sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this three-part series, we explore how nonprofits and government agencies can leverage technology strategically, from developing a comprehensive technical plan to implementing scalable architecture and maintaining continuous documentation.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Point a Compass to the Future Regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path. In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

In our most recent white paper, “ Exploring Environmental Social Governance ” we include a section that picks apart the pieces of ESG, including a list of some of the items under the “social” category. 59% of Americans say it is no longer acceptable for companies to be silent on social justice issues.

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Candid

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board? Without one, all kinds of problems can—and frequently do—arise.

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Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Well-intended, ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals are donating large sums of money to fund solutions for some of society’s most challenging problems. Partner with corporations and governments Establish strategic partnerships with corporations, government agencies, and other nonprofits to increase visibility and credibility.

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

There are issues of accuracy. Ethics and legal issues should be of special consideration. There are a host of legal and HR issues that you must anticipate. AI offers the amazing opportunity to solve not only the problems we know about, but unforeseen challenges. We can’t be shy about addressing those issues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter. Here’s how board portal software like BoardSite can help your nonprofit’s board be more productive and successful and follow good governance practices.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

Do issues and bottlenecks undermine performance? We uncover hidden problems and opportunities.” Are there compatibility issues either with your systems or users’ systems? Using data to create scenarios and simulations is another powerful problem-solving tool. Is there missing or superfluous functionality?

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. Today, in Milwaukee, the group has gone on to consider public safety, another issue that’s critical for restaurants. We were perfectly positioned to contract with experts who could solve these complex problems for our customers.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. While AI does involve logic and problem-solving, it does not think. It calculates.

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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? It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture. You can have the best governance model, but with the wrong people on the team, you won’t be successful.”

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Central to that success is their ability to leverage their innovation capital — the trust that funders place in their ability to solve problems and break new ground. That is exactly what is demanded of nonprofit social sector leaders who are tasked with solving the most intractable social issues of our time.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this age of digital overload and short attention spans, nonprofits that want to raise more money will instead create and sustain authentic, productive, long-term relationships with a network of individuals, corporate executives, government representatives, and/or impact investors.

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Fundraising Language Proposal Grant 59

Candid

JUNE 18, 2024

Our objective is to spur on conversations about key topics that drive the sector forward, like capacity building , general operating support , BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) leadership, and nonprofit board governance. We’ll also be intentional in inviting those closest to the issues to share their invaluable insights.

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Forum One

JUNE 11, 2024

His background spans nonprofit, corporate, and government clients intersecting marketing, technology, and service delivery. We apply our passion to support clients addressing the most critical global issues,” said Forum One CEO Elisabeth Bradley. I’m thrilled he’ll be sharing that expertise with our team and clients.”

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

. — Jessica Macy from The Do Good Collective Recruit a Serious and Engaged ‘Get ‘er Done’ Board Most of all, nonprofits need engaged, “Get ‘er Done” members willing to join committees and help the staff accomplish operational issues. They had recruited a nearly all-new board in critical professions.

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Skills Children Collaboration DC 93

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

To start, bring the problems your organization wants to fix into the light. For many people, issues that are out of sight are also out of mind. VR and AR programs do just that, illuminating the issue so that donors know exactly what their funds are going toward and who they’re helping.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. Involve people closest to the problem. No one organization can go it alone on most modern issues.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Are there conditions or issues that are impeding your ability to excel as a leader or to manage your staff? Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Why are these issues being ignored? It also makes it possible to be more fearless tackling tough problems. For your staff? For your members?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Foundations are discovering that they cannot address immediate disasters or address long-term systems change without finding creative ways to combine their resources and build true partnerships with government, business, donors, and nonprofits. Why Collaborate? When foundations collaborate, the benefits are clear.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. During a development retreat in February of 2020, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We I’m not suggesting that you level the cake.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This gets interesting at the intersection of charitable or nonprofit support, and government sponsored support. The problem comes when a client needs to give more information than they are comfortable releasing to gain help, and particularly when that information is expected by governmental agencies.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, providing essential services, advocacy, and support to those in need, and fostering community development. The problem: Self-serving motivations and apathy Board members are supposed to be the guiding force behind a nonprofit, providing oversight and support.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 1, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits are hamstrung in their ability to make a bigger impact due to limited access to funding resources. Why it Happens: Government and philanthropic financial resources, as currently deployed, are only addressing the symptoms of social problems, not actually solving them.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2023

If you’d like to talk about these issues, join us on Nov. In their DNA, they don’t see a problem. If you’d like to talk about these issues, join me on Nov. These are the issues we’ll discuss in the webinar. “Tell me more, please, Steve.” The most frequent question I’m asked is what to do about stagnant boards.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

Folks are divided on issues of police reform, virtual schooling, left or right politics, diversity-focused-vs-not diverse enough, and whether to mask up in this pandemic or not. . The Board of Directors is the governing body of a nonprofit. They assert that boards that are slow to alleviate conflict show poor governing efficiency.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. You need to activate your base and to move the needle on your issue.

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Advocacy Nonprofit Train Training 207

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

That’s why hunger is such a complex and urgent issue. Complex Problems Aren’t Solved in a Vacuum. While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. Please submit your ideas on what issue you think is worth addressing to end hunger.

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Hunger Impact Ideas Homeless 93

Candid

JULY 8, 2024

Foundation program officers and government officials can unintentionally limit the impact of community-based organizations by funding them to serve only a specific demographic group and a narrow set of activities. Tackling root causes involves year-round voter engagement and policy advocacy.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 16, 2024

15, 2021, and directs the federal government to require that all new cars come equipped with smart technology that passively, seamlessly and unobtrusively detects and stops impaired driving. By building strong partnerships and resonating with younger generations, we can solve this problem once and for all.” roadways.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2017

In philanthropy, one way you see leadership is in someone’s response to a problem or issue – instead of saying, “Who will fix this?” When you put that tapestry together, you have a powerful way to solve problems and advance social change. Of course, this “powerful way to solve problems” has its power when it’s put into action.

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Problem Foundation Collaboration Dallas 37

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She is an experienced executive who runs a $1 billion business and entrepreneur who sees an issue and brings partners together to remediate the problem. Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome. Not speaking up. They’ll know for certain!

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Armstrong raised an important issue that would affect the business, and as the leader of the corporation…that’s his job. Could he have raised the issue in a way and at a time when the message might have been better received? Did he have the right…the obligation to raise the issue? I believe so. But, did he screw up? ABSOLUTELY!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The news is not all bad though, especially if you consider the power of philanthropy to not only solve shared problems, but to also give those engaged in giving and volunteering connectedness, purpose and joy. You can’t control what services the government provides, or does not provide. You can’t control religious affiliation.

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Philanthropy Culture Rate Hype 94

sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises. If a government regulation changed or community preferences shifted, would you have time to react? Make Sure You’re Ready for Your Next Government Grant Government grants are a great addition to any nonprofit’s balance sheet.

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