Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

They bring energy, fresh ideas, and an eagerness to make a difference. Try these ideas to inspire young donor participation , make a meaningful impact, and foster lasting connections. Networking and leadership events Events that build connections and career insights are incredibly appealing to students.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. Elizabeth Brink: The co-leadership model is pretty deep in the organization. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! and Fast Company. Though some U.S. JG: We have about 300 co-leaders.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 3, 2021

We already have many such leaders, but we should also embrace emerging leaders with new ideas. The independent sector needs bold, strategic, and flexible leaders to light the way. The sector can benefit greatly from evolving practices; nonprofits just need to make sure that they don’t lose sight of their missions in the process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

By Brian Greenwald is a Brand Leadership expert and nonprofit superfan who helps extraordinary organizations transform from commoditized brands to human-centered, character-based Benevolent Business brands. Brian serves as the Founder of BPOZ Brand Leadership and is a Founding Partner of Curious Collaborations. Clear as mud?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Download this free Social Media Content Calendar has four example content pillars and a month of content ideas to take the guesswork out of social media planning and save valuable time for your nonprofit. This platform is ideal for demonstrating thought leadership and building credibility around the nonprofit’s cause.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It’s easy to dismiss the idea that leadership doesn’t matter. However, leadership — particularly high-quality leadership — matters now more than ever for the nonprofit sector. Someway, somehow, things will just turn out the way they’re supposed to happen.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

Steps to Define Your Vision and Goals: Engage Stakeholders: Involve leadership, staff, and members in developing your vision. Steps to Foster Continuous Improvement: Encourage Open Communication: Create an environment where feedback and new ideas are welcomed and valued.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Promote a Growth Mindset : Encourage staff to embrace change, experiment with new ideas, and learn from both successes and failures. A strong, adaptive culture helps your organization stay flexible and open to new ideas, which is crucial for sustained success. This practice helps you identify potential opportunities and threats early.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. The leadership qualities we identified hold. In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” They work together to make the leap from ideas to processes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. Leadership is interactive, risky, and experimental.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In September 2024, Candid and ABFE published two fact sheets about Black nonprofit leadership : Key Facts about Nonprofits with Majority Black Leadership and Key Facts about Nonprofits with Black CEOs. Invest in early to mid-career staff: Create leadership development programs for staff other than the executive staff.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2024

Download the report to gain valuable perspectives on big ideas, fundraising strategies, donor engagement, technology impact, data analytics, leadership strategies, mission awareness and much more.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 3, 2023

We have compiled a comprehensive report covering eight key areas, including big ideas, fundraising, donor engagement and behavior, technology, leadership strategies, boards, mission awareness and impact, and donor data and analytics.

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.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

They should be visionaries who chart the direction, evaluate options, and are prepared to challenge ideas they feel are not in the association’s best interests. It’s a good idea to include people who can introduce a different point of view. The board’s job is to provide wisdom, guidance, and above all, stewardship.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

National Leadership Day, which takes place every Feb. 20 , offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. Encourage an atmosphere in which employees can openly share ideas and support one another. Promote collaboration. Measure and manage trust.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. Perfect for anyone responsible for fundraising or wanting to move into a leadership role in their organization.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

That’s the beauty of thought leadership. Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. He defined it as “those people who possess a distinctively original idea, a unique point of view, or an unprecedented insight into their industry.” My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

This is why open, ongoing conversations between leadership and employees are essential. Some individuals thrive on new challenges and leadership opportunities, while others value better work-life balance, financial recognition, or deeper involvement in projects they truly care about. Motivation isn’t one-size-fits-all.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In those cases, Id wait to ensure that this high performer is making an effort to work on leadership quality, including their peer relationships. Leadership requires a new skill set and, just as importantly,the respect and trust of your peers. Dismissive of their ideas?Too Leadership starts with accountability.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. They want to feel connected to their leadership and understand the values and the objectives of the company. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! and Fast Company.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Of course, qualities such as financial expertise, legal knowledge, and leadership are all welcomed and useful additions; however they are not in place of the most important quality — caring. It might be a good idea to get a few people on the board with commercial real estate experience, finance/lending folks, etc. Return emails?

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Its the same idea as taking to heart reviews for, say, a highway rest stop. A member might love the idea of going to an event in Hawaii – especially if their job pays the bill typically – but will it really lead to a great conference and great networking, or will it be a flop? Their reasoning?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 3, 2025

When Everyone Leads , by Ed OMalley and Julia Fabris McBride , presents a revolutionary approach to leadership; not based on position or authority, but an activity that anybody can undertake by learning to spot opportunities for improvement and taking the initiative to engage others. Leadership is interactive, risky and experimental.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Part Two When the generative AI bots made their debut in early 2024, they signaled a definitive end to the idea that yesterday’s technology is good enough for today’s members. Leadership perspectives need to be continually refreshed in light of shifting circumstances. This post is Part Two. Self-evaluation isn’t easy.

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Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Many people have good ideas, but using analytics to test the ideas, improve upon them and prove ROI on their efforts will set you apart! By bringing colleagues together across the association, you’ll show leadership just how important analytics is for the growth of the organization, your members, and your employees.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 26, 2023

The stars aligning this time were no different, which is what led two industry veterans, Rob Wenger and Conor Sibley , to join me and the rockstar A2 leadership team. We have whiteboards full of ideas about how to accelerate the delivery of insights to action. We have no shortage of ideas.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership. The Growth Leader reveals how top executives create profitable growth through the intersection of strategy, leadership, and sales.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

That’s one of the perks of leadership. Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. The idea that the employer holds all the cards is changing.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 7, 2021

My attraction centered around the idea of sharing. Early in my career, I was drawn to the nonprofit world. Competition defines even the friendliest corporate relationships. Associations have a happier orientation to their community. We can learn and grow from each other’s experiences.orgCommunity exists to promote those opportunities.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

We’ve interviewed icons and iconoclasts of association leadership, conducted focus groups, and developed surveys. Compassionate Leadership These are qualities you can use to manage operations. But we are also committed to the idea that effective technology is guided and informed by human values.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

Additionally, leaders need to put the collective interest before their own and work hard to make other peoples good ideas happen. And although the book focuses on leadership at work, each of us is a complete individual, not a sum of separate, isolated parts. Part 2 Learning to shift your mindtrap out of the way.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 6, 2025

But courageous leadership is more than just wins. Its easy to lead with the big idea. But along with the big idea, you have to show people how they fit into that innovation. If people cant see their role on the other side of your big idea, whether thats generative AI adoption or a new grant management system, you will lose them.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2025

The ideas come pouring in from around the organization. Again, talk with your lawyer early to verify this is a good idea to try. If the idea originated internally, the person who suggested it could be the champion. This person will provide the strategy and leadership necessary to launch and monitor the experiment.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Is that interaction encouraged to be a free and open dialogue, or are employees' voices knowingly drawn to a hush as leadership walks past? The idea of an office, or a physical place in which a person sits down to work, isn’t new. I’m going to defer to leadership expert, Jamie Notter, who has a terrific Forbes article on this subject.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 4, 2024

Even before the end of the year, we are confronted with ideas such as “We can cross that bridge after the first of the year,” or “Let’s see what the new year brings,” or my personal favorite: “That’s a next year problem!” This year, I am asking you to think differently about leadership. This year, I am challenging you to change.

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