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Nonprofit Mission Statements vs. Vision Statements

Whole Whale

In his book, Start with Why, Simon Sinek shares his theory of the Golden Circle : Every person knows what they do; some people know how they do it. c harity:water’s vision statement: end the water crisis in our lifetime by ensuring every person on the planet has access to life’s most basic need: clean drinking water.

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The Top 5 Lean Startup Resources for Social Good Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In his office, he had a stack of Lean Start Up books, authored by Eric Ries. Whether or not you have read Eric Ries’ book, The Lean Startup , you should definitely check Eric’s The Lean Startup Online Course. Plus, the course is curated by Ries to only teach you the most important aspects of The Lean Startup book.

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7 Practical Tips for Engagement with a Higher Purpose On Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Oxfam America. Feeding America. Teach For America. Abby Maxman.

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Giving the Gift of Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We came up with a book wishlist for donors who wanted to pitch in and buy specific books requested by Bookshare members. One donor made a special offer to our top volunteers, those who have provided at least 150 books to Bookshare: that they could request any one book and we'd (not they!) Pavi • What a great present!

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Member Round Up: Resources and Knowledge Make it Possiable

NTEN

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteer, host, and gather for America's Sunday Supper. A must-read this week is a chapter from Geoff Livingston's book Welcome to the Fifth Estate. Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible.

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 2: Small Rural Museums as Third Places

Museum 2.0

This is the second installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Every Tuesday in June, this blog will feature a guest post examining some aspect of the book. As I was reading The Great Good Place I identified with Oldenburg’s description of Main Street USA, small town America, and rural life.

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