Selfish Giving

JANUARY 29, 2025

Incorporate personalized updates, live conversations, and tailored messaging to make partners feel valued. Use AI for efficiency, but ensure the final product has a human touch, especially in communications and creative outputs. Integrate human interaction with tech to maximize impact at customer-facing points (e.g.,

Values 130

Values Environmental Technology Children 130

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Regular training, open conversations, and diverse leadership help everyone feel respected and valued. Encourage team-building activities that foster understanding and collaboration. Public recognition through newsletters or social media can also boost morale and show prospective hires that your organization values its people.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Recruitment Insurance 98

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Read more in Take The Lead on women in politics That stress and political anxiety can lead to reduced productivity at work, extended absences from work, breakdown of collaboration across teams, and a failure to produce required outcomes and meet deadlines. “In APA’s 2024 Stress in America survey, 77% of U.S. 56% of respondents).

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Non-Profits Culture 121

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

Whether youre envisioning a rustic lodge, a serene retreat center, or a modern conference space, booking early ensures youll have options that inspire creativity and collaboration. Send out mission and vision statements for review, as well as culture statements and core values. Conduct interviews with select board and staff members.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Energy Activism Culture 115

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 24, 2025

From Product to Performance: Scaling Digital Growth Through Experience-Driven Design Growth is no longer just a matter of shipping products; it’s about creating meaningful experiences. Experience-driven design is at the core of this transformation, a philosophy championed by every modern digital product design agency.

Production 52

Production Construction Collaborations Retention 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2025

One major strategy to counter this fear lies in massive collaboration, a coming together of individuals, groups, and organizations at unprecedented scale to exert major influence on political and social events. Ready-made platforms for collaboration and broad connectivity mean that staggeringly fast mobilization is possible.

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Collaborations Public and Social Policy 94

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2025

They often burden organizations with high technical debt, substantial engineering resources, and usability challenges for non-technical staff, not to mention inflated costs during the lifetime of ownership as licenses for new products or solutions are sold to organizations.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 85

Nonprofit Administration and Development Technology Collaborations Production 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

But this proliferation highlights a troubling trend: The “productization” of innovative finance for development, which attempts to create and market new, standardized financial products like the commercial finance sector. Productization makes the product the end instead of a means.

Finance 111

Finance Production Governance Poverty 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By emphasizing a global food economy and export value chains that reinforce fossil-fuel dependence, local and publicly managed markets get overlooked. Think Beyond Export Value Chains Agricultural development strategies often share a single, well-intentioned aim: boost farmer incomes.

Agriculture 116

Agriculture Food Finance Governance 116

Blue Avocado

JULY 16, 2024

If you would like to take your performance appraisal process to the next (and highest) level, it is necessary to incorporate your organization’s values into the system. It is only by identifying your organizational values, communicating them, and then holding employees accountable for them that you will truly achieve world-class performance.

Values 97

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Management Culture 97

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, you probably work at an organization where each department works in a “horseshoe” format – meaning nobody collaborates well and communication takes way too long – traveling up the chain of command, across, and then back down. It means helping them solve their most pressing issues in a collaborative process.

Participation and motivation 264

Participation and motivation Leadership Collaborations Culture 264

Pam Moore

APRIL 30, 2025

The most future-ready brands know how to: Use AI to enhance performance Center their messaging on connection and values Elevate their teams with performance training and a growth mindset Whether you're leading a Fortune 1000 team or scaling a personal brand on LinkedIn, the fusion of mind + machine is what creates lasting impact.

Marketing 120

Marketing Marketing Culture Values 120

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 12, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takeson the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. There are multiple aspects of value here. Image credit: Digits.co.uk.

Nonprofit governance and management 113

Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism Public and Nonprofit Management 113

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Yet in systems built to isolate and decimate our biodiversity for profit, examples of healthy community provisioning, collaboration, and innovative system building are becoming rare. The showcase was a collaborative project organized by the Ubuntu Climate Initiative in partnership with the media arts center Open Signal.

Culture 126

Culture Collaborations Values Construction 126

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Everyone wants to know that they are valued and part of the team including your board members. Learn how nonprofit collaboration strategies can help you partner with like-minded people and organizations and create a deepened impact, more sustainable relationships, and a stronger funding pool for your nonprofit.

Nonprofit governance and management 97

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Collaborations Leadership 97

Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

From scheduling meetings and distributing board materials to tracking attendance and managing communication, board management software offers a solution that saves time, enhances efficiency, and improves collaboration. With software, onboarding costs are a sneaky addition to the overall price of the product.

Management 245

Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 245

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

So it is with our behaviors and our values: our deeply ingrained patterns of behavior are fueled by values deep below the surface. Sometimes, without our conscious awareness, these values driving our patterns of behavior sprout from the seeds of White supremacy, patriarchy, and colonialism. She is experiencing chronic burnout.

Values 122

Values Culture Race and Ethnicity Management 122

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This obsession stems from deep cultural, historical, and economic foundations that value individualism, meritocracy, and innovation. Meanwhile, resource scarcity, the rise of disruptive business models, and shorter product cycles require continuous innovation.

Leadership 93

Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Culture Nonprofits 93

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 12, 2025

It is also important to highlight how organizations in this process can, by mobilizing archival knowledge, transform institutional fear into a living, strategic tool—an evolving memory of values, lessons, and decisions to guide action. While the podcast had built visibility, it inadvertently became the sole product of focus for the team.

Nonprofit Leadership 110

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Culture Nonprofits 110

Selfish Giving

JULY 12, 2023

Here's what I got back from ChatGPT: Email Subject Line: Unite for a Cause: Ignite Your Brand with Friends of Minuteman National Park Dear [Company Name], I am reaching out today to present an exciting opportunity that aligns perfectly with your company's values and objectives. The April Fools stunt that turned into a real product.⌚️

Production 130

Production Food Associations Values 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One path leads to a conventional wholesale buyer who pays below the cost of production, since prices are forced down by cheap, subsidized imports. As food systems networks emerge and establish high-performing structures, members will become able to identify and respond to systems needs efficiently and collaboratively.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

Pam Moore

MAY 7, 2023

That's why I was excited to come across Social Cat – a platform that promises to streamline the entire process of discovering, connecting, and collaborating with relevant micro-influencers. Social Cat makes it easy to find one another and collaborate. Bottom line, it's a win-win for both the influencer and the brand.

Collaborations 148

Collaborations Marketing Marketing Production 148

Pam Moore

MAY 7, 2023

That's why I was excited to come across Social Cat – a platform that promises to streamline the entire process of discovering, connecting, and collaborating with relevant micro-influencers. Social Cat makes it easy to find one another and collaborate. Bottom line, it's a win-win for both the influencer and the brand.

Marketing 147

Marketing Marketing Collaborations Production 147

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 10, 2023

Nonprofits can create strong psychological contracts by aligning organizational values with staff passions. Encourage collaboration and celebrate achievements to create a sense of belonging and shared purpose. Employees who feel connected to the mission and purpose of their work are more likely to be engaged and committed.

Retention 245

Retention Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Leadership 245

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Collaborating on grant-funded projects, and particularly proposal development, is essential for nonprofits. However, fostering a productive proposal-building environment often presents scheduling and communication hurdles. Its difficult to ask collaborators to account for AI use after the fact, so discuss this at the outset.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Ethics Health Technology 52

Fundraising Leadership

JUNE 26, 2025

In a stunning demonstration of their ability to collaborate and connect effectively across cultures, time and geography, these two co-authors met only once in person 11 years ago, after following each other’s successful global marketing careers from afar. These differences can lead to misunderstandings and a breakdown in collaboration.”

Culture 72

Culture Universities Leadership Values 72

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As VP of global marketing and strategy at Akeneo, a product experience platform for more than 600 companies such as Sephora, Forever 21, Carhartt and more, Naragon works on global strategies for better customer experiences. My message is we need to seek out peers, women below and above us to collaborate with specifically.

Collaborations 98

Collaborations Culture Energy Psychology 98

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 12, 2023

58% of Instagram users claim to have become more interested in a brand/product after seeing it in Stories. A further 50% of them say they have visited a website to buy a product/service as a result of seeing it in Stories. There’s no arguing about the value of video in our marketing strategies these days.

Marketing 236

Marketing Marketing Collaborations Values 236

Candid

JUNE 26, 2025

The potential for AI to transform grantmaking While AI has enhanced personal productivity and streamlined workflows , few AI solutions reflect the real-world challenges of grantmaking, where success depends on relationships, equity, and trust. So, how should we envision AI’s role in philanthropy, specifically grantmaking?

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Collaborations 59

Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

personal information such as interests, values, and family ties. In addition to leveraging these platforms, simply googling your prospects and checking out their social media profiles can give you a better sense of their interests and values.

Ethics 64

Ethics Values Production Retention 64

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2024

DC’s landmark Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), well-funded Housing Production Trust Fund, and Small Building Program provide a framework to support buildings from acquisition through to renovation. This research was supported by the Small Buildings Collaborative with Mi Casa Inc.,

Values 137

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Finance 137

Candid

JUNE 30, 2025

At the same time, funders have mandates to meet, while we also need to show that we’re listening, evolving, and backing up our values with real action, beyond writing a check. They had more room to grow, and we had a more collaborative and transparent partnership. CHF supports youth-serving nonprofits in New York and Boston.

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Foundations Collaborations Values 59

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 17, 2025

Often linear, top-down, and focused on control, these conventional strategic approaches not only fail to deliver the alignment they promise, but they also operate in fundamental tension with the values and missions of justice-focused organizations. Karundi Williams, the group’s executive director, wanted to clarify this evolution. “I

Values 62

Values Management Collaborations Organizational Change 62

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Why Collaboration is Important Ask any modern professional, and they’ll tell you that collaboration is one of the biggest daily challenges. So, it goes without saying that collaboration and communication are key in establishing a consistent social media presence. Unfortunately, our industry is no exception. Plan ahead.

Collaborations 78

Collaborations Management Marketing Marketing 78

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Why Collaboration is Important . Ask any modern professional, and they’ll tell you that collaboration is one of the biggest daily challenges. . So, it goes without saying that collaboration and communication are key in establishing a consistent social media presence. Unfortunately, our industry is no exception. Plan ahead.

Collaborations 78

Collaborations Management Marketing Marketing 78

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sending a quick eCard to congratulate a team member on the project they just completed or applaud them on upholding company values can brighten that employee’s day and carry more meaning than informal recognition methods. When employees feel positive about their workplace, they’re more likely to be productive and stay at their current jobs.

Leadership 246

Leadership Retention Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership 246

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 12, 2023

How Pinterest is Useful for Small Business Marketing Pinterest offers small businesses a creative and visually engaging platform to showcase their products, build brand awareness, drive website traffic, and foster customer loyalty. For any illustrated inspiration, we usually refer to Pinterest. Because why not?

Marketing 142

Marketing Marketing Production Activism 142