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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Write down your feelings, especially the ones you have trouble articulating. Stop playing the comparison game. Even if you have a tough meeting ahead, talking about the good things your organization has accomplished can’t help but put a more positive spin on the discussion and solutions. Why are you afraid?

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The Comprehensive Guide to Nonprofit Branding

DNL OmniMedia

Then, we’ll discuss how Team DNL can help you do just that. Are there different perceptions depending on the type of stakeholders— such as those of volunteers in comparison to board members? This draws back to the hard work you did in the earlier sections of this guide when discussing the story you want to tell through your branding.

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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Museum 2.0

But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language). Their arguments ranged in success, mirroring the discussion in the ArtsWave report about the utility and shortcomings of common case statements (see page 15 of the report).

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. ROI analysis requires documenting, collecting data, and internal discussion and cooperation. If you lay it step-by-step, it includes these: Smart Objective.

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11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The best social media practitioners express their personalities with a dash of attitude and a bit of flair, and are comfortable articulating their opinions online. They relish discussing ideas and issues online, and they do it with patience and kindness. Is friendly, patient and responsive. Mobile technology enables that.

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[VIDEO] Building Your Nonprofit’s Engagement Engine

Bloomerang

I’m Steven, I’m over here at Bloomerang, and I’ll be moderating today’s discussion as always. A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. Sarah: Yeah, RFPs, you know, the goal of an RFP is often to do an apples-to-apples comparison. So that makes total sense.

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