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All posts tagged "Management"
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1.6K► Nonprofit ToolboxShowing gratitude strengthens nonprofits
Nonprofit leaders carry tremendous responsibility on their shoulders, and often serve as the keepers of the flame that is the organization’s mission....
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1.5K► Nonprofit Toolbox3 benefits of meaningful nonprofit collaborations
Collaboration has always been a hallmark of the nonprofit sector. These efforts may take a variety of forms, which is the first...
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1.7K► Nonprofit ToolboxIdentifying and addressing toxic leadership in nonprofits
Toxic leadership inflicts severe and enduring harm on employees and organizations and can be found in every industry, including nonprofits. This leadership...
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1.7K► Nonprofit ToolboxThe do’s and don’ts of hiring your first development director
Hiring your first development director is an important milestone for any nonprofit. It means you have survived the gauntlet of start-up and...
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2.1K► Nonprofit ToolboxBuilding a healthy pipeline of board leadership
In order to ensure that a nonprofit board is primed for long-term success, it is essential to focus not only on the...
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2.8K► Nonprofit ToolboxHow to cultivate transformational leadership at a nonprofit
Effective leadership is often easier said than done. For a long time, many leaders prioritized a more transactional leadership approach with their...
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1.6K► Nonprofit ToolboxAn ‘abundance mindset’ can strengthen your organization and raise more money
If there is one thing that can positively or negatively impact success in fundraising, it is how we think about it. If...
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4.4K► Nonprofit ToolboxHow to Improve Mission-Related Outcomes (With Performance Dashboard)
By now you’ve surely heard time and again that, as a nonprofit, it’s critical that you measure your organization’s “impact” so that...
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2.2KNewsGet Proactive: Write Policy to Make Your Nonprofit More Inclusive
When it comes to writing policies that govern a nonprofit, certain basics usually get covered. Nonprofits draft whistleblower policies, executive compensation policies...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayIntentional Supervision in the Development of Professional Youth Workers
Most of the skills required to be a successful and competent youth worker are introduced on the job with the help of...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayAn Opportunity to Remake Juvenile Justice
It is the legislative season in Illinois and around the country, and that means advocates spend lots of time trying to improve...
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News
UPDATED: National After-School Conference Kicks Off in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Nearly 400 people, including mayors, city officials, educators and nonprofit workers, are in Baltimore for two days this week to...
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‘Statistics’ isn’t a Scary Word; Just do the Math
Statistics has a bad reputation in some quarters, including, unfortunately, sometimes among people working in youth services. I’m not sure if this...
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The View from the Cliff
Bridgespan Group For nonprofits that rely primarily on philanthropic support, membership or user fees, says the Bridgespan report, overall economic recovery is...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: The MacArth-nership; training program on services for crossover youth
*** There are 368 days left in Obama’s first term, and there is still no nominee to serve as administrator of the...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
From the YT Archives: The Push for More L3Cs
President Barack Obama spent part of his hour-long State of the Union address Tuesday discussing a partnership between business and academia aimed...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Melodee Hanes Named Acting Administrator of OJJDP
Melodee Hanes has replaced Jeff Slowikowski as acting administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, reaffirming what many already...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
National Hub Started for State Child Welfare Reform
A group of nonprofits will work with the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation to establish a national hub for state child welfare...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Date set in LWOP case; Texas job loses one candidate, gains another; and more
Happy holidays and Happy New Year to all our readers. Here is hoping that wherever they are, and whatever they did, juvenile...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Learning from Massachusetts’ Juvenile Justice Experiment
In 1971, Massachusetts juvenile justice boss Jerry Miller and his lead staffer, Tom Jeffers, sat down in a Boston pub and decided...
