This document discusses how NGOs need to become more agile and robustly funded to adapt to ongoing disruptions. It recommends that NGOs conduct a zero-based analysis of their funding needs, diversify their funding sources, and restructure their organizations to be more flexible and data-driven. Agile strategies that emphasize learning, collaboration, and removing bottlenecks will help NGOs better respond to changes and scale their impact. The mindset of accepting what cannot be changed and having the courage to change what can will be important for navigating ongoing uncertainties.
This document discusses how NGOs need to adapt to remain effective in a changing environment. It advocates for NGOs to become more agile and robustly funded. Agile organizations can respond faster to disruptions and learn better. NGOs also need diverse, flexible funding so they can scale up where needs arise. The document provides examples of NGOs that diversified funding and used data insights to attract donors. It argues the mindset needed is accepting things that can't change but having courage to change structures and systems to support the strategy.
BETTER FUNDING MODELS THROUGH & BEYOND THE COVID-19 CRISISMzN International
This document discusses better funding models for non-profits, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. It suggests using the crisis as an opportunity to put non-profits on a more sustainable financial footing long-term. The document outlines 10 practical steps for building a stable income stream, including diversifying funding sources, setting minimum funding levels, defining management fee recovery rates, and matching funding to mission rather than changing mission to suit funders.
The future of NGOs: How do we build the NGOs we need?MzN International
The document discusses how NGOs need to adapt and become more agile and efficient to survive and thrive in the future. It provides examples of how some NGOs have successfully transformed themselves by prioritizing data and learning, allowing more autonomous local decision-making, developing new programs and income streams quickly through sprints. Cultural changes are needed like shifting to self-steering teams, decentralizing decisions and operations to the field level with digital reporting. Lessons from agile transformations emphasize the need for structures and funding to truly support the strategy, making work flexible, and putting data and transparency at the core.
This document summarizes a presentation about how NGOs need to become more agile and robustly funded to survive ongoing disruptions. It discusses that NGOs must be able to respond and adapt more quickly given accelerating changes like COVID-19, digitalization, and a looming recession. To do so, NGOs need to move away from static structures organized around donor demands and toward more flexible, learning-focused models using data and collaboration. Examples are given of NGOs that diversified funding and prioritized data to gain strategic opportunities. The presentation argues that NGOs must have the courage to change aspects within their control to ensure the right funding, structures, and mindsets for future impact.
The document provides 10 tips for improving proposal budgets: 1) Treat budget development as a project with clear timelines and stakeholder engagement. 2) Use the correct donor template and format. 3) Ensure the budget clearly reflects the content of the proposal. 4) Choose an activity-based or line-item budget structure consistently. 5) Consider all relevant cost elements like staff, travel, supplies. 6) Categorize expenses as direct or indirect correctly. 7) Double check all donor requirements are met. 8) Avoid non-justified contingencies and ensure calculations are accurate. 9) Have multiple people review the budget. 10) Emphasize how a good budget demonstrates organizational capacity, value for money, and compliance. The
The document provides 10 tips for writing better project proposals for NGOs. It emphasizes the importance of preparation, research, realistic budgets, and utilizing templates. A key part of preparation is conducting a thorough "Go/No Go" decision analysis to determine if a funding opportunity is a good fit and if the organization has the capacity to take it on. It also stresses developing proactive funding strategies based on ongoing donor research rather than just responding to opportunities.
This document provides 10 tips for improving proposal budgets. It discusses challenges in budget development like limited time and unclear costs. It notes that 30% of proposals fail due to budget issues like incorrect calculations or missing donor requirements. The tips include treating budget development as a project, using the correct donor template, ensuring the budget matches the proposal content, asking questions to consider all necessary costs, properly categorizing direct and indirect expenses, double checking calculations and requirements are met, avoiding vague contingency amounts, and emphasizing the value of a good budget in communicating with donors.
This document discusses how NGOs need to become more agile and robustly funded to adapt to ongoing disruptions. It recommends that NGOs conduct a zero-based analysis of their funding needs, diversify their funding sources, and restructure their organizations to be more flexible and data-driven. Agile strategies that emphasize learning, collaboration, and removing bottlenecks will help NGOs better respond to changes and scale their impact. The mindset of accepting what cannot be changed and having the courage to change what can will be important for navigating ongoing uncertainties.
This document discusses how NGOs need to adapt to remain effective in a changing environment. It advocates for NGOs to become more agile and robustly funded. Agile organizations can respond faster to disruptions and learn better. NGOs also need diverse, flexible funding so they can scale up where needs arise. The document provides examples of NGOs that diversified funding and used data insights to attract donors. It argues the mindset needed is accepting things that can't change but having courage to change structures and systems to support the strategy.
BETTER FUNDING MODELS THROUGH & BEYOND THE COVID-19 CRISISMzN International
This document discusses better funding models for non-profits, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. It suggests using the crisis as an opportunity to put non-profits on a more sustainable financial footing long-term. The document outlines 10 practical steps for building a stable income stream, including diversifying funding sources, setting minimum funding levels, defining management fee recovery rates, and matching funding to mission rather than changing mission to suit funders.
The future of NGOs: How do we build the NGOs we need?MzN International
The document discusses how NGOs need to adapt and become more agile and efficient to survive and thrive in the future. It provides examples of how some NGOs have successfully transformed themselves by prioritizing data and learning, allowing more autonomous local decision-making, developing new programs and income streams quickly through sprints. Cultural changes are needed like shifting to self-steering teams, decentralizing decisions and operations to the field level with digital reporting. Lessons from agile transformations emphasize the need for structures and funding to truly support the strategy, making work flexible, and putting data and transparency at the core.
This document summarizes a presentation about how NGOs need to become more agile and robustly funded to survive ongoing disruptions. It discusses that NGOs must be able to respond and adapt more quickly given accelerating changes like COVID-19, digitalization, and a looming recession. To do so, NGOs need to move away from static structures organized around donor demands and toward more flexible, learning-focused models using data and collaboration. Examples are given of NGOs that diversified funding and prioritized data to gain strategic opportunities. The presentation argues that NGOs must have the courage to change aspects within their control to ensure the right funding, structures, and mindsets for future impact.
The document provides 10 tips for improving proposal budgets: 1) Treat budget development as a project with clear timelines and stakeholder engagement. 2) Use the correct donor template and format. 3) Ensure the budget clearly reflects the content of the proposal. 4) Choose an activity-based or line-item budget structure consistently. 5) Consider all relevant cost elements like staff, travel, supplies. 6) Categorize expenses as direct or indirect correctly. 7) Double check all donor requirements are met. 8) Avoid non-justified contingencies and ensure calculations are accurate. 9) Have multiple people review the budget. 10) Emphasize how a good budget demonstrates organizational capacity, value for money, and compliance. The
The document provides 10 tips for writing better project proposals for NGOs. It emphasizes the importance of preparation, research, realistic budgets, and utilizing templates. A key part of preparation is conducting a thorough "Go/No Go" decision analysis to determine if a funding opportunity is a good fit and if the organization has the capacity to take it on. It also stresses developing proactive funding strategies based on ongoing donor research rather than just responding to opportunities.
This document provides 10 tips for improving proposal budgets. It discusses challenges in budget development like limited time and unclear costs. It notes that 30% of proposals fail due to budget issues like incorrect calculations or missing donor requirements. The tips include treating budget development as a project, using the correct donor template, ensuring the budget matches the proposal content, asking questions to consider all necessary costs, properly categorizing direct and indirect expenses, double checking calculations and requirements are met, avoiding vague contingency amounts, and emphasizing the value of a good budget in communicating with donors.
Digitalization acceleration: Why it matters for institutional funding and gr...MzN International
- In short - what do we need to build stable income streams (in a
disrupted world)?
- Why digitalization?
- How do you digitalize funding?
- What does it mean to digitalize funding?
- 5 practical steps towards digitalized funding approaches
- Challenges to proposal writing
- What do funders look for?
- 10 questions every proposal should answer
- How to get to submitting successful proposals
Learn about the most common questions that every proposal should answer to be successful. Our funding team uses these questions to ensure that every proposal we prepare with our NGO partners maximizes its chances for shortlisting and, ultimately, a funding award. This webinar will also offer an opportunity to discuss your proposal with members of our team.
The document discusses how NGOs need to become more agile, entrepreneurial, and digital to adapt to changing conditions. It emphasizes that NGOs must be able to pivot quickly, test new approaches, and scale what works. To do so requires embracing digital tools to improve collaboration, adopting more flexible organizational structures, and diversifying funding sources beyond just a few large donors. The future of NGO success lies in having the agility to innovate and adapt on an ongoing basis through the strategic use of data and technology.
This document provides guidance on creating an effective donor map for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It recommends building a template that includes donor research parameters and a prospect table. Key steps include researching existing and potential donors, prioritizing opportunities, and regularly updating the donor map to pursue strategic, sustainable funding that aligns with the NGO's mission. An effective donor map is a living document that identifies suitable funding partners and priorities opportunities to investigate.
The most protracted, complex and pressing problems we have in the world today need innovative solutions, sustained over time. That does not match a donor template. Most organisations tackling these problems need a better business model.
The future NGO is agile, entrepreneurial and digitalMzN International
How we deliver impact in a disrupted world
- Committed to deliver amidst disruption
- Agile is a buzzword: Here‘s what it comes down to
- Digital and entrepreneurial - essential to becoming agile
- Five lessons from agile transformations in 2020
- Action recommendations
5 PRIORITIES TO BUILD A BETTER POST-PANDEMIC ORGANISATIONMzN International
This document outlines 5 priorities for building a better post-pandemic organization and being prepared for future crises: 1) Use evidence-based work through analytics to inform strategy, protect staff, and engage donors. 2) Organize for the new normal of distributed work by accelerating the transition to agile work. 3) Lead now by getting an outside perspective and acting on innovation, agility, and flexibility. 4) Manage money better by understanding finances, building a fair pricing model, and reviewing reserves. 5) Get the right funding by diversifying funding sources, building an independent development function, and investing in business development.
Change drivers
1. Disruption in the operating environment
2. Localisation & power shift to global south is a priority
3. Businesses push into sustainability
4. Grant funding is inconsistent and insufficient
5. Poverty is on the rise, again
Digitization acceleration why it matter for institutional funding and grants...MzN International
● In short - what do we need to build stable income streams (in a disrupted world)?
● Why digitalization?
● How do you digititalize funding?
● What does it mean to digititalize funding?
● 5 practical steps towards digitalized funding approaches
How do we develop & action a strategy in times of rapid change, constant disruption and uncertainty?
Is it even important to have a strategy when everything changes all the time?
How do I build uncertainty into my strategy?
How do I prepare my organisation for this?
This document provides an overview of funding trends and strategies for NGOs in 2022. It discusses major donors like the US, EU, Germany, and others. Key points include:
- Major donors are focusing on health, gender equality, education, climate change, and democracy/human rights.
- Localization of funding is increasing, with shorter bidding windows of 28 days on average.
- Partnerships with foundations, corporations, banks, and investment funds are growing sources of funding.
- The document provides advice on developing a funding strategy including donor mapping, defining an ideal funding portfolio, and having a funding roadmap and metrics to track progress.
This document discusses trends in nonprofit fundraising in a post-COVID world. It identifies three key trends: 1) A shift to digital-first fundraising with increased individual giving online, a need for transparency and accountability, and opportunities for innovation. 2) More flexible funding models from donors and a need for nonprofits to diversify funding sources and be impactful, efficient and transparent. 3) The importance of finding niche focus areas and communities to serve as funding shifts, being aware of growing wealth gaps, and positioning for long-term success. The document promotes a new global digital fundraising service to help nonprofits professionalize fundraising.
Why an agile, distributed organisation makes sense and how to build it.
- Change is the NEW NORMAL
- How to change
- „Check & action“ over „See & mend“
- Remote is not distributed (a warning)
- Action recommendations
The document outlines 3 steps - evaluation, control, and planning - for turning around an NGO facing financial distress, along with the mindset needed for change. Successful leaders must clearly communicate the need for shared sacrifice through innovative changes to both business models and culture. Turnarounds require swift evaluation of problems, controlling expenses, and collaborative strategic planning with stakeholders.
The document discusses improving funding strategies for NGOs. It recommends a three step process: 1) Analyze current funding sources and capacities, 2) Evaluate funding needs and opportunities, and 3) Develop a plan to pursue new funding paths through short "sprint" workshops. The goal is to move away from traditional project-based funding models and towards more sustainable funding like crowdfunding, corporate partnerships, and membership programs.
Institutional funding opportunities & strategies during Covid-19MzN International
This webinar discusses funding opportunities and strategies for non-profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Major donors like DFID, the EU, and Germany are repurposing existing funds towards health, humanitarian aid, and economic recovery. New funding is focused on health systems, vulnerable groups, and gender equality. The World Bank and UN have increased funding and procurement. Foundations are also increasingly supporting research and response. Non-profits should focus proposals on health, vulnerable groups, and relationships with partners. Opportunities also exist through UN and USAID COVID-19 response programs.
The document discusses how non-profit organizations can use scenario planning to help with financial planning during uncertain times. It provides tips for creating financial scenarios, including involving different parts of the organization and understanding how income and expenses may change under various scenarios. The key aspects of a good scenario plan are to illustrate the potential impacts on the budget, revenue, costs, reserves and future plans under three condensed financial scenarios using the latest budget as a baseline. Scenario planning is a tool to help manage an organization during unpredictable periods.
Stop Talking About Innovation!
We need to limit the use of the word and the term “innovation” and we need to ban the term “innovation culture” entirely.
This is the radical outset for a keynote or a session in which Stefan Lindegaard challenges common beliefs on innovation, explain why most companies fail with their efforts to become more “innovative” and share insights on how to build the capabilities that can help companies and organizations survive and prosper in these times of fast change and strong disruption.
The key messages:
- Focus on corporate transformation and digitalization – or die!
- Link your efforts to the challenges of your stakeholders and increase your ROI
- Work with the unusual suspects; internally as well as externally
- Focus on people, people and people – and upgrade their mindset and skills
- Learn to communicate better and differently – or fail!
About Stefan Lindegaard:
Stefan Lindegaard is an author, speaker and strategic advisor. His focus on corporate transformation, digitalization and innovation has propelled him into being a trusted source of inspiration to many large corporations. He believes business and innovation requires an open and global perspective and he has given talks and worked with companies in Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.
Stefan Lindegaard has written several books including 7 Steps for Open Innovation, Making Open Innovation Work and The Open Innovation Revolution. His blog is a globally recognized destination with many free resources (books, white papers, exercises). You can read further at 15inno.com.
Recent research suggests we are entering the end of sustainable competitive advantage. The key to success in turbulent times comes from several key areas like, strategy as process, understanding the dynamics of change, keeping your L>C, and leveraging technology. In this all new session, Tom will cover the latest ways to find your edge. He will also feature a mini-session on Communications led by Dana Rubenstein, esq and the latest personal technologies to keep your L>C. You will learn about the five R's ROA (return on attention), ROL (learning), ROC (culture) and ROI, ROP (Return on People) and how you can apply them to your firm. You will also learn how vision and strategy are used to maintain a competitive edge and engage your people to give you their best.
Digitalization acceleration: Why it matters for institutional funding and gr...MzN International
- In short - what do we need to build stable income streams (in a
disrupted world)?
- Why digitalization?
- How do you digitalize funding?
- What does it mean to digitalize funding?
- 5 practical steps towards digitalized funding approaches
- Challenges to proposal writing
- What do funders look for?
- 10 questions every proposal should answer
- How to get to submitting successful proposals
Learn about the most common questions that every proposal should answer to be successful. Our funding team uses these questions to ensure that every proposal we prepare with our NGO partners maximizes its chances for shortlisting and, ultimately, a funding award. This webinar will also offer an opportunity to discuss your proposal with members of our team.
The document discusses how NGOs need to become more agile, entrepreneurial, and digital to adapt to changing conditions. It emphasizes that NGOs must be able to pivot quickly, test new approaches, and scale what works. To do so requires embracing digital tools to improve collaboration, adopting more flexible organizational structures, and diversifying funding sources beyond just a few large donors. The future of NGO success lies in having the agility to innovate and adapt on an ongoing basis through the strategic use of data and technology.
This document provides guidance on creating an effective donor map for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It recommends building a template that includes donor research parameters and a prospect table. Key steps include researching existing and potential donors, prioritizing opportunities, and regularly updating the donor map to pursue strategic, sustainable funding that aligns with the NGO's mission. An effective donor map is a living document that identifies suitable funding partners and priorities opportunities to investigate.
The most protracted, complex and pressing problems we have in the world today need innovative solutions, sustained over time. That does not match a donor template. Most organisations tackling these problems need a better business model.
The future NGO is agile, entrepreneurial and digitalMzN International
How we deliver impact in a disrupted world
- Committed to deliver amidst disruption
- Agile is a buzzword: Here‘s what it comes down to
- Digital and entrepreneurial - essential to becoming agile
- Five lessons from agile transformations in 2020
- Action recommendations
5 PRIORITIES TO BUILD A BETTER POST-PANDEMIC ORGANISATIONMzN International
This document outlines 5 priorities for building a better post-pandemic organization and being prepared for future crises: 1) Use evidence-based work through analytics to inform strategy, protect staff, and engage donors. 2) Organize for the new normal of distributed work by accelerating the transition to agile work. 3) Lead now by getting an outside perspective and acting on innovation, agility, and flexibility. 4) Manage money better by understanding finances, building a fair pricing model, and reviewing reserves. 5) Get the right funding by diversifying funding sources, building an independent development function, and investing in business development.
Change drivers
1. Disruption in the operating environment
2. Localisation & power shift to global south is a priority
3. Businesses push into sustainability
4. Grant funding is inconsistent and insufficient
5. Poverty is on the rise, again
Digitization acceleration why it matter for institutional funding and grants...MzN International
● In short - what do we need to build stable income streams (in a disrupted world)?
● Why digitalization?
● How do you digititalize funding?
● What does it mean to digititalize funding?
● 5 practical steps towards digitalized funding approaches
How do we develop & action a strategy in times of rapid change, constant disruption and uncertainty?
Is it even important to have a strategy when everything changes all the time?
How do I build uncertainty into my strategy?
How do I prepare my organisation for this?
This document provides an overview of funding trends and strategies for NGOs in 2022. It discusses major donors like the US, EU, Germany, and others. Key points include:
- Major donors are focusing on health, gender equality, education, climate change, and democracy/human rights.
- Localization of funding is increasing, with shorter bidding windows of 28 days on average.
- Partnerships with foundations, corporations, banks, and investment funds are growing sources of funding.
- The document provides advice on developing a funding strategy including donor mapping, defining an ideal funding portfolio, and having a funding roadmap and metrics to track progress.
This document discusses trends in nonprofit fundraising in a post-COVID world. It identifies three key trends: 1) A shift to digital-first fundraising with increased individual giving online, a need for transparency and accountability, and opportunities for innovation. 2) More flexible funding models from donors and a need for nonprofits to diversify funding sources and be impactful, efficient and transparent. 3) The importance of finding niche focus areas and communities to serve as funding shifts, being aware of growing wealth gaps, and positioning for long-term success. The document promotes a new global digital fundraising service to help nonprofits professionalize fundraising.
Why an agile, distributed organisation makes sense and how to build it.
- Change is the NEW NORMAL
- How to change
- „Check & action“ over „See & mend“
- Remote is not distributed (a warning)
- Action recommendations
The document outlines 3 steps - evaluation, control, and planning - for turning around an NGO facing financial distress, along with the mindset needed for change. Successful leaders must clearly communicate the need for shared sacrifice through innovative changes to both business models and culture. Turnarounds require swift evaluation of problems, controlling expenses, and collaborative strategic planning with stakeholders.
The document discusses improving funding strategies for NGOs. It recommends a three step process: 1) Analyze current funding sources and capacities, 2) Evaluate funding needs and opportunities, and 3) Develop a plan to pursue new funding paths through short "sprint" workshops. The goal is to move away from traditional project-based funding models and towards more sustainable funding like crowdfunding, corporate partnerships, and membership programs.
Institutional funding opportunities & strategies during Covid-19MzN International
This webinar discusses funding opportunities and strategies for non-profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Major donors like DFID, the EU, and Germany are repurposing existing funds towards health, humanitarian aid, and economic recovery. New funding is focused on health systems, vulnerable groups, and gender equality. The World Bank and UN have increased funding and procurement. Foundations are also increasingly supporting research and response. Non-profits should focus proposals on health, vulnerable groups, and relationships with partners. Opportunities also exist through UN and USAID COVID-19 response programs.
The document discusses how non-profit organizations can use scenario planning to help with financial planning during uncertain times. It provides tips for creating financial scenarios, including involving different parts of the organization and understanding how income and expenses may change under various scenarios. The key aspects of a good scenario plan are to illustrate the potential impacts on the budget, revenue, costs, reserves and future plans under three condensed financial scenarios using the latest budget as a baseline. Scenario planning is a tool to help manage an organization during unpredictable periods.
Stop Talking About Innovation!
We need to limit the use of the word and the term “innovation” and we need to ban the term “innovation culture” entirely.
This is the radical outset for a keynote or a session in which Stefan Lindegaard challenges common beliefs on innovation, explain why most companies fail with their efforts to become more “innovative” and share insights on how to build the capabilities that can help companies and organizations survive and prosper in these times of fast change and strong disruption.
The key messages:
- Focus on corporate transformation and digitalization – or die!
- Link your efforts to the challenges of your stakeholders and increase your ROI
- Work with the unusual suspects; internally as well as externally
- Focus on people, people and people – and upgrade their mindset and skills
- Learn to communicate better and differently – or fail!
About Stefan Lindegaard:
Stefan Lindegaard is an author, speaker and strategic advisor. His focus on corporate transformation, digitalization and innovation has propelled him into being a trusted source of inspiration to many large corporations. He believes business and innovation requires an open and global perspective and he has given talks and worked with companies in Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.
Stefan Lindegaard has written several books including 7 Steps for Open Innovation, Making Open Innovation Work and The Open Innovation Revolution. His blog is a globally recognized destination with many free resources (books, white papers, exercises). You can read further at 15inno.com.
Recent research suggests we are entering the end of sustainable competitive advantage. The key to success in turbulent times comes from several key areas like, strategy as process, understanding the dynamics of change, keeping your L>C, and leveraging technology. In this all new session, Tom will cover the latest ways to find your edge. He will also feature a mini-session on Communications led by Dana Rubenstein, esq and the latest personal technologies to keep your L>C. You will learn about the five R's ROA (return on attention), ROL (learning), ROC (culture) and ROI, ROP (Return on People) and how you can apply them to your firm. You will also learn how vision and strategy are used to maintain a competitive edge and engage your people to give you their best.
Understand the difference between "satisfaction" and "engagement" plus what process I believe will get the most engagement levels for human capital within organisations.
Innovation is Everyone´s Responsibility and Why Innovation MattersStefan Lindegaard
Innovation is Everyone´s Responsibility and Why Innovation Matters
Here you get my slides from a recent presentation in Turkey where I was asked to provide perspectives on innovation through two important questions / lenses:
Why innovation matters? My key message is that innovation matters if your company wants to stay relevant – and survive. It is that simple. Just consider this piece of information:
At the current churn rate, 75% of the S&P 500 firms in 2011 will be replaced by new firms entering the S&P500 in 2027. There is so much change and it is happening so fast. Innovation can mean many things, but it is a general understanding that it helps you fight irrelevance and helps you drive change rather than becoming a victim of it.
Innovation is everyone´s responsibility. I work with innovation on three levels; incremental, radical and “in between”. The latter is often the most relevant because it can really change things and have a strong impact while companies have a good chance of succeeding with this with the right setup, processes and people. Radical or disruptive innovation is highly desirable, but it is also very difficult to achieve. It requires a lot of luck as well as the right framework and conditions for this luck to happen. Very few organizations succeeds here.
While everyone in an organization should contribute to incremental innovation, I don´t think everyone should work with radical or “in between” innovation – at the same time that is. Most people just have to focus on the getting their daily jobs done. However, every employee should be given an opportunity to contribute to radical and “in between” innovation through corporate programs that could be based on the concept of intrapreneurship, incubators, accelerators or something similar.
When it comes to getting people to understand that everyone actually can contribute to all three levels of innovation, I like to use the Ten Types of Innovation framework by Doblin as it is a simple and visual concept that can open the eyes of the “unusual suspects” when it comes to innovation contribution.
Well, check my slides and let me know what you think. I am of course open for discussing a session or talk near you :-)
The document discusses the role of HR in organizational transformation. It argues that HR often ends up defending the status quo instead of driving real change. It suggests HR should focus on promoting workplace ethics, corporate social responsibility, developing the talent ecosystem, managing diversity for value, and challenging wrong decisions. The presentation provides examples of how HR can build skills through apprenticeship programs, implement true diversity management, and advocate for fairness and justice. It concludes that for HR to be valued, it needs to help employees find meaning, difference, honesty, value and simple rules in their work.
In times like these it is more important than ever to get the most out of our investment in HR Capital. Taking different cultural backgrounds into account will increase motivation, reduce turnover, and help keep your best people.
Managers can be more effective in coping with the global economic crisis if they simplify the way they manage their staff, taking into account the different cultural backgrounds of their team members and the different cultures in which their business operates. Global practices need to be adapted to local cultural values to increase efficiency.
The Culture Cure for Digital: How to Fix What’s Ailing BusinessCognizant
Work cultures that have developed over time can be too slow-moving and complacent for the digital age. Business leaders need to intentionally reshape the organizational culture to energize people for the work of the future.
The key of the transformation process is HR, we have to pay more attention in this department because can be crucial in the digital transformation of our companies.
Why Volunteering Programs are no longer just for Large CompaniesGaurav Bhattacharya
Employee Volunteer Programs are no longer only for large companies!
With the latest generation of cloud-based solutions, any sized company can now afford a great employee volunteering platform.
Consult Your Community - Reflection on Virtual Community BuildingKiron Chandy
Find out how a ragtag team of young professionals empower over 300 students across the country to give back to their communities in over 15 locations across America
This document discusses methods for building thriving organizations by aligning purpose, processes, and people. It introduces the concept of "flow" where people are fully engaged in enjoyable activities. Research shows only 30% of employees are fully engaged, costing billions annually. The document proposes a model and four-phase solution to diagnose issues and design personalized engagement interventions. The goal is to translate organizational alignment into actual employee engagement by addressing factors like safety, availability, and meaningfulness. Archetypes like "The Beach" and "The Jungle" represent areas of misalignment the solutions aim to correct.
Our changing world: Four trends set to impact how we lead in the future. A presentation by Futurist Adam Jorlen for the Holos Group Real Leadership Program in Melbourne, Australia July 2012.
CPA Congress Sydney 2015 - Day Three Wrap UpCPA Australia
Todd Sampson discussed how modern science has proven that the brain is plastic and can be improved at any age through various techniques like mental flexibility, forced adaption, memory techniques, meditation, and managing fear and emotions. Jacqui Clarke emphasized the importance of succession planning for long term business survival and reducing complexity to develop talent. Anastasia Clarke discussed how finance can support business strategy through investing capital, managing debt and equity, and ensuring policies are board approved.
Essential Guide to Employee Onboarding SuccessAndrewCrebar
The Essential Guide to Employee Onboarding Success is for HR, People leaders and anyone looking to take their employee success to the next level.
It is a quick but detailed read on how you can use Employee Onboarding to Amplify your Employee Experience.
You'll learn:
1. What is 'EX' Management?
2. Why invest in 'EX'?
3. Why Onboarding is foundation of 'EX'?
4. What to consider in buying vs building a solution?
5. How to evaluate onboarding solutions?
Humans can often be complicated, thorny and messy - but those qualities make the magic happen.
By creating the right process and frameworks for getting your people confident, happy and productive - you can help build and support long-term employee success.
Successful digital transformation has more to do with people than technology. Presented at Scot-Tech / Digit's Digital Future's conference, 23 Feb 2017
Here you get the latest of my presentations where I share messages such as:
“We need to rethink the term “innovation” and we should drop the term “innovation culture” entirely.”
“Four global megatrends drive business today: Everything moves faster, everything will be connected, knowledge is transparent and disruption hits harder and faster.”
“Getting ideas and working with them in the early stages is the easier part. The execution is what really matters. We have begun the transition phase.”
“The role of the CTO has changed as real value creation no longer is centered around technology or product itself. Services, processes and business models are key. The internal power needs to shift.”
“Disruption hits much harder and much faster than ever before. You can’t plan for disruptive or radical innovation, but you can be sure you will be disrupted.”
“Don’t talk about innovation. Focus on how you can transform your company based on values, assets, partners, threats and opportunities.”
“The organizational structures need to change. They are not build for the upcoming challenges and opportunities and we need to experiment much more on what will work the best for the future of business.”
“Strong organizations do four things very well: They listen, adapt, experiment and execute better than their competitors.”
“There is no digital strategy. Just strategy in a digital world.”
“If you want to change the perception inside your organization, the outside voice is the most important.”
“People first, processes next, then ideas. The key for execution is people – don´t focus too much on ideas and projects.”
“Discovery – Incubation – Acceleration: Have the right people for the right project at the right time in the right context. Build people pools, not just project pools.”
“Strong change teams know they can´t do it by themselves; they become facilitators and integrators. Education is a key objective.”
…and a short story that I really like:
“A CFO is wary about investing in the training and education of the employees.
He asks the CEO: ”What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave our company?”
The CEO is a bright person and replies: ”What happens if we don’t and they stay?”
The document discusses how the future of work is changing due to factors like technological advances, skills mismatches, and geographic mismatches between workers and jobs. It proposes a vision called "ProFile" that would create an open data skills profile for individuals to own and control, allowing for more flexible work exchanges between people and organizations. ProFile would be built on an open data architecture and platform to connect websites, organizations, and mobile apps, with the goals of increasing economic and social mobility through greater transparency of skills and opportunities. It outlines the business model, implementation approach, and potential impacts of ProFile.
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Running an NGO in a disrupted world
1. Running an NGO in a disrupted world
Lessons learned from leaders
who adapted
2. How we adapt our organsisation to…
How we fund our work in…
How we relate to each other in…
How we get direction & purpose in…
…this new normal
Presentation with 10 slides followed by Q&A and discussion.
Content is free to share.
TALKING POINTS
SPEAKER
Chloe Dickinson
Consultant
Organisational
development
Christian
Meyer zu Natrup
Managing Director
3. How we adapt our organisation
Some are doing well, many are not!
The defining difference:
Ability to absorb shocks
And use them to build advantage (more impact)
Digital & networked
organisations
Build on strengths
(merge, tranform,
restructure)
Robust funding
“We cannot save our way out –
we need to change and build on what we do well”
Tjipke, CEO @ War Child Holland
4. Restricted funding has largely held
up, whilst unrestricted was under
pressure.
Those organisations who fail (or
fail to scale) are not adequately
funded, typically due to:
• Wrong mix of restricted /
unrestricted funding
• Income generation not robust to
shock
How we fund our work
“We are shock-proofing our ability to
generate income.”
SOON: Restricted funding to be
under pressure as governments
begin to tackle rising debt.
Janet Yellen (designated US
Secretary of the Treasury) “the US
debt path is completely
unsustainable“
Act now by diversifying your
restricted funding base
Keep dialogue open, and with
unusual suspects
5. How we relate to each other…
The future of work arrived early!
Remote working
Staff wellbeing and safety
Changes to operations
New management styles and methods
Exposed as human!
“We cannot save our way out
– we need to change and build on what we do well”
Tjipke, CEO @ War Child Holland
Lessons we can build on
Authenticity
Openness
Innovation through collaboration
Revisit capabilities
Invest in relationships
Agile
6. “We have less meetings and
more trial & error”
Programme manager, Synergos USA
“Our historically grown work
processes are simply too
over-engineered & too slow”
Ops Director, European NGO
How we relate to each other
“ I knew we were failing when
we still talked about going back
to normal in Summer 2020”
UK charity trustee
“Best thing we did in 2020:
outsource what we can &
concentrate on what we do
best”
German/Austrian NGO CEO
7. 20% to 40% of people may stay largely remote. Two key challenges relate to this transition:
• Decide on the role of the office itself! (Do we need real estate? Space between desks? Training & Development?
Is there such a thing like remote mentorship? Culture?)
• Adapt the workforce to requirements of agile, automation, digitalisation and outsourced processes
Green recovery impacts grants and policy. This means NGOs must decided on
• How do we travel?
• How do we report our new emissions? How do we get these to ZERO?
Shocks will come back frequently (possibly once ever 5-10 years). We should have answers for:
• How do we simplify and shock prove our essential processes?
• How autonomous can offices/ work clusters work?
• What culture, skills and attitude must we have to keep working in the next crisies?
Stakeholder capitalism is coming of age. It’s a chance to engage with Corporate, and a threat to be partially replaced
by them.
Nine years until the SGGs are due. We should have a public answer for how will we get there.
What we already know about the next decade...
8. “Data & Analysis is everything. Data
are the new steam engines. Know the
data, and you know what to do”.
- Tjipke @ War Child Holland
“The work process needs to automatically include measures
of quality & compliance – as a manager I cannot control
remote work processes. I need to have time to care about
people, not compliance”
- US/UK NGO client
How we find purpose and direction