Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 11, 2020

Under normal circumstances, communications directors need to collaborate with their coworkers and managers, and that’s even more true now. But collaboration is messy because people are messy! Don’t make the collaboration problem all about you and your needs. We’ll share advice on collaborating soon.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Some challenges may be less tangible, such as cultural differences and values. But by building an organizational culture that cuts across borders to unify staff, team members are better equipped to build bonds across time zones. Principles that are a part of everything you do, starting with recruiting and onboarding.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. In other cases, they are organizations, industries, professions, or cultures.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 24, 2021

The Value of the Right Working Place. How can you create the right working place, and what is the value of creating such a space? What is the value of a healthy workplace ? Co-working Spaces: Connections, Collaboration, and Innovation. What value can your company get from this working arrangement?

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 7, 2023

As a result, cultivating a culture of philanthropy is essential for nonprofit organizations to achieve long-term sustainability and impact. Nonprofit board members play a critical role in creating and maintaining a culture of philanthropy. Creating a culture of gratitude can also help to build long-term relationships with donors.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 20, 2024

Communication and Collaboration Successful outsourcing relationships require effective communication and collaboration, particularly when working with an iOS app development company. Choosing a spouse who values open and regular communication is essential.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

And although we belong to different generations, we share a culture and experiences as Mexican women. Purple Glasses to Innovate All Women Coo aims to transform these cultural dynamics and remove common barriers to gender equity. Our observation and understanding of gender inequalities derive from this unique intersection of knowledge.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

Image Credit: Gordon Cowie on unsplash.com Hip hop—the music and its culture— turns 50 this year. That’s because hip-hop culture embraces the principle of “ sankofa ,” valuing the importance of going back to a community after becoming successful and bringing others along. Nipsey identified as a Rollin 60’s Crip.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 24, 2024

To avoid this mistake, actively promote diversity in your recruitment efforts, implement inclusive hiring practices and foster a culture that celebrates differences. Make sure your hiring team undergoes training on unconscious bias and remains committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 10, 2023

Create a Culture of Service Customer service excellence begins with a culture that values service and puts the needs of stakeholders at the forefront. When service becomes a shared value, it permeates all aspects of your non-profit’s operations and becomes a driving force behind long-term success.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s what Creative Wildfire —an organizing project supporting artists, cultural workers, and organizations—seeks to do. Initially intended for organizers, the retreats widened their target participants in the summer of 2014 to include artists and cultural workers who had been traditionally ignored in movement spaces. “We

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Yet in 2023, Native American children continue to be removed from their families and extended families, their language, culture, and way of life. Historically, federal policy actively sought to destroy Native American cultures and force feed assimilation. This is not new information. In short, their future.

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MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

At the core of all that change, though, an organization needs something to keep it grounded: a solid culture. Some people assume that they have a strong grip on what culture is, but some of those assumptions are wrong. I’d like to set the record straight on some common misconceptions about nonprofit culture.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AUGUST 8, 2023

Foster a Culture of Teamwork and Collaboration: Encourage team members to work together, leveraging their diverse skills and expertise. Create opportunities for collaboration to promote knowledge sharing and innovation. Create an inclusive and diverse workplace that values different perspectives.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 16, 2023

What are some ways that advocacy already has begun to increase the value of care work? How are movements working to building narratives that elevate the value of care work? In the webinar conversation, panelists address a wide range of questions, including the following: What is the “care economy”? What is its scale?

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 18, 2024

Collaboration : How the employee should interact with others. Integration with Company Culture Integrating position agreements into your company culture ensures they become a part of the everyday fabric of your workplace. Overall contribution : Analyze the value added to the team or company.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As businesses grow internationally, another challenge is adjusting to different cultural norms and work styles. Although English is the most common language in international business, knowing other languages can be a big advantage when collaborating with clients or coworkers from around the world.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

Why Core Values Matter to Your Organization’s Success This workshop will discuss the importance of workplace culture and how critical it is to set the right tone with your team! Maintaining a focus on the core values of an organization can help to strengthen teams, empower leaders, and carry a nonprofit forward for future years.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2022

Nonprofits that put equity into practice and donors that value the work of organizations that demonstrate their commitment to equity have a new opportunity to connect. Along with Constituent Feedback, DEI is a component of the Culture & Community Beacon in Charity Navigator’s expanded Encompass Rating System. How does it work?

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Significant racial equity advancement will remain elusive until organizations are willing to examine their own purpose, leadership, strategy, and culture. Thoughtful purpose statements can serve to prepare, energize, and guide teams with a values-based roadmap. There is a growing conversation about equity audits in all sectors.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 29, 2024

A positive work culture promotes employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention. Encourage a Healthy Work-Life Balance In today’s fast-paced work culture, it is easy for employees to get burnt out and feel overwhelmed. Organizations should design office spaces that promote productivity, comfort, and collaboration.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 20, 2018

I’m working on a new two-part webinar series for late April on building an organizational culture that supports your communications work. . I’m using a basic definition of culture: The shared assumptions, values, beliefs, attitudes, and standards that govern how people behave. Or you can email me directly. .

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. ” The project has led to a culture shift in the community.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As a nudge in that direction, Jennifer Hoos Rothberg at Einhorn Collaborative introduced our team to the Billions Institute. Organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC) share similar values and could be collaborative partners to do the work with our support. Create value for all the actors.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As social change leaders, you are responsible for fostering a culture of growth and development within the organization, ensuring that employees have the necessary skills to drive the organization forward. It means helping them solve their most pressing issues in a collaborative process. Managing setbacks collaboratively and calmly.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

These organizations have no culture of philanthropy. And, absent such a culture, fundraisers don’t thrive. What I like about Dr. James’ perspective is he heads away from the culture of philanthropy paradigm (something that’s hard for many organizations to understand and fully embrace), and talks instead about the STORY.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 12, 2024

While consumers value personalized experiences that cater to their interests and preferences, they also express concerns about the collection and use of their personal data. To address the digital divide, marketers can implement inclusive strategies that prioritize accessibility, affordability, and cultural sensitivity.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 2, 2024

First Contact and Office Interaction The initial contact with a doctor’s office can provide valuable insights into the practice’s culture and customer service. A doctor who makes you feel heard and respected can foster a collaborative relationship, ultimately leading to better health outcomes.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The wound on the outside may appear to be high staff turnover , but a deeper dive into the entire organization’s operations and culture will likely reveal the true reason behind the staff turnover. However, changing culture will. Managing people appropriately so that data entry and data quality is improved is a cultural change.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

The cultural sector is seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article introduces a new series, titled “Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change,” co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. Efforts to remedy historic race-based harms by prioritizing care for land, resources, people, and cultural expressions are flourishing.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Givers excel in a collaborate work environment, but can burn out easily if they don’t see the impact of their contributions or don’t learn how to set boundaries. Here are Adam’s 4 tips for creating a cultures of successful givers at your organization. Givers burn out when they can’t see the value of their impact. Reduce costs.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 23, 2024

The ability of corporations and charitable organizations to collaborate to pool their resources, skills, and networks enables them to more effectively address complex social and environmental concerns than they could individually. ” – Mark McShane, Digital PR Agency Owner, Cupid PR 2.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Though ecologically and culturally rich, the county ranks in the bottom eighth in California for per-capita income. It was in this context that the authors began working together: Michelle as initiative director of the BHC Collaborative in Del Norte County and Tribal Lands and Geneva as TCE’s program officer.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It boils down to being true to your mission’s values and spirit. Do collaborate with others—and share how they’ve impacted your work. . When you collaborate with others, you show that achieving your mission isn’t solely your responsibility. Remember what I said about humility and collaboration?

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Here in America, surviving victims and perpetrators (the youth forced to commit atrocities) live together in a culture still beset by racism. But so too is the creative spirit. Can we learn to trust one another?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 18, 2017

Enter: A Culture of Philanthropy. Underdeveloped defines a culture of philanthropy as a set of organizational values and practices that support and nurture development within a nonprofit organization. 5 Ways to Create a Culture of Philanthropy, as told by npEXPERTS: 1. When beliefs change, culture changes.”.

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