Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

It begs the question: Should empathy ever be put aside at work, or should we be doubling down on it? With this definition, it is safe to say that unless you are being physically or psychologically hurt, there are almost no circumstances where we should be putting empathy aside at work. Experts now cite loneliness as a health epidemic.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. Motivation— supports developing strategy, setting goals, and staying focused. 78% would work longer hours for a more empathetic company.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The way we work is rapidly evolving amid societal and industry changes in a post-pandemic world. One shift I’m seeing is the rise of those I call the “Autonomists”—highly skilled professionals who are opting out of traditional employment structures in favor of independent, project-based work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” It may be time for your nonprofit to reevaluate your fundraising strategy and learn how micro-donations for nonprofits can make a significant difference. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

When people talk about work-life balance , they often mean that they have some engagement with activities outside of worknot just filling the hours of the day when they’re not working. Perhaps any activity you engage in outside of work is likely to lift your spirits. You might want a diversion from your work.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? Work-life balance.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Over a lifetime, we spend approximately 90,000 hours working. Maybe one reason people aren’t happy at work is because they don’t expect to find happiness there. When I Googled “How to create joy at work” these are a few of the best ideas I found. There’s a reason they call it work. Let’s make joy a priority.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Past Is Not Always Prologue On its face, it can make a lot of sense to look at what has worked, and continue doing that. What worked last year will likely be relevant to the interests of your members next year. Data can tell you what works much more than just the whims and musings of a longtime executive or board member.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

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. When leaders work at cross-purposes with other leaders, it signals to those they lead to put their own agendas first.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Set Clear Goals and Metrics : Define what success looks like in terms of member engagement, satisfaction, and retention. Empower Cross-Functional Collaboration : Create opportunities for different teams to work together on shared goals. Track these metrics over time to adjust your strategy as needed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. What are the strategies and tactics that best helped you achieve your goals last year? 2) Review Your Goals. 2) Review Your Goals. Here’s how to start. Hint: they should!)

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The key is to align your associations goals with your pricing discount strategy. Ultimately, your goals should guide the types of pricing discounts you offer. Set clear objectives Before launching your organizations discount campaign, youll want to determine your primary goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

There’s a lot going on in the world (we’re looking at you, recession worries and existential dread), and fundraising efforts that have worked in the past may not be delivering the same results. What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? Franklin D.

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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. The two organizations are partners that share the same cause – fighting hunger – yet they have different philosophies and audiences, leading them to pursue different approaches with fundraising and communications.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Since you probably raise a good percentage of your fundraising goal during the month of December, you have to make the time count! In fact, a community needs organizations working together to ensure a healthy support system for all. You may find that it’s in your best interest to work together on a year-end fundraising campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

Their text-to-donate keyword is given verbally, is superimposed as a graphic on the video and the text-to-donate keyword is in the caption to the video: Of course not everyone has access to national celebrities, but it doesn’t have to be someone like Jimmy Kimmel to work. Each team has their own page with their own goal.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Building a precise plan is vital, building toward a goal is a must. Find some other people you work with and kind of build a small team within your organization.” .” But sometimes, it’s more an excuse. The key is to build internal momentum by finding allies within your organization.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Strategic planning is daunting Many nonprofits begin strategic planning work with trepidation and possibly even scar tissue from prior efforts. In the end, we believe this expansive process worked well. Set co-equal goals The essential first step is to intentionally set co-equal goals. Build teams and leaders.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By actively bringing together different departments and leading discussions around revenue diversification, you can set measurable goals, evaluate the ROI of each funding source, and make informed decisions about where to invest time and resources. Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Strategic Alignment The easiest first step is to review the overarching goals and success factors from your strategic plan. Understand what key performance indicators (KPIs) are involved in determining if your organization is on track to meet your goals. Are the goals measurable or are they “feeling” focused?

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with. Will they focus on the goal/mission?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2020

Once this is in place, you can set up different types of goals in Google Analytics: . Destination goals are triggered when someone reaches a specific page on your website. This works best if you have a “thank you” page after someone completes an action. Event goals are triggered by Google Tag Manager.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. These posts provide both an emotional connection for the audience and a material demonstration of the impact the nonprofit’s work is having. Other orgs take different approaches. They also appeal to different audience segments. Work With Influencers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

AND not making any progress on your goals and resolutions early in the year could set you up for another year of regrets. Pick 1 or 2 Regrets to Focus on in 2024 Start by picking just one of your regrets, or maybe even 2, and turn them into goals. Set aside 1 hour per week to do this work. So how and where do you start?

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The AI Alignment Forum

MARCH 3, 2025

What goals would such AI systems have? Summary We first review the training architecture and capabilities of a hypothetical future "Agent-3," to give us a concrete setup to talk about for which goals will arise. Then, we walk through the following hypotheses about what goals/values/principles/etc. via a system prompt ).

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Making technology or process changes in the workplace is hard work. Flexibility and organization go hand in hand when working on user adoption. Doing this can help close any gaps between those who are well-versed and those who might be new to working closely with your data or organization. It takes time. It takes effort.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Suddenly, digital transformation wasn’t just an aspirational goal; it was a mission-critical investment. Did you complete all your ambitious digitalization goals? Your strategy should align with your overall goals, cater to your audience, and focus on the outcomes you’re aiming for. And they needed to do it right away.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences. You may think that monthly giving or pledges must be time-consuming or require a lot of administrative work. The payment is automatically processed each month and requires no additional administrative work. How do Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising Work?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A strong, involved board can transform an organization and take its work to new heights. This is the story of a board member going above and beyond, making connections, and contributing to the work of two organizations she is passionate about at once. As a new board member of Mary’s Pence, Natasha was ready to make a difference.

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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. How employees work is just as important as what they achieve. When recognition is equitable, employees across all levels feel like their work matters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

No doubt, change is always in the works in the nonprofit world, but the pandemic forced many organizations to change more than usual; to pivot and regroup. Choose people that have different understandings and relationships with your (new) organization and whose influence with their peer group is notable. Soul Searching as a Launch Pad.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Adjust Year-End Goals Based on GivingTuesday Insights Again, since time is of the essence, this step should be swift. If your GivingTuesday goal wasn’t met the day of, don’t worry—extend that goal into your year-end plans. Perhaps it was a message about the tangible impact of their gifts or the urgency of a specific need.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

We’re one of the very few places that really show that our goal is to help children and adolescents and young adults to get back to normal life and get rid of the pain, Friedrichsdorf says. Natural-looking materials, abundant daylight, and spacious common areas are intended to exude calm.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Remember, your goal ( why you do what you do ) must encompass building community, facilitating human connection, and creating opportunities for people to find meaning. So, you better believe prioritizing monthly giving will make a big difference. Yes, it’s work. Not if you want to meet people where they are.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

People are different, but in predictable ways. Put this into a written plan, with goals, objectives, and who/what/when/where/how strategies and tactics. They may feel like “make work” to you, but remember these activities are not just for your client beneficiaries. Consider how to bring people together, virtually or on site.

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