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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?

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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.

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Benetech Truths

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Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. We solve social problems that otherwise would not be solved. These include formal and informal activities such as individual training by other staff members, workshops, staff brown bags and visiting speakers.

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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. The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources.

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

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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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ROI: What are the best "I" words for nonprofits to think about Social Media and ROI?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits.

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