4 Nonprofit Resolutions for 2021
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by Anne W. Ackerson
3y ago
Even though 2020 will technically be in our rear view mirror soon, its ramifications will be with us for years to come. Make no mistake, there's a lot of work to do. So, here are my four really tough, but really important, resolutions designed to lay some solid groundwork for doing your best work in 2021. Aren't you glad there are only four? If you're interested in my resolutions from previous years, take a look here and here ..read more
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Introducing The Resilience Playbook
Leading by Design: A Resource for Nonprofits
by Anne W. Ackerson
3y ago
Times of extraordinary change and disruptions demand flexibility, humility, perseverance, self-reflection and a responsiveness to a complex confluence of realities by museum leaders. Agile leadership requires mapping out a meaningful, relevant, and financially viable path forward to achieve greater public impact, inclusion, and value through resilience practices. Resilience strategies require rethinking long-held approaches and tackling embedded exclusionary, colonial, and outmoded ideologies and practices to establish more flexible, inclusive, and responsive frameworks that better align wit ..read more
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Organizational Resiliency in This Crucible Moment
Leading by Design: A Resource for Nonprofits
by Anne W. Ackerson
3y ago
I am currently working with two colleagues from the cultural and heritage fields to think and write about organizational resiliency in times of upheaval and ambiguity. We believe resiliency in this crucible moment requires, first and foremost, nonprofit organizations activate equity and inclusion by embracing it as central to all their internal and external work. It begins when organizations commit the time to examine their own historical roots and practices as a critical step to ensure they “live” their most meaningful missions, visions, and values. Resiliency requires many organizations al ..read more
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Talking Gender Equity in Museums and Cultural Organizations
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by Anne W. Ackerson
4y ago
On July 2nd, Joan Baldwin and I joined Cali Buckley and an audience from the College Art Association to talk about gender equity in museums and cultural organizations. Our conversation was wide-ranging with thoughts about pay equity, the intersectionality of workplace issues, and next generation arts leaders. Here's the video of our conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zgnb7FAr-E&feature=youtu.be ..read more
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4 Strategies to Pivot and Lead Through Disruption
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by Anne W. Ackerson
4y ago
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Crisis and Creative Leadership: A Conversation with Paul Orselli
Leading by Design: A Resource for Nonprofits
by Anne W. Ackerson
4y ago
On May 19th, exhibition designer and developer Paul Orselli and I sat down to talk about museum and nonprofit leadership. If you'd like to watch more of Paul's Museum FAQ's, find him on YouTube ..read more
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Nonprofit Transparency: Creating A Culture of Trust
Leading by Design: A Resource for Nonprofits
by Anne W. Ackerson
4y ago
We read and hear a lot about transparency and accountability these days, but these are by no means new concepts. However, they've taken on renewed meaning in a world where spinning the message and dodging the glare of scrutiny seem to be prized skills. Yet.... “…our funding is principally from sources requiring superficial accountability, our strategic planning is rarely compelling, board and staff are uninformed about exactly who is and is not participating in our exhibitions and programs, and we provide fare that is indexed to internal priorities, with minimal effort to explain what we ..read more
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Nonprofits and the Public Trust: No Excuses
Leading by Design: A Resource for Nonprofits
by Anne W. Ackerson
4y ago
Periodically, social media is ablaze with comments from nonprofit leaders bemoaning the fact that their organizations are too small to keep up with a seemingly overwhelming amount of professional and regulatory standards. While one may hear less outright complaining from big nonprofits when they turn a blind eye to the importance of standards, ethics, and the public trust, chances are we'll be reading about their transgressions in the headlines. Whether nonprofits flaunt the public trust due to ignorance or by design, the performance expectation for all nonprofits -- no matter their size, d ..read more
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