N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

What is a Nonprofit Executive Search Firm? A nonprofit executive search firm is a specialized recruitment agency that finds and places top-level talent within nonprofit organizations. Why Should Nonprofits Use an Executive Search Firm?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Importance of Effective Leadership in Nonprofits Effective leadership is vital for the success and sustainability of any organization – no less for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations often operate in dynamic environments where they must continuously respond to evolving needs and trends.

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CIO

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From hiring practices to advancement opportunities, most IT organizations are falling short, despite their best intentions, when it comes to fostering diverse workplaces where individuals of all backgrounds can thrive. Following are four standout organizations having an impact in bringing greater diversity to IT.

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CIO

MARCH 22, 2022

Such issues have played a large role in the rise of organizations focused on empowering and supporting women in tech roles. Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Change Catalyst.

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CIO

JANUARY 23, 2023

The tech industry has long been known for its lack of diversity and, as a result, there’s been a big push for companies to take DEI strategies seriously. Diversity not only helps organizations perform better but fostering equity and inclusion can also strengthen recruiting and retention rates, as well as overall employee satisfaction.

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TechSoup

JUNE 10, 2022

Technology is an essential building block of any nonprofit organization, but finding the funding to allow you to build your tech infrastructure can be frustrating.

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TechSoup

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With a rapidly changing industry, nonprofit marketers and organizations have needed to become more effective and efficient in their strategy and implementation. Changes are occurring so quickly that 89 percent of nonprofit marketers have already changed their digital engagement strategy in the last year.

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CIO

MARCH 8, 2024

The organization, which started with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and about four or five employees, has since grown into a global nonprofit with more than 1,500 change leaders, universities, companies, nonprofits, and government organizations on board.

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TechSoup

AUGUST 11, 2020

The effects of the pandemic on nonprofit work are extensive, as it's threatened staff and client safety, strained financial resources, and shifted the necessity to using new and different services, to name a few. Particularly, different generations are having different issues, such as younger workers having more difficulty working from home.

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TechSoup

JANUARY 19, 2022

The beginning of a new year serves as a reset for many individuals and organizations. In a changing world, many nonprofits are looking to expand their content strategies and find new ways to draw in potential supporters. We look at the ups and downs of the previous year and consider what we might adjust in the months to come.

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TechSoup

JUNE 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the daily operations for many nonprofits all over the world. With organizations quickly needing to adapt to a remote way of working, how will this change the way nonprofits operate? What's the strategy for post-pandemic planning? How can we work with volunteers remotely?

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TechSoup

JANUARY 4, 2021

SEO, or search engine optimization, is an important part of your online marketing strategy at your nonprofit. In fact, organic search (which refers to traffic to your website from search engines) is responsible for 53 percent of all site traffic.

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TechSoup

MARCH 28, 2022

Nonprofit organizations rely on data for almost every decision they make, from engagement to strategies and program evaluations. Data is a valuable asset. And protecting it from internal or external corruption and illegal access can prevent financial and operational loss.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 8, 2024

She also advises starting small and gradually expanding these practices throughout the organization. She has founded and grown multiple companies, including Scarlet Spark, a nonprofit that creates human-friendly workplaces for organizations that help animals, and LifeLabs Learning, a leadership development company.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Goodera currently has volunteering openings from over 50,000 nonprofits that can be done in an office, remotely or by hybrid workers, with the goal of making them accessible to more employees. Goodera had already been working on virtual volunteering for remote teams, including a pilot program with a large cloud organization.

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TechSoup

MARCH 16, 2021

With an increasing migration of nonprofits into the virtual space, a mobile and digital strategy is imperative for your organization to stay competitive. Developing an app for your nonprofit is a great way to stand out, develop credibility, and grow your organization. Still not sure an app is right for you?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. When CEO Plinio Ayala joined Per Scholas in 2003, he noticed there weren’t enough skilled technicians to fix the hardware the organization collected.

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CIO

JULY 7, 2023

I was intrigued by the chance to drive a major transformation that will ultimately make a big difference in how the organization conducts business and responds to customer needs. There isn’t enough conversation and thought going into making sure we get everything in line to truly execute the strategy. Why did you choose to go to NACD?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

All Raise ’s interim CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner has now dropped the “interim,” according to the nonprofit’s blog post. Hendrix Buckner joined the organization, which supports women founders and funders, as chief of staff in early 2022 and stepped in as interim CEO in January following the resignation of former CEO Mandela S.H.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2022

One organization, Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, is turning to information technology to help, having hired three years ago its first IT chief to transform how its network of 200 food banks serve the food insecure. Byrdak says 80% of them do not have a dedicated IT staff member.

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CIO

APRIL 30, 2024

CIOs and IT leaders local and virtual IT leadership events from C-Vision , CDM Media , Constellation Research , ET-x , Evanta , Foundry , Forrester , Gartner , HMG Strategy , Info-Tech , Sinc , and others. CIOs in transition who volunteer at nonprofits can also improve their mental health and feel good about their impacts.

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TechSoup

JANUARY 27, 2021

It's a new year, hopefully one that brings renewed energy to your nonprofit's mission. Whether your organization is recovering from the pandemic disruptions, launching new initiatives, or wanting to connect more with your community, digital advertising can be an effective strategy to include.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Supported 123 nonprofits on their digital transformation journeys, keeping us on track for our goal to help 1000 nonprofit partners by 2030. For the 13th consecutive year, we were recognized by the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR), which celebrates corporations that spend at least $1 billion annually with diverse-owned businesses.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

But on the other hand, AI and generative AI in particular, as well as the speed at which intelligence barreled its way into organizations, have disrupted many IT plans, says Taglienti, chief data officer and distinguished engineer at tech firm Insight. “It It hit us all and kept us from looking at the things we were working on,” he says.

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TechSoup

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Donations from individual supporters are an extremely important part of a diversified fundraising strategy for many nonprofit organizations. Increasing donations is an important goal for most organizations. However, maintaining the right cadence of communication can be difficult.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Then in 2019, Dunbabin was approached by Oceankind, a mysterious new ocean philanthropy organization that promised to accelerate his efforts. While Dunbabin can now give full credit to Oceankind for the funding, he is still unwilling to identify the Silicon Valley power couple behind the organization.

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TechSoup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Due to the pandemic and the lack of in-person engagement, organizations of all types and sizes are accelerating their digital transformation efforts. There's never been a better (or more relevant) time to optimize your digital presence and reach supporters where they're at — starting in the palms of their hands.

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

There’s absolutely an overarching trend we’re witnessing of organizations entering into more strategic partnership agreements to ensure access to critical talent and expertise,” says Greg Sarafin, global alliance and ecosystem leader at EY. AIOps platforms are one relatively new driver of such partnerships. Build trust and transparency.

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CIO

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) has grown over the course of a century into a $40 billion organization with $1.2 trillion in assets under management serving the financial needs of people at more than 15,000 institutions across academia, government, medicine, cultural, and other nonprofit organizations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

He oversees the i-lab’s strategy and operations, and he acts as the primary liaison to the i-lab’s key stakeholders and the local, national and global innovation community. Segneri has more than 20 years of leadership experience in organizations of different sizes and stages of development across the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

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TechSoup

JUNE 1, 2020

An organization's data is one of their most important assets as it helps to make better strategic decisions.

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CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Scrum master certifications Two well-recognized organizations, Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org , offer Scrum training and certifications. Scrum Alliance, established in 2001, is one of the more influential organizations in the agile community. It is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 8, 2024

Previously he spent 14 years at Endeavor , an organization supporting entrepreneurs around the globe. The leading strategy for exits is M&A. And secondary strategies have become much more prominent, according to the survey. Far fewer funds — around 4% — expect IPO activity to be an exit strategy in 2024.

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CIO

MARCH 1, 2024

The three-day event includes keynote speakers, hands-on workshops, strategies to build and scale a business, and advice and insights from investors, tech evangelists, and founders who have been through it all. WiCyS is a nonprofit organization that offers memberships, scholarships, and networking opportunities to women working in security.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A significant component of this diversification strategy is to attract and nurture young companies by facilitating the influx of capital and interest to invest in Puerto Rico-based opportunities. And now, business and governmental leaders are working together through Invest Puerto Rico to build on the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Murphy’s strategy overall for the economy is to build a stronger and fairer New Jersey and a stronger and fairer economy,” Sullivan said, adding that the state is also focused on “reclaiming New Jersey’s heritage of leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.”. I think two of the centerpieces of Gov.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Salesforce CPQ Specialist certification demonstrates a candidate’s ability to implement Salesforce CPQ solutions, design and build quoting flows to meet customer requirements, and troubleshoot platform issues. Prerequisites include earning Salesforce Application Architect certification (see above).

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