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Strategies to Build Donor Trust and Retention

sgEngage

In 1993, AFP, AHP, CASE, and the Giving Institute created the Donor Bill of Rights to commit their members to values that would inspire the trust of the public. The strongest bonds are those that have been tested. Many of these organizations have Codes of Ethics that their members adhere to as well. Reveal your failures.

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How you can foster sustainable innovation within your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. This is an exclusive learning and networking experience just for executive directors, senior-level managers and emerging executives of nonprofit and public organizations.

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

Museum 2.0

I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts. 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).

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Announcing Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my second book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit : Using Data to Change the World ,” with co-author and measurement goddess KD Paine. The book is about how nonprofits can measure and improve results from leveraging their networks.

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8 Top Examples of Fundraising Flyers+Tips to Make Your Own

Top Nonprofits

Test out different shapes. No matter if you’re representing a school, church, nonprofit, or other public-facing organization, flyers are a simple, yet smart way to spread the word about your activities. Images lend more evocative value to your content and allow you to better articulate brand messaging. Include QR codes.

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Boosting Board Collaboration: Getting Board Buy-In for Collaboration Tools

NTEN

Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware (Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the feature article "Boosting Board Collaboration " , which appeared in the first issue of NTEN's new publication: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. Read the entire article and the complete issue by subscribing online.)

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Nonprofit Market Research: What It Is & How To Get Started

DNL OmniMedia

When you have a strong grasp of your audience’s motivations, you can increase donations, volunteer hours, advocacy actions, and the overall public opinion of your nonprofit. Where would you like to test your hypotheses against actual research? Step 4: Pre-test survey questions. What’s working well, and what could be improved?