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Get Them to Build Castles—Strategies for Successful Cross-Functional Teams

.orgSource

The left brain uses emotional intelligence, empathy, creativity, and artful facilitation to keep all the players working productively together. The post Get Them to Build Castles—Strategies for Successful Cross-Functional Teams appeared first on.orgSource. The more diverse the group, the harder the left brain must work. […].

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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How To Facilitate Effective Virtual Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Virtual meetings that are not well designed and facilitated can also mean a loss of productivity. Use phone line with audio clarity and stability.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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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 mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In Trust me, it’s worth it.

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Become the Association Your Members Want

The sessions were facilitated by Elizabeth Engel, Chief Strategist, Spark Consulting. This article is the result of feedback gleaned during those dialogues, previous research, and the viewpoints of the.orgSource team. We organized a Think Tank to help identify trends and crystalize our outlook on the future of membership.

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Avoid Last-Minute Blues: Tips For Planning Ahead For Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

Planning a strategic session for your nonprofit can be one of the most impactful moments of the yeara chance to reset, strategize, and inspire your team. Comprehensive pre-work The best strategic planning sessions arent rushed; theyre carefully developed through input from board members, staff, and facilitators. Less is better.

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Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team

Greater Giving

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. That’s where this guide comes in—we’ll discuss the must-have members of your nonprofit’s fundraising team.

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