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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. Clarify Roles.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. The pandemic was a wormhole.

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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But scenarios are also a tool that can be used to evaluate longer-term initiatives. CEOs must be role models for their teams. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Association Strategies: 7 Best Practices for Your Nonprofit in 2024

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Align Your Mission and Vision Statements It doesn’t matter how many sound strategic principles you put into place: If you can’t clearly explain what your association’s mission is, it’s all going to be for naught. Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3.

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Build a Digital Ecology–Promote IT Collaboration Across Your Organization

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It sounds instantaneous—as if you could type a few commands and new software would magically turn your organization into a super-powered generator of member engagement and delight. It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently.

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New on SSIR: Innovating at the Speed of Communities

Amy Sample Ward

“Innovating at the speed of communities&# is a big goal, but something organizations and civic institutions can learn a lot from as a model. Communities As A Model. What’s the community-driven model that supports innovating at the speed of communities? Think big : Not just big, but bigger than you.

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