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7 Rules for Successfully Soliciting Board Members
Smart work behind the scenes will make sure that soliciting board members goes smoothly and productively.
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Four Things That are Not Fundraising
Many people tend to educate, brag, or try and be funny to raise funds. Learn what it takes to turn words into money.
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A Message from Grassroots Leaders
Four grassroots leaders discuss how the passion for their work keeps them moving forward.
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Unintended Consequences of Volunteering
Volunteering, in addition to the great feeling that comes with “giving back,” can have real positive consequences in terms of career and connections.
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Updating the Nonprofit Work Ethic
How nonprofit leaders can protect themselves and their staff from burnout and achieve higher, more sustainable organizational performance.
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Donor Asks, ‘Do You Miss Me?’
The donor made a $5,000 pledge, payable at $100 a month. She stopped giving, and the organization said nothing! This is an amazing story of ignorance and neglect.
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Finding the Sweet Spot of Shared Leadership Where the CEO and Board Work in Harmony
How can an organization find the ideal shared, governance-as-leadership experience? Who leads the charge when it comes to strategic planning? Fundraising? Operations? Read some best practices to find out how your organization can achieve this harmony.
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The Key To Founding A Successful Non-Profit: Having A Heart
What’s the secret ingredient for starting, growing, and prospering as a successful non-profit? Read lessons learned from founding a nonprofit from scratch, and the main factors required for success.
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What Every Good Microfinance Business Should Track and Why
Many microfinance impact investors are not monitoring the social components of the financial service providers they finance, but doing so can make a substantial difference to business success.
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Get Buy-In for Your Volunteer Program and See it Grow
Facing challenges getting buy-in from leadership or co-workers to build a volunteer program? Elisa Kosarin from Twenty Hats debunks three popular myths on getting buy-in, and how to reframe conversations to achieve your goals.
Read MoreFor Fundraising Success-The Secret is in the Plan
What is the fundraising potential for smaller nonprofits and how can these organizations expand individual donor programs to see an increased level of success? A guide to fundraising success is here for you.
Read More5 Ways Board Members Can Boost Year-End Fundraising
Trying to boost year-end fundraising way above your goal? This is the post for you. Gail Perry discusses how board members can complete some easy jobs to meet and further exceed your fundraising goal approaching this fall.
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Five Steps to Building an Effective Impact Network
A Ninja pick: “How network entrepreneurs can catalyze large-scale social impact through a process that applies to networks across all systems and sectors” co-authored by DAVID EHRLICHMAN, DAVID SAWYER, & JANE WEI-SKILLERN
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Taking Your Story Multichannel
PAMELA GROW elucidates on the power and importance of nonprofit storytelling through ‘Stephen’s Story’. It is certainly imperative to tell your story effectively, and going multichannel is the way ahead.
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Designing Professional Development for the Distracted Learner
A Ninja pick: Beth Kanter discusses her latest work on optimizing training and development for nonprofit professionals, “Instructional design is knowing how to shape exercises based on brain and learning research.”
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Mastering the “Soft Skills” of Fundraising
A Ninja pick from one of GAIL PERRY’S best loved blogs. She elaborates on “Mastering the Soft Skills of A Fundraiser: What They Don’t Teach You in Fundraising 101”.
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