Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Leadership requires a new skill set and, just as importantly,the respect and trust of your peers. Reflect on how both parties may feel about the honesty of the exchange, the commitment to what youve discussed, and the level of political gesturing that might or might not have been present. Reflect on their business mission and goals.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Worse yet, you also risk having a nearly identical rsum as another applicant because you are all asking for the same keywords/skills. Your rsum should reflect your unique journey, not just a collection of skills and accomplishments with AI-generated words in between. Some jobs are never even listed on job boards.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

As two positive psychology experts, weve identified six of the most common internal barriers that can interfere with your ability to listen well, and developed a framework of six “radical listening” skills that can help you have better conversations and build better relationships. Comparing: It happened to me!

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

20 , offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. Some takeaways for National Leadership Day Whether helming a business, a nonprofit or a local community initiative, leaders should recognize that being trustworthy isnt just a soft skill.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

All of this new work is prompting new offerings by Matrix Group, necessitating new training for my staff, and creating a need for new skills sets and new positions at the company. I provide my managers with communications skills training. Full of Gratitude As I reflect on 25 years of being in business, I am filled with gratitude.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. Your brand story should be reflected not only externally but also within your organization. Consider building personalized benefit packages that reflect the unique needs of your team.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Her advanced skills perfectly filled their gap, and her job satisfaction soared within weeks, if not days. This isn’t about showing off but finding pockets where extra skills create unexpected value while keeping intellectually engaged. This is why open, ongoing conversations between leadership and employees are essential.

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Tableau

AUGUST 9, 2021

Although digital competencies like computer literacy and data skills have grown in importance in recent years, the need for digital skills has never been greater. Educators must develop programs to address the digital skills gap and teach digital literacy. Recruiters want data skills . The first surveyed 156 U.S.

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Tableau

AUGUST 9, 2021

Although digital competencies like computer literacy and data skills have grown in importance in recent years, the need for digital skills has never been greater. Educators must develop programs to address the digital skills gap and teach digital literacy. Recruiters want data skills. The first surveyed 156 U.S.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

That last comment reflects an important aspect of Shopgoodwill.com’s mission. To date, more than 5 million people have received skills and other training as a result of the programs, according to data from the organization. That’s not bad for an e-commerce platform that already had racked up $2.5 The post 25 Years And $2.5

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

After a year and a half of pandemic disruption, fundraisers are reflecting on their jobs, their careers and looking for professional development that delivers the most value. The post Building your skills and career at Canada’s fundraising conference with a heart. The two-and-a-half day virtual conference will be filled […].

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 12, 2022

Skill Development. Salesforce continues to expand pathways for Salesforce professionals to expand and validate their skills. The post Reflections on TrailblazerDX 2022 appeared first on Cloud for Good. TDX brought announcements of new certifications that provide recognition and definition of business/technical hybrid roles.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Key Actions : Encourage Lifelong Learning : Invest in professional development opportunities for your staff, with a focus on digital skills and emerging technologies. Our survey shows that while many organizations value collaboration, theres often a need for digital literacy and alignment across teams.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

To help us personally reflect and connect with these stories, I’ve included questions from Terri Givens’ book, Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides. Their emotional restraint and deferral to seek group consensus is often interpreted as a lack of initiative or leadership skill. What is your story?

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Mancini: For those who aren’t familiar, Black Girls Code is an organization that works to inspire, educate, and launch the next generation of technologists by equipping them with the skills and confidence to lead in a field where they’ve historically been underrepresented.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

I reflected on the people that I planned to see that day and chose one thing that Id like to thank them for. It is a skill that we can train. When you think about learning a new sport, language, or instrument, those complex skills require quite a bit of practice. Its a learnable skill.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

While it might feel nerve-wracking in the moment, speaking truth to power is one of the most worthwhile skills you can build. or, Ive been reflecting on something and would love your perspective. Use words that reflect their style and priorities Match your message to what matters most to your boss. Start by getting a micro-yes.

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Tableau

JANUARY 26, 2022

Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau. And contrary to popular belief, visualizing data is not intuitive; it must be learned and practiced like any other skill to become proficient. What skills or concepts do you think are most important to cover for students using health and healthcare data? Sue Kraemer.

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Tableau

JANUARY 26, 2022

Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau. And contrary to popular belief, visualizing data is not intuitive; it must be learned and practiced like any other skill to become proficient. What skills or concepts do you think are most important to cover for students using health and healthcare data? Sue Kraemer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Daily Walking Reflection I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

They have the resources to hire and consult highly-skilled website design firms and graphic designers. It takes great skill to know when less is more in terms of text and calls-to-action. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector. Study and implement modern design trends.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

To maximize that potential, it’s important to open space for newly acquired skills to grow and develop. When you give employees the capacity to do their jobs and to grow as professionals, that positive energy reflects throughout the organization. You need to encourage and embrace the group’s leadership skills.” “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated. This reflects a seismic shift away from text to visual content. If you want your nonprofit to be highly shared, retweeted, +1’d, repinned, and liked, then you absolutely must have photo-editing skills and a digital image library to work with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteer applications can also uncover valuable skills, interests, and certifications. Once your volunteer completes their onboarding and training, be sure to reflect that in their volunteer profile. Use your application to learn more about who your volunteer is, their interests, skills, experience, and their reason for volunteering.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Research has shown that these jobs are often undervalued relative to their required levels of skill and difficulty. Occupations in for-profit companies and in other industries with these same requirements receive higher pay, despite nonprofit human services workers sometimes having a higher level of skill and responsibility.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

TaTio , an Israeli startup from a couple of HR veterans, has built a platform to help connect companies to candidates who have the skills, but may lack a traditional resume. TaTio AI-based work simulations help diverse job seekers showcase their skills by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch. Today the company announced a $5.3

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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? Most funders themselves use status quo problem-solving skills, so they expect you to do the same.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Hiring for skill is easy. Your results can shine a flashlight into areas you may not have considered and be a mirror that reflects how your behavior impacts others.

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Tableau

JUNE 30, 2021

In addition to supporting the development of SEAP’s data-driven advocacy tools, we’ll be co-developing a data skills training curriculum for academic institutions across the South.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

The reach, impression, and even engagement metrics provided by the top social networks on organic posts are often inflated and not a true reflection of the power (or lack of power) of your pages and profiles. Be generous with endorsing the skills of others as endorsements are often reciprocated. Keep that in mind!

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

This is a super-charged opportunity to practice your managing up (aka managing your manager) skills. It may feel unfair, but giving a bit of thought to this question will make your (and your coworkers’) lives much better. Here are a few.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Innovative organizations are finding ways to make augmented and virtual reality a more efficient, and even more practical, way to interact with technologies and tools, including letting people learn complex skills through virtual training. The businesses in Fast Company s Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR reflect that trend.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For anyone considering a transition from corporate to nonprofit, my advice is this: Recognize that your skills do transfer. It creates a fun, lively atmosphere where members and supporters can mingle, network, and reflect on our shared successes. While important, that alone didnt reflect the depth of what Turtle Creek deserved.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With diverse job roles, varying skill levels, and ever-evolving technologies, a one-size-fits-all training approach often falls short. The Need for Customizable Learning Paths for Manufacturing Training In manufacturing, employees hold different roles that require unique skill sets and knowledge bases.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Black women were not allowed to play, a policy that reflected the segregation of the Jim Crow era. However, their skills were often downplayed by claims that theyd been signed to generate ticket sales and boost interest in the struggling league. Teams were open only to white women and light-skinned Latinas.

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