCH 7, 2024
.” – Ryunosuke Satoro Bringing people together to learn, grow, and collaborate to find creative solutions to complex problems is a core part of what we do at Vantage Point.
.orgSource
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Break Silos with Collaboration: Encourage cross-departmental initiatives to create a unified, agile organization that adapts quickly to change. Case Study Highlight: An international association in the event management industry faced challenges in fostering collaboration and digital engagement across their teams.
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities. Nonprofits miss opportunities, fail to innovate, and struggle to stay competitive when their leadership is distracted by board interference.
sgEngage
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Within many companies, Business Continuity works tirelessly to align all business units, secure leadership approval for processes, and allocate the necessary support for such events. Corporate social responsibility (CSR), also known as corporate citizenship, influences and collaborates with all aspects of business during a disaster response.
Candid
JANUARY 7, 2025
The impact of these conversations can be transformative, helping donors see their role as collaborators rather than overseers. Site visits focus on learning and collaboration, equip donors with resources to show up as engaged partners, and help donors gain a deeper appreciation for complexities on the ground.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership. You’re laughing, but we mean it. )
The MatrixFiles
JANUARY 22, 2025
Share insights with boards and leadership to align strategies. Associations are Building Strategic Partnerships Collaborate with private equity firms to underscore the value of associations. Here are my notes from the chat: 1. Associations Are Learning to Make Data-Driven Decisions Analyze demographic and membership trends.
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 25, 2025
You might say, I appreciate the way employees are encouraged to collaborate. Or you might say, I admire the leadership of this company. It could be the leadership role you have been searching for, or the fact that it will draw on your expertise in AI. Do your research and write out your talking points.
Nimble AMS
MARCH 10, 2023
In March , our Nimble AMS team attended the Leadership ColLAB conference hosted in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. Here are three can’t miss essential takeaways from the Leadership ColLab event.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.
Candid
JANUARY 15, 2025
For example, if the executive team is discussing which employees to include in a new working group or leadership opportunity, its helpful if theyre aware of who you are. Once folks know who you are, its less awkward to ask for advice, collaborate on a project, or offer feedback. Visibility helps open doors to development opportunities.
Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs.
Candid
JUNE 11, 2024
One answer is funder collaboratives. A research brief from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Bridgespan Group, and Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation identifies collaborative funds as key to strengthening our democracy and promoting a vibrant, just, and inclusive future.
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