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Innovative Leadership — Culture Doesn’t Have to Eat Strategy: Tending to Human Factors During Strategic Planning

Blue Avocado

The phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” is often true – certainly there are situations where strategy is consumed by culture – but strategy and culture are not mutually exclusive. Values both reflect, influence, and reinforce culture, and we wanted ours to be able to help us make decisions and get things done.

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5 Signs Your Employees are Burned Out + What to Do About It

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Then, as your organization grows and takes on new challenges, you will have a healthy, motivated team you can depend on. They arent actively participating or taking initiative. Next Steps To reinspire employees and improve active participation, consider implementing these strategies: Build a safe space for sharing ideas.

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Safe At Work: How To Lead During Election Season With Fairness and Civility

Fundraising Leadership

In this highly fractious and divisive political culture, as a leader, it is essential to create a workplace environment that is absent of negativity and hate that exists outside the organization surrounding the election. That’s citizenship,” writes Feldt, on the importance of individual participation. “ That’s #citizenship.

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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

Remember, you’re not just seeking funds—you’re inviting donors to join a movement, to become active participants in creating meaningful impact. I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts.

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When Does Interim Nonprofit Leadership Make Sense?

Blue Avocado

The issues at hand went beyond organizational inefficiencies and cultural miscues; rather, it was apparent that illegal actions may have occurred, along with toxic behaviors. The firms recommendations covered three main categories: Business culture; financial health; and transparency for the stakeholders.

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Shifts in giving across generations: What motivates donors to give?

Candid

as separate from faith-based organizations that may provide broader nonprofit services) than to any other cause, including social services, the environment, and arts and culture. I think this is reflective of a well-documented correlation between religious participation and giving, said Dunham. What motivates donors to give online?

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The Friendly Factor: How Going Above And Beyond Wins Donors And Builds Loyalty

Bloomerang

A culture of friendliness can separate you from the pack if you go above and beyondto create interactions that leave donors feeling valued and appreciated on a deeply personal level… and yes, it will set your organization apart from others and stakeholders will notice. They do the minimum and donors feel it.