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From Passive to Proactive: Strategies to Move Nonprofit Board Members Beyond Meetings and Into Action

Blue Avocado

To truly support an organization’s mission, board members must shift from passive participants to proactive leaders — championing fundraising, strategic planning, and governance. Strategic Planning Contributors: Involve board members in developing long-term goals and initiatives.

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What do you believe are the most critical areas for improvement to achieve your mission?

Blue Avocado

Youth Outreach and Support: We need to create programs offering safe spaces and peer mentoring for LGBTQ+ youth to address issues like bullying and family rejection. Awareness and Education: We need to provide educational resources, workshops, and training to reduce stigma and discrimination, fostering broader societal change.

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Boost Your External Funding via Effective Leadership

Grant Training Center

Coaching and Mentoring Coaching and mentoring are valuable tools for developing leadership skills. Mentoring, on the other hand, is a relationship between a more experienced leader and a less experienced one. Mentoring, on the other hand, is a relationship between a more experienced leader and a less experienced one.

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Investing in Growth: Leaders’ Professional Development Plans

The NonProfit Times

This requires embracing opportunities for skill development, whether through reading books and articles, attending conferences and workshops, or participating in online courses and webinars. Invest In Training and Workshops Some of the best resources available in any industry are training programs, webinars, and workshops.

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How to Conduct a Quick Tech Plan

Tech Soup

Doing a draft technology plan or roadmap that integrates with your organization’s larger strategic plans. Finalize the technology plan with benefits and outcomes. Based on your technology plan do technology budgeting for the coming year. SCORE is a very useful resource for workshops and free mentoring.

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University Support for Faculty Funding Success

Grant Training Center

To develop this culture, institutions should include and encourage this undertaking in its strategic plan, and throughout all areas of the university. Faculty need to be incentivized and encouraged to attend the training, mentoring and other related activities. Coordination between all areas of the institution is essential.

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Volunteer Week: Orientation for Your Leadership

Greater Giving

Board members and event committee members often have a significant influence on strategic planning and resource allocation. Make it a Collaborative Learning Experience Instead of a traditional lecture, consider an interactive workshop format. Why is Volunteer Orientation Important for Leadership?