Links to Blog Posts You Should Read!

Getting along — conflicts among staff
"There seems to be an invisible line drawn between fundraising staff and programme staff, executive staff and frontline staff, support services, such as accounting and technology, and everyone else. … As a lifelong student (and someone who tends to think too much), I have spent time trying to determine the root of these conflicts. It seems to me that they stem from three different areas: 1) a belief that everyone else is just like us; 2) a tendency to think that the area we work in is the most important; 3) focusing on what we heard — rather than what was meant." Click here to read the full post.

Funders Lagging Nonprofits in Technology Adoption
"The demand for technology by nonprofits as a tool for social change has been rising. However, the supply of technology funding has lagged significantly in comparison. Unfortunately, funders don’t know what they don’t know and have so far been unable to keep up with the fast pace with which their grantees are adopting new technologies." Click here to read the full post.