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The Folk Dance of Nonprofit Organizational Development

Fundraising Coach

The Folk Dance of Nonprofit Organizational Development. Most beginning nonprofits seem to expect this for their organizational development: the team that launches the organization will be the same team in 10 years. I find it easier to think of organizational development as a folk dance. Administrators.

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3 decisions every nonprofit should make before writing an organizational plan 

Candid

One of the reasons an estimated 30% of nonprofits dont last more than 10 years is poor organizational development. Developing an organizational plan that clearly defines your groups objectives is key to achieving long-term success and sustainability.

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Trusting Youth to Lead

NonProfit Quarterly

They studied hiring laws, human resource ethics, comparable market compensation, and the demands of building an organizational culture, and they drafted a comprehensive, values-aligned job description for the new executive director. Youth wanted direct access to the organization’s management and the ability to hold leadership accountable.

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Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

At least 50 percent of the earth’s land area is owned, used, or managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), with 36 percent of all intact forests on recognized Indigenous lands. Funders will need to marshal their creativity in changing funding practices, as well as invest in their own internal management capacity.

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Want More Fundraising Letter Success? Start With Postage

Get Fully Funded

That’ll help you wisely manage your investment and give you time to maximize your letter’s results. Saving your time and energy? If saving time and energy is your priority, outsource the production of your letter to a printer. Then, there are multiple presort levels to manage. Post Office and its frequent price changes.

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In Defense of Big Bets

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In other cases, it might be a long-term investment in organizational development (as prioritized by the local organization’s staff and leaders). In still other cases it might be funding for two or more aligned organizations to encourage them to work, grow, and manage risks together and spark a movement.

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Paving a Better Way: What’s Driving Progressive Organizations Apart and How to Win by Coming Together

NonProfit Quarterly

However, those progressive values sometimes rub against the tendency of leaders to enact traditional management and governance practices, particularly as the size, scale, and complexity of organizations grow. Social movements are fluid; they adapt how they mobilize everyday people as movement energy crests and falls.