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Strategic Fundraising For Small Arts + Culture Nonprofits

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When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. The arts are important to modern culture and society, yet competition from other causes can encroach on the ability of your nonprofit to raise funds.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture. It identifies how people prefer to receive, assimilate, and act on information.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. If you’re interviewing prospective employees, be as clear about the company’s expectations for behavior and attitude as you are about the professional skills required. It’s helpful to outline cultural norms and values in the job description.

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Do You Inform Donors Of These 2 Giving Opportunities?

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Towards this end, why not be prepared to inform donors of giving opportunities of which they may not be aware? For example, last year I was delighted to receive an email from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco including information informing supporters about new tax deduction benefits made possible through the CARES Act.

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Who’s Responsible for A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy?

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If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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podcast interview, my colleague Al Dea, Founder Edge of Work , explained this more contemporary attitude and positioning. Garth Jordan, CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association , talked about how that attitude aligns with the Board’s relationship with the executive director and the staff. “We’re

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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The numbers, statistics, and trends should inform joint initiatives. Membership can use the information to target new prospects and be alerted to potential lapsers. Marketing can customize campaigns utilizing information from the group that regularly communicates with constituents. Be clear about accountability.