.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Organizations that treat culture like an impromptu party will see their “guests” leave early. Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. But we realize that building culture isn’t a project with a finish line.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Culture as a Reflection of Design Organizational culture is not an abstraction; it is the byproduct of what an organization rewards, tolerates, and ignores. Culture is experienced at the organization’s seamsthe places where different parts of the organization connect.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

20 , offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. Ive conducted some myself, including work on how trust is essential for leaders in cross-cultural business environments. And how can you foster a culture of trustworthiness?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

4 ways to foster a culture of inclusive recognition Employees at organizations with highly integrated recognitionwhere recognition is frequent, meaningful, and embedded in the cultureare 10 times more likely to trust their organization and nine times more likely to believe their organization cares about them. Was it last week? Last month?

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At Imani Collective, we began inviting donors to be part of specific projects, highlighting the unique contributions they could make to our shared goals. I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Do the research to understand your stakeholders’ culture, what motivates them and inspires them to act. It is critically important to craft your key messages in specific language that reflects their values and on platforms they can relate to. Staying on message for 18 months enabled NIF to exceed its goal of $40M. The results?

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Provide Education Financial development is an excellent opportunity to promote your organization’s culture of learning. Be creative and include a variety of options, such as: Providing financial education promotes a culture of learning. Explain how both documents reflect organizational priorities, goals, and objectives.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

This nonprofit culture strategy post is part 3 in a 3-part series. Let’s move now to the third and final pillar: nonprofit culture strategy. . Pillar #3—No More Othering: Your Nonprofit Culture Strategy in 2021 and Beyond. Your culture will make or break fundraising success, especially over the long term.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By lifting up influential voices, we can build a culture of generosity that attracts more supporters and fosters long-term engagement. It’s about relationships, expertise and shared goals. It’s critical to create culturally relevant programs that speak to the unique experiences of different communities.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 4, 2024

If your team wears many hats, then not incorporating change management can have a negative multiplying effect: If one person doesn’t understand the goals of the initiative, that means a good percentage of your staff doesn’t understand it. Do smaller organizations have culture? Sure, they do.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

To help us personally reflect and connect with these stories, I’ve included questions from Terri Givens’ book, Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides. Let’s deep dive into two nuanced perspectives that bring light to how different Asian identities must navigate American culture. We need to communicate our culture.”.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

Data that accurately reflects your members and their preferences is the key to trust, engagement, and enduring relationships. Put People First Your data governance policy will be a document that reflects your organization’s unique culture, teams, and members. Include benchmarks in goals and KPIs.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

One element constant and vital to your nonprofit is your organizational culture. Culture breathes life into your organization and unites your team. Where does your constituent relationship management software (CRM) fit into that culture? It ensures that everyone is on the same page, working towards the same goals.

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Google Research AI blog

APRIL 19, 2023

This endeavor necessitates fundamental and applied research with an interdisciplinary lens that engages with — and accounts for — the social, cultural, economic, and other contextual dimensions that shape the development and deployment of AI systems. Our team, Technology, AI, Society, and Culture (TASC), is addressing this critical need.

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VQ Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2022

Yet, even prior to the pandemic, organizations had begun to rethink how retention success was measured, shifting from a goal of keeping volunteers to one of “maximizing volunteer talent.” No time in history has challenged our definitions and goals of retention as dramatically as have the past few years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

For instance, when requesting a fundraising email, providing ChatGPT with detailed information such as the organisation’s mission and vision, communication style guide, examples of previous fundraising emails, specific fundraising goals, and the tone you wish to convey will lead to a much more customised and effective result.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, cultural relevancea nonprofits ability to align with timely social issues and reflect the values of its audienceplayed a much bigger role in motivating younger people to give. GoFundMes own research shows that, on average, every time an organizer shares their fundraiser, it can drive an additional $100 toward their goal.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 4, 2014

I recently had the opportunity to give an interview for Red Hat’s online magazine, Opensource.com , and discuss Benetech’s culture of “open.” Being transparent leads to the best possible outcomes from our work and helps us further our mission goals. The open source methodology also helps stimulate innovation.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

Their jobs depend on successfully leveraging teams and translating goals into tactics. When even one or two people bring these emotions to work, that negativity has the potential to spread like a virus and to sicken your culture. When you give people time for reflection, evaluation, and creativity you develop a new crop of leaders.

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sgEngage

JULY 22, 2024

The last few years have been exceptionally hard for arts and cultural nonprofits. Just as organizations started to see patrons coming back to museums, live performances, and art classes, this year saw state governments from Florida to California severely reduce financial support for arts and cultural organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Having a welcoming culture is vital for a nonprofit organization to be a part of a strong and healthy community. This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It can be tough to know how to move forward since your donors have different communication goals than your nonprofit. During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. High-performing social content is the best way to achieve those shared goals.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

Better venue selection Planning early allows you to secure a venue that aligns with your nonprofits goals for the day. Send out mission and vision statements for review, as well as culture statements and core values. Early planning allows you to: Prepare session materials that reflect professionalism and are printed ahead of time.

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Tableau

AUGUST 6, 2021

Establishing a Data Culture—one in which teams value, practice, and encourage using data to make decisions—is a key step toward building a data-driven organization that thrives in today’s dynamic environment. . But how can business leaders nurture that culture after it takes root? The cloud strengthens Data Culture by.

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

That curiosity and engagement with others are reflected in her love of travel and learning about diverse countries and cultures. Providing personal support, fosters a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and transparency.” Providing personal support, fosters a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and transparency.”

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

And a nonprofit that follows through with commitments is building a culture of integrity ready to support strong internal controls. Encourage a culture where people can make decisions, are trusted to use good judgement, and have the discernment to know when to ask more questions before acting. Promote ownership.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. It’s helpful to outline cultural norms and values in the job description. Charlie Judy, Chief People and Culture Officer at Intelligent Medical Objects, and another contributor to our book, shared this advice about the value of clarity.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 21, 2022

Taking time to reflect on our progress and missteps will help us navigate through challenges more quickly and effectively. It can be hard to take the time to do this and can be uncomfortable to face some truths, but it’s a critical way to develop self-awareness, a stronger organizational culture, and leadership across teams.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Remember that famous quote from Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” They make the cultural shifts that enable thinking and problem-solving in ways that are compatible with rapid change. It requires shifts in behavior and culture that may be unfamiliar and uncomfortable. And what do people fear most?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Here’s how we can take it further: Allow employees to pitch and lead their own initiatives, whether it’s process improvements, new product ideas, or research that aligns with company goals. Offering stock options, profit-sharing, or performance-based incentives can help align their goals with the company’s vision.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. Integrated planning gives departments, like membership and marketing, a format for collaboration on agendas and goals. To inspire performance, set common goals.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. Integrated planning gives departments, like membership and marketing, a format for collaboration on agendas and goals.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

The categories that are represented should reflect qualities that directors bring to the board as well as characteristics that will enhance the organization’s growth and development. Even if it is not possible to perfectly match all the criteria, the matrix establishes goals. Preparing a board matrix is a learning experience.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. BoardSource found that non-profit boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a clear mission and vision, and they are more likely to be effective in achieving their goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

For example, The Ad Council and the Forest Service partnered together on a campaign called “Discover the Forest” , with the goal of inspiring tweens (aged 8-12) and their parents to re-connect with nature, experiencing it first-hand. Pinterest has a completely different culture than the other major social networking sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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