“To simplify, design thinking helps us come up with better ideas, the lean startup helps us turn those ideas into business models that work and agile helps us deliver the product to market in a fast, incremental way so that we get ongoing feedback, adapt and deliver precisely what the customer wants.”
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This business health diagnostic tool allows you to review business performance, identify growth opportunities and achieve the big picture of the real value of your business. Lockstep diagnostic offers a 7 component tool that analyses the current and desired health of your business. This is a great tool for board members to participate in and utilise the variety of visual and audio material.
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“In today’s workplaces, traditional, one-size-fits-all measurements for productivity are no longer effective in certain jobs or roles. These “objective” targets are often outside employees’ control — or focus on aspects of a role that aren’t actually connected to customer or business needs. All signs point to a growing number of hybrid teams in the future — with some members on-site and some remote — and hybrid workers who flex between working on-site and working remotely. The preference for working remotely accelerated the concept of hybrid teams to an extreme during 2020.” – Gallup
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“Running an NFP is more complex than running a business,” says Sue Woodward, head of Justice Connect’s Not-for-profit Law program.
We recommend this article by Perpetual Limited exploring the five big issues facing NFPs in 2021 and some helpful resources to ensure NFPs continue serving their communities, to achieve success.
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Given the many uncertainties about the Covid-19 recovery, using scenarios is valuable for understanding the potential impacts on the demand for social sector support. Social Ventures Australia shares the ongoing impact of the pandemic and how observing these challenges can assist in preparing for potential scenarios ahead.
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Developing a successful and organised dashboard should be comprised of strategy and key metrics in order to ensure a functionally effective dashboard with measured outcomes. Great nonprofit dashboards are presented clearly to guarantee adaptability and usability.
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In recent years, consumers expect – and are now demanding – that corporates and brands play a significant role in solving social problems, and be measured on their societal and environmental impact, not just financial performance. As we enter a new era of conscious consumerism, what will this mean for non-profits and social enterprises?
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Get on top of your social impact measurement and evaluation projects with this accessible guide to from Social Ventures Australia.
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