Gyrus

JANUARY 3, 2025

Understanding Continuous Learning Continuous learning refers to the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for personal or professional development. When employees see that their employer values their growth and provides opportunities for learning, they are more likely to feel engaged and satisfied with their roles.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Building and managing a strong nonprofit board of directors can be challenging. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community: “What is your best advice for successfully managing a nonprofit board of directors? BrianWalton from the Save Our Seabirds Engage board members with meaningful, passion-driven roles.

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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. We spoke to 10 professionals whove been thereand came out stronger. Heres how they made the most of roles they were technically overqualified for, and how you can do the same. The good news?

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. When employees share their positive experiences, it naturally enhances your reputation, attracting like-minded professionals eager to contribute. It takes strategy.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nonprofit boards play a critical role in guiding the organizations they serve, helping steer decisions, ensuring fiscal health, and offering strategic oversight. However, one glaring issue that’s often swept under the rug is the lack of prompt responses to communications from executive directors and nonprofit staff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. By Robin L. The techniques are the same; it is just the medium that is different.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

These organizations are structured to grant the power of governance to the board of directors and power of Executive Director management. We will outline the top five responsibilities that governing bodies assume for the Executive Director (ED). The Board’s Top 5 Responsibilities For Executive Director Management: 1.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Her background as a therapist and emotions researcher informs her unique approach, weaving evidence-based neuroscience and psychology with professional development. Turning yourself into a professional yes-person may have been enough to get ahead 10 or 20 years ago, but things have changed. The latest reorg shifted your role.

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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. Your best-in-class finance team requires different levels of skills and experience depending on their role. A good finance team will help you stay where you are.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Actions Speak Loudest… I have talked with many membership professionals who have all but eliminated surveys from their efforts to track member sentiment. On top of that, sometimes its important for the membership director to know who is coming to a conference, and they shouldnt have to bug the events coordinator relentlessly to do that.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Her standout role in this summer’s Barbie movie—including a very memorable monologue—is only the most recent accomplishment in her career as an actress, producer, and author. Take advantage of this opportunity to gain insights and foster a constructive dialogue on the role of AI in your school. Register here today!

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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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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Once you know what you need, craft clear board role descriptions that resonate and attract. Describe not just the roles but the impact these roles have. Dive into your personal and professional networks. Build partnerships that can enrich your board with diverse professional expertise. Celebrate diversity.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. Take advantage of this opportunity to gain insights and foster a constructive dialogue on the role of AI in your school.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Not surprisingly, it is a sentiment that is percolating across nonprofit organizations as Gen Z professionals turn to mission-aligned work and generational differences necessitate continued learning and communication by senior staff to ensure these younger workers are welcomed and equipped to succeed. Its a pattern seen in every decade.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. I use CEO, executive director, and founder interchangeably.

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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. It’s a professional way of saying bust the silos. In Bill’s eyes, professional growth has nothing to do with age or experience. “To It’s a choice.”

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2024

A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with us during our research on the value of AI in fund accounting. What Do Nonprofit Finance Professionals Want from AI? Before adopting any AI-enhanced tool, finance professionals should ask some critical questions, such as: Is it providing a holistic picture?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As many as five tiers of responsibility (junior positions, middle managers, executive staff, committees, and the board of directors) are not unusual. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. Clarify Roles. I’m not suggesting that you level the cake. Understand the Options.

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sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

Evaluate your roles and responsibilities document. Planning Your Board Engagement Pipeline If you’re thinking, “Gen Zers are not quite ready to serve on my board of directors,” you make a fair point. You need a straightforward role description or landing page to set expectations. Start with a self-assessment. Is it current?

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Create a more inclusive culture by providing DEI training to directors and staff. Lack of resources.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Leaders can see the path forward for the organization.

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Achieve

JANUARY 27, 2025

Youll list each expense by its natural classification, such as personnel costs, professional services, office expenses, facility costs, and depreciation. Jennifer brings over three decades of expertise in accounting and leadership to her role as CEO of YPTC.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

As an objective outside professional leader, the interim leader was able to attain these objectives in less than six months. Plus, the interims role was malleable and aligned with the boards objectives. In this category is a professional services membership organization with a lengthy history of serving its regional members.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. 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.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. 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.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S. Technology allows nonprofit professionals to access data insights to better know how your programs and services are progressing and where areas of improvement need direct attention. Have a thank you plan. This could be as simple as inviting a donor to an upcoming event.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 22, 2020

What I have noticed, however, is that there are seven key traits that are shared by the most effective development professionals… those who are most likely to meet or exceed the goals laid out by their organizations. For this reason, successful development professionals work hard to strengthen their board of directors.

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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.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. Zonta isn’t a trade or professional association,” Allison advised. “As It supports professional development and networking.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Helping other women succeed is an especially meaningful piece of Winton’s professional development goals. “I But it does provide each individual with motivation and a plan for ongoing professional development. The success is shared.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

is responsible for the overall advancement services at Clark Atlanta University as the senior director of advancement operations. Q 2: What’s your advice to someone who wants to grow their career in advancement operations, particularly someone who is aiming to get into a leadership role? Shemitria Smith, M.Ed.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In that role, Natasha discovered that an organization that goes beyond the money and provides comprehensive support to its members was work that really made an impact. When Natasha later joined the board of directors of Mary’s Pence , she found a nonprofit that aligned with her values. Central America, and Mexico.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Each board member may bring a specific skill or may be a generalist, but in the aggregate, the board provides a full set of business skills to ensure that the executive director is employing best practices — whether it’s finance, budgeting, strategic planning, change management, or succession planning.

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Medium Technology Section

APRIL 7, 2025

Welcome to my professional ATS-Friendly resume writing service. Continue reading on Medium

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

Prospective donors are inspired by the hard work and dedication of physicians, nurses, research scientists and medical professionals. For that reason among others, the role of medical director of development is gaining popularity amongst philanthropy teams. But hiring and creating a new, director-level position can be daunting.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Jen Shang , co-founder and co-director of the Philanthropy Institute and the world’s first PhD in Philanthropy; Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research & International Programs at the Lilly School of Philanthropy; and Erin Gore , the VP of Development at World Central Kitchen, shared their predictions on the future of the sector. .

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