Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Thats the conversation my recent Fast Company article sparked, and the response has been overwhelming. 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? Initiate conversations and share ideas.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. In this post, you’ll learn why diversifying your funding matters and get tips and ideas for starting the conversation with your counterparts in development. Tell a compelling story that pulls at the heartstrings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 11, 2024

” questions, we open ourselves to new ideas, accept failure as part of the learning process, and create opportunities for innovation. I work as a [insert role] at [insert type of nonprofit]. ” This prompt provides context and initiates a conversation about AI opportunities specific to your role and organization.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a dynamic team, or an individual on a mission, having a well-defined strategy for quickly creating and sharing fresh ideas is a must-have in our times. To stay healthy, nonprofits must continually generate and share new ideas. Define roles for each participant. Do you have one in place?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Inviting them into conversations and acknowledging their expertise turned a skeptic into an advocate. Dismissive of their ideas?Too Win the trust of your peers, and you’ll not likely secure your promotion, but equally thrive in the new role with their support. Have you been overly competitive?Dismissive

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.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2024

It was great to hear an IT leader echoing those ideas. I need to ensure that we have open conversations, and that people are comfortable challenging ideas and concepts. The Role of AI in Transforming Operations Of course, I had to ask about AI and how it is impacting AGU. “AI

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Futurism

MARCH 18, 2025

I t's a platform where millions of monthly users the company has declined to say how many are children and teens, but it's clearly a dominant portion of its audience engage in immersive conversations with AI chatbots designed to act like real-life celebrities, beloved fandom characters, and original personas. or chatbot safety?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Let employees take ownership of their responsibilities and make decisions within their roles. Encourage an atmosphere in which employees can openly share ideas and support one another. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Here are a few insights: Empower your team.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

If you arent volunteering today, here are a few ideas to help you begin. This might include joining a nonprofit board of directors , volunteering more hours, or taking on a volunteer leadership role. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Start small. Read the original article.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Whether it’s brainstorming a long-dreamed-of children’s book for your cause or exploring a campaign idea that’s been on the back burner, passion makes the process more enjoyable. Communication is conducted in natural language, similar to how you would converse with a friend or colleague.

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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. The prior CEOs, who actually were mentors to both of us, have now stepped into global chair roles. My introduction to co roles started at the office level. and Fast Company.

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Towards Data Science

AUGUST 19, 2023

Eventually, this led to me seeking out a different role that was more aligned with these new-found interests and skill sets. This role happened to be that of an analytics engineer. How I discovered analytics engineering Truth be told, I had no idea what analytics engineering was when I realized I wanted to switch data roles.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Role hopes to change that with a super-accessible video platform focused on the social aspect of role-playing games, and it has raised a $2.75 But Logan Dwight and Ian Hirschfeld, co-founders of Role, felt these approaches tended to emphasize the mechanics over what they felt was a more important aspect of RPGs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Help your teammates understand the tools available to them so they can maximize their roles within your organization. Aligning around fundraising goals from the start helps to build trust between teams and show teammates how they can play important roles in your success. Respond personally to new donation activity.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

GivingTuesday Ideas & Best Practices. What are the best #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2021? Not only that, but they help your donors to place themselves in your organization’s work: they can see what their role is and how it impacts someone else. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47 Get A Matching Gift.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. If you’ve participated in a website redesign or AMS conversion, you know it is not always an easy process for either the experts or the novices, especially when teams are unaccustomed to working across disciplines. The role of CTO isn’t getting easier. EI is not a new concept.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals. It serves as the reference point to settle disputes, avoid “ scope creep ,” and judge the usefulness of ideas. Do you have a web team with staff in multiple roles and with different skill sets? Is your website a one-person operation?

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Our goal for this new series is to discuss research, emerging technologies, and insightful ideas that drive innovation. For instance, when COVID became part of daily conversation, it was hard to ignore the wide range of interpretations, skepticisms, and scrutiny of the data. Sadly, data alone is not enough to shut them down.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. You can’t rely on staffers in your organization to fill this role. When my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I launched.orgCommunity one of our goals was to connect our colleagues with people and ideas who could expand their horizons and help them grow.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It might be a good idea to get a few people on the board with commercial real estate experience, finance/lending folks, etc. Jeff Guyett from Community Action Center A Commitment to the Entire Role, Not Just the Fun Parts It’s important for board members to understand that they can’t selectively fulfill their duties.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

To suggest more Giving Tuesday ideas, please email steven.shattuck@bloomerang.co. In this guide, we’ll dive into the top Giving Tuesday ideas, tips, and tricks we’ve compiled through our research and experience in the field. Then, we’ll dive into more than 20 campaign ideas that your nonprofit can adopt. . Analyze Campaign Data.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

Here’s an illustration of this idea from my experience. In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization. Her new responsibilities required gathering ideas from employees in every department. We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Make sure your board chair has good facilitation skills Educate your board members on major issues impacting your nonprofit Help your board members enhance their governing and leadership skills Make serving on your board fun, interesting and educational VanceYoshida from Asian Health Services Relationships drive nonprofit success more than ideas.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Findings from M+RBenchmarks reveal that simplifying donation pagesstreamlining fields and focusing on clarityleads to better conversion rates. Taken together, these data points make it clear: your website can play a significant role in building meaningful, long-term supporter relationships. Scholarly and formal?

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Tableau

JUNE 8, 2021

When the nation started having a bigger conversation about race after the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, Urban did too, and everyone was asking, "What can I do?" . These conversations ultimately led to the idea of including some aspects of how to visualize different racial and ethnic groups in the style guide.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

When providing feedbackwhether in one-on-one conversations, emails, or project updatescall out specific actions that made a difference. Call out those who took the time to share knowledge, advocate for a colleagues ideas, or create a positive team environment. Start by incorporating recognition into existing routines.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’ve got 4 ideas for you to get them moving and involved in helping you with fundraising this holiday season. They know that the holidays are a great time to raise money, but may not have an idea of what to do. But, be prepared to have 1-on-1 conversations with them to go over the list and ask them where they want to help.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

I’ve always regarded Garth as a forward thinker, but during our conversation, he revealed a futurist credential that surprised me. 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? Yes, he worked on space lasers!

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

The arts still play a vital role in our communities, and there are plenty of opportunities out there to engage your supporters, craft an appeal, and raise the funds your organization needs to move forward. This would involve setting up one-on-one virtual conversations with your arts organization’s local celebrities.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

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. Leaders grow creativity and unique thinking when they– Empower Employees : Open communication and supportive leadership encourages idea-sharing and initiative.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Fundraising emails play a key role in informing your audience about your campaigns purpose, goals, and how they can show their support. Its a compelling message because it clearly outlines the problem the organization is trying to solve and how supporters can play a role in the solution. Appeal to emotion.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Role-playing—divide into pairs and choose a scenario where there are two points of view. Each participant plays both roles in the scenario and describes the contrasting emotions. Or “How do you feel when your bright idea gets rejected?” These activities are fun, and they promote an empathetic point of view.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. The board plays the central role of visionary. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. The board plays the central role of visionary. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But an inheritance of stale ideas sandbags growth and keeps value at bay. Our board’s primary role is fiduciary, and they also guide our strategy. Mark Soticheck, Chief Operating Officer at the North Carolina Association of CPAs , underscored that idea. The market feeds on a regular diet of unique ideas.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Learn how to define roles, establish goals, and build team morale right from the start. Define committee roles and responsibilities to set expectations. Key Takeaways: Pickleball is an accessible and community-friendly fundraising idea. Share your thoughts in the comments below, and lets keep the conversation going!

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Key Components of ECT Some of the key ECT components include: Verbal communication : Verbal communication is the spoken words used for conveying ideas and messages. An ability to understand and interpret emotions can help employees have better conversations. Build trust: Trust is vital for an organization to function smoothly.

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