Measuring Collaboration – the benefits and impacts of nonprofit centers – is a study conducted by Tides, a San Francisco-based organization that funds and assists nonprofits to collaborate for greater effectiveness. Follow this link to read the full article: Measuring Collaboration – The Benefits and Impacts of Nonprofit Centers
Are you a for profit exec who switched sectors into nonprofit? How challenging/rewarding was that switch-over for you? To read the full article, follow this link: From For-Profit to Not-for-Profit: Exploding Myths About Sector Switchers
How do you handle conflict resolution at your organization? “Pursuing a collaborative effort . . . requires inviting uncertainty, embracing different perspectives and replacing ‘but’ with ‘and.’” Read the full story here: CONVERSATIONS CAN MAKE OR BREAK A COLLABORATIVE
The article “Convergence – How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector” advises us that “traditional approaches by nonprofits, funders, and capacity builders will fall short, and the old rules will no longer apply” because of the social, technological, and economic changes that are affecting all organizations. The report author, La Piana Consulting, identified five…
A nonprofit organization (NPO) can be established to advance a program and institution associated with the arts, culture, science, religion, social services, education, health and healthcare, children’s and animal protection without a profit motive. Each one is founded to make lives better, rather than to make money. A nonprofit organization(NPO) can be established to advance…
Who has time to read?
Our days are long and filled with one challenge after another. It is tough to carve out time to read. So, many of us limit our reading to our field or mission.
Consider this quote from a nonprofit leader: “I believe, strongly, that intellectual bandwidth is key to creativity and adaptability, which are crucial to any leadership position.” Reading outside of your field can help you develop this intellectual bandwidth.