.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2025

Agile leadership allows organizations to adapt quickly , align board and staff priorities, and embrace a culture of innovation. Do we encourage cross-functional collaboration between teams? Do we have a succession plan for leadership and key roles? Are we fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation ?

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. She studies team composition. Although you’re probably not recruiting a team for an extreme experience, it can be helpful to begin thinking about team building from Bell’s perspective. “A Building a great team starts with hiring the right people.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A good finance team will make sure bills are paid on time, reports are accurate, and the Board of Directors has access to the current financial statements. A good finance team will help you stay where you are. A good finance team will help you stay where you are. You want your team members to grow as your organization grows.

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.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. The leadership team began by discussing the issues.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization. It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How can my scrappy smaller organization, with all the tasks my team is already juggling, adopt a new fundraising CRM and learn to use it with the least amount of disruption?” In change management, leadership addresses these essential questions: What does the team know about the change? Do smaller organizations have culture?

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Gyrus

JANUARY 3, 2025

Ongoing training fosters a culture of excellence and proactive compliance. Continuous learning in compliance training is essential for maintaining adherence to regulatory requirements and fostering a culture of excellence. Leveraging technology like LMS enhances the effectiveness of compliance training.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Digital transformation is about more than the technologies your organization will use—it’s also about organizational culture, who will be using the technologies, and how staff work together across the organization to implement these new tools and systems. It’s important to find these people in every team or division of your organization.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In an era of rapid change, when teams look to leaders for stability and direction, trust is the invisible currency that fuels organizational success. Ive conducted some myself, including work on how trust is essential for leaders in cross-cultural business environments. Here are a few insights: Empower your team.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 23, 2024

Are you looking for insights into how to build and lead high performing teams at your association? It all comes down to how you foster a culture of accountability with your team members. In that time, I’ve grown and led transformational, multi-national teams of over 200 team members.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

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? The best way to shape workplace culture is to lead by example.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Whatever the case, now youre stuck wondering how to stay motivated in a role that doesnt come close to tapping your full potential. Heres how they made the most of roles they were technically overqualified for, and how you can do the same. Start by identifying colleagues in different teams whose work interests you.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Remote work is challenging teams. The executive team is stretched too thin. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture. Clarify Roles.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. The treasurer and the finance committee also have important roles to play. Provide Education Financial development is an excellent opportunity to promote your organization’s culture of learning.

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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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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

But if March 7 is the only time leaders express appreciation to their teams, theyre missing the mark. Some organizations are quietly deprioritizing diversity programs, while others, like Meta , have made highly visible cuts to their DEI teams. Its like only telling your partner I love you on your anniversary. Was it last week?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Still, I remember how it felt entering the workforce and the challenges of maturing within a nonprofit culture. Yet they are still faced with similar challenges that face all young professionalsadapting to the work and culture of their industries. Coach all teams on various communication styles. We had to learn it.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

The role of the nonprofit CFO has undergone a profound evolution. Understanding the Role and Mission of the Nonprofit CFO Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, you need to look beyond the normal job description of the role to understand it on a more personal basis.

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.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2024

The Intersection of Culture and Technology I’ve been writing and thinking a lot about the intersection of culture and technology and how softer skills support a healthy work environment. The intersection of technology and culture can support a healthy work environment. It’s all intertwined with culture.

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Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

As senior manager of impact at the Maverick Collective by PSI, I tell potential donors that my role is to align their passions with work that is strategic and meaningfulnot to create programs simply to secure funding. The impact of these conversations can be transformative, helping donors see their role as collaborators rather than overseers.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. And that community impact is big: Small nonprofits educate and inspire, bridge generational gaps, celebrate cultural identities, and more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. And, what exactly is heart culture ? Friedman says, "At its core, heart culture symbolizes how a company values more than just an employee's output. Honesty and Integrity. Compassion.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In my role as Blackbaud’s vice president of customer success and as a member of the board of directors of the Giving Institute, I have the unique privilege of witnessing firsthand the incredible impact nonprofits have on our communities. Utilizing social media platforms, community events, and other channels to feature these stories.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

And last year, the company announced the $28 billion acquisition of big data company Splunk , part of Cisco’s growing role in powering data-driven AI technology. What will Cisco’s role be in that transition? I was just with the Splunk team. Can you tell me a little bit about what this AI transformation looks like?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building. Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin. Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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. I did the co-office director role, then we each did co-regional roles, then moved into [the co-CEO] roles. JG: We have about 300 co-leaders. metropolitan area.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

But for innovation to thrive, you must embrace a culture where the entire nonprofit is committed to enhancing processes or strategies by transforming ideas into actionable improvements. Based on these essays, we could determine how nonprofits are faring in the culture of innovation, and the steps you can take to harness such a culture.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

In any area of competence, measuring the collective output of a team or group of individuals will identify a Pareto-like distribution whereby 20% or so of individuals account for 80% or so of results, output, or productivity. If youre a leader, is your influence on the team growing? Have you increased your actual productivity?

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. Taking the right approach can go a long way to helping your team ease into this new style of operating. It’s a professional way of saying bust the silos. It’s a choice.”

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. The board plays the central role of visionary.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts. We had open discussions about our personal attitudes toward fundraising and role-played donor interactions.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, Candid completed our first external SOC 2 audit, a collaborative effort across our administrative teams. In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance. Each team played a role, whether big or small, in supporting this work.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

So many of us can visualize that experience, that moment where we know we are about to spend the day volunteering, team building, and making an impact on people’s lives. The post The Role of Volunteerism in a DEI Strategy first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Something that feels truly meaningful, and in service of others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

By allowing team members to express their perspectives on AI use, you foster a culture where creative ideas can surface, potentially leading to groundbreaking applications of AI in your work. Such a policy ensures that AI tools are used in ways that support your organisation’s goals and are broadly accepted across the team.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But you also need support and energy from a dream team of skilled staff professionals and champions of your mission who can strengthen and implement your donor stewardship strategy. Stewardship Is a Team Effort Having a full-time stewardship director is not realistic for most nonprofit organizations. Outline roles and responsibilities.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This representative should be dedicated to building lasting relationships with members and helping your organization fine-tune culture, products, and services to meet their changing needs. There are many areas where the two roles overlap. Promotes culture—maximizes the connection between shared values and customer loyalty.

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