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How to Write an Effective Nonprofit Mission Statement

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To help your nonprofit begin workshopping your mission statement, this article will explore three principles for crafting effective mission statements that will serve your organization long term. Consider Your Organization’s Goals Your mission statement should succinctly articulate what your nonprofit aims to accomplish.

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Dear VQ… How can I inspire our team to plan for volunteers?

VQ Strategies

I immediately thought about the trend we’ve have been watching and supporting in recent years to shift from lengthy volunteer engagement workshops for staff partners to instead what we call, “mini-trainings.” Is it impactful and can you (and the volunteers) articulate the difference they will make by engaging in this way?

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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At a minimum, a team with a poor leader is unproductive like this one: With the right leadership, a nonprofit can grow quickly, fulfilling its mission and meeting a community need or eliminating a problem. They inspire people, they solve problems, and they build teams. The upside is that there is space for new leaders to emerge.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Guest Post: Creativity – Why do some places have it and others don’t?

Museum 2.0

Years ago, I was running a workshop at a conference introducing a creativity technique to museum professionals. In the debrief to the experience I asked people what they thought they might take back to their institutions from the workshop. The comment that brought me up short was “This was great. The leadership environment is key.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition to the tactical and skills instruction we did with the social media staff on Day 3 and Day 4, we also covered how to manage time and work efficiently – and how to best provide support for the strategies. Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications. Create A World Fusion Curriculum.

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Membership Managment?

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

A lot of times in our business we hear the phrase Membership Management. We held 30 workshops and seminars, with a total of 3245 registrations." Outcomes are, "of the 3245 members who attended our workshops, 2800 said they felt better prepared to deal with new regulations regarding blah blah blah. No problem!"