At Feedback Labs, we love hearing stories of how nonprofits and foundations have implemented feedback and we want to share those stories with our community to inspire and give helpful…
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My first executive director position was with MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose, CA. I distinctly remember the day I started, it was May 7th, 2003…
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Click here for more.Smart technology, which refers to AI and other digital technologies that replace human decision-makers, is on the rise. While smart technology has obvious implications in sectors like the automotive industry,…
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We have been talking about the Overhead Myth and the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle for many years, but there has been only modest progress on donor demands that result in underinvestment…
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I have been thinking a lot lately about how our clients are connecting with the public to build community for the social issues and movements they represent. It all started…
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People working in the philanthropic sector are familiar with the problems of monitoring and evaluation in our field. Funders want to ensure that their investments have an “impact,” so they…
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The art of storytelling is a powerful relationship-building tool. For a funder, it’s a means to communicate the success of its programs and cultivate a reputation for what it stands…
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Overall, inflation is going to be a serious problem in our sector this year and probably for several years to come. Unfortunately, during times of increased economic challenges, many funders…
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Click here for more.Nonprofits are demonstrating extraordinary resilience and flexibility amid a confluence of economic, public health, and humanitarian crises unfolding around the world. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve been…
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Metrics matter, but they should always be plural. Focus on the speedometer, ignore the gas gauge, and you’re sure to stop short of your destination. But while the plague of…
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Vision-setting as an organizational practice sometimes gets a bad rap, perhaps because too often, it’s done badly. As an advocate for long-term strategic visioning, I would argue that those who…
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This is the second installment in a series for NPQ based on excerpts from Shawn Ginwright’s new book, The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves. Read the first feature, “Healing-Centered Leadership: A Path to…