Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities. The board’s role should be to ensure the organization has a clear vision, sufficient resources, and robust governance.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 3, 2025

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. Continuous learning allows employees to familiarize themselves with these technologies and understand how to leverage them effectively in their roles.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

That’s a question every association CEO should be able to answer. Even when board members come to the job with some financial background, they may not be familiar with nonprofit accounting standards , their new leadership responsibilities, or your organization’s statements. Be sure to allow time for questions.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. When you return to a traditional role or bring in partners for a new business, you’ll be appropriately positioned to meet the future.” Asking questions is another great way to make connections.

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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.” Give your leadership skills a twist.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Isnt it part of the role of a board member to make friends with people who care about the organization? Yet, people arent born knowing the role of a nonprofit board member. Boards have an important leadership role.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 22, 2025

Heres what we learned: Demographic Shifts are Accelerating Demographics are playing a significant role in shaping membership trends. Perceived value gap : Younger professionals often question the ROI of membership, believing they can access similar resources online for free. Here are my notes from the chat: 1.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 4, 2024

You have fewer silos (naturally), allowing for easier organization-wide sharing and access to senior leadership. In change management, leadership addresses these essential questions: What does the team know about the change? First, ask yourself these questions: What things do we reward or encourage here? Volunteers?

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Project Evident sees this collaboration as one way to strengthen the voices of nonprofits and the communities they serve in the important ongoing conversation about AI’s role in society," said Sarah Di Troia, managing director of Outcomes AI at Project Evident. "[Our

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As the creator of the iconic “Corner Office” column in the New York Times , Bryant has spoken with more than a thousand leaders over the years about the challenges and nuances of leadership. He adds that the book is useful to everyone who is interested in leadership, regardless of where they are in their career.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In a conversation with Angela Coaxum, a partner with Your Part-Time Controller, LLC , she shared four ways nonprofit leadership can support a strong finance team. Your best-in-class finance team requires different levels of skills and experience depending on their role. Bookkeepers are many organizations first finance hire.

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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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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

MAY 2, 2024

Are more people of color serving in nonprofit leadership roles? Have we closed the racial leadership gap? For each year, we excluded nonprofits that skipped the question or declined to share their leader’s race/ethnicity as well as those whose leader’s race/ethnicity did not fall into one of the six categories.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Rather than asking specific questions about a conference or class or other offering, doing standardized surveys – asking the same questions – on a regular interval can actually be valuable. Don’t just ask the question, look at the responses, and file it away somewhere. But doing it correctly is important.

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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. Effective governance requires a commitment to all aspects of their role, not just the parts that might seem most appealing or convenient.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

In March , our Nimble AMS team attended the Leadership ColLAB conference hosted in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. Here are three can’t miss essential takeaways from the Leadership ColLab event.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 27, 2022

To truly transform how your members benefit from your organization, you’ll want to invite them to the leadership table. When members are represented on your leadership team, you’ll have a clear sense of what motivates them, helping you to focus on key areas like member engagement and retention. . . Code of ethics. Learn more.

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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. But most importantly, feel free to chat in your questions and comments along the way. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 5, 2024

Board leadership is one of the hardest jobs in the nonprofit world. Understanding the qualities needed for great board leadership To recruit, onboard, and lead a high-functioning board of directors the Executive Director needs key qualities like confidence, maturity, integrity, compassion, vision, charisma, and gratitude.

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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To better understand what caused this, we included DEI-related questions in exit interviews and staff surveys, analyzing the data by identity group to spot trends. We also included staff who were not in traditional leadership roles but demonstrated a strong interest in DEI. We set the living wage as the minimum for our U.S.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Yet, as a lifelong advancement professional for three institutions of higher education, and now as a fundraising consultant/trainer, I have serious questions about the potential of artificial intelligence, or the ubiquitous AI, in the profoundly unique discipline of resource development.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Leadership perspectives need to be continually refreshed in light of shifting circumstances. Membership Growth Rate Retention Rate Demographics Engagement Event Attendance Website Traffic and User Behavior Volunteer Activity Finance Revenue Streams Operating Reserves Leadership and Governance Board Member Engagement.

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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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The NonProfit Times

MAY 14, 2024

It is also important to measure the candidate’s core leadership and personality traits as well. There are many qualified organizations in the marketplace to help you measure a candidate’s leadership and personality traits. The post 5 Keys To Successful Executive Leadership Recruitment appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 17, 2025

Members pay annual dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership opportunities, events and more. While talent intelligence platforms (TIPs) serve an important purpose in identifying skills, they are inherently limited and never designed to address the fundamental question: How is work itself structured and how is it changing?

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101? And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. You can’t rely on staffers in your organization to fill this role. They can take advantage of.orgCommunity’s Leadership Circle groups where they can compare notes with executives who are on parallel journeys.

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Association Analytics

MAY 11, 2021

While it is valuable for organizations to compile analysis questions from staff, members, volunteers, and board leadership, that alone is not an effective starting point for building a data strategy. Scope plays an important role for organizations early in their data maturity. Just Get Started.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Whether you’re just starting out or already have a Board in place, you need to understand the role of your nonprofit’s Board so you can support people to understand and fulfill their roles and responsibilities. Let’s look at the 10 basic roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Welcome to Pressing Questions , Fast Company s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: I think my manager is burned out. What can I do?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

So even if youre AI-savvy, the tools you used to land the role may not be available on the job. Practice interview questions, refine your examples, and improve how you tell your story using AI, but never fake it. Share posts that demonstrate your expertise and thought leadership. Use AI to prep, not perform.

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.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

You probably know the answer to this question. The expectation for immediate responses to complex online questions and queries is only going to increase. It’s a journey that begins with leadership and strategy. Integrate Leadership, Strategy, and Planning How do you break entrenched business habits and move forward?

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Lewis Earlier this year, the authors answered this question for us: Question : What are the couple best next steps for a workplace leader to take after reading your book? His work still inspires us and helps bring the Paradox System to life: Assumptions – change the question. Smith Marianne W. Boundaries - separate and connect.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 15, 2025

Members pay annual dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership opportunities, events and more. AIs role in the future of surgery We are at an inflection point. The question isnt whether AI will transform surgery. More people will require surgery this year than ever before. And next year, that number will rise again.

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