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How to Reset Your Board Diversity Efforts

Associations Now

Hope isn’t a strategy, as they say, but it can sometimes seem that way when it comes to board diversity. One reason for that may be that organizations’ efforts to diversify their boards have been more reactive than intentional, and more interested in optics than truly diverse leadership. How to do that?

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Ringing the Bell for Member Engagement

YourMembership

Being in Philadelphia I couldn’t help but think of the Liberty Bell as an analogy for the challenge of driving member engagement. If you have some ideas or strategies you would like to share, drop me a line. Anna Caraveli, PhD. got involved at the governance level. at the committee level. represented ad hoc members.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. I have different color codes for different types of work that also correspond with color codes on my google calendar and my hard drive/google drive files. Year in Review.

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Why Strategic Training Matters for Capacity Building

Leading Learning

This is one of the most neglected parts of any capacity-building strategy, but you could also argue that it’s the most important part. The above is an important baseline training strategy for strengthening organizational infrastructure. Consider why your organization is critical to its beneficiaries. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Association Brain Food: 6.24.22

Reid All About it

Leadership training. WBT Systems suggests associations revamp their leadership training programs to serve two purposes: teaching the skills members need for volunteer leadership and for leading or collaborating on a remote team at work. Learn negotiation strategies and tips that work to get what you really want.

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5 Types of People Who Need Nonprofit Fundraising Training

Achieve

effective fundraising strategy. Nonprofit leadership. It is essential that all nonprofit leadership get the full basics of fundraising training. For the same reasons as leadership staff, many are just reluctant. organizational leadership responsibilities. This part might seem self-explanatory. Volunteers.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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We hope you can leverage this data to design strategies that add value to both you and your customers. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing (source: The Atlantic) – Bureaucracy, equipment shortages, an unwillingness to share, and failed leadership doomed the American response to COVID-19. The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. 9-11 and Oct.