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How to Make Your Nonprofit Recession-Proof: Perfect Your Operating Reserves Policy

Blue Fox

First off: do you have an operating reserves policy? If so, when is the last time your leadership team reviewed the policy? If it’s been a while read on as we guide you through the process of building an operating reserves policy, and the implementation and ongoing oversight of that policy. A starting point.

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4 Easy ways to recruit for your virtual lobby day

EveryAction

Before your event, use an email series to give supporters a refresher on the policy issues you’re working on and how they’re impacting the community. Here’s how to strategically use your organization’s channels before, during, and after the event to market and maximize your virtual lobby day to move your mission forward.

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5 Essential Employee Retention Tips for Nonprofit Managers

sgEngage

Then, discuss them with the team member. Give feedback and transparently discuss performance. Collective progress towards a shared goal could be reviewed in each morning’s huddle, and individual progress could be covered in regular check-ins or weekly one-on-one meetings to discuss any problems or ideas that have arisen.

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6 smart fundraising strategies to drive major giving success

EveryAction

Since legacy and planned gifts can be a more technical type of support, it’s often beneficial to share educational materials on the topic, provide access to or recommend donors consult with financial advisors, and conduct personalized discussions on their options.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit leaders should have ongoing discussions on inclusion and diversity, establish best practices, and develop common understanding of the meaning and definition of diversity and inclusion. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

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Four Critical Elements of Managing Development Officers

sgEngage

In a recent Blackbaud webinar , we discussed four critical elements of managing and retaining development officers: consistency, clarity, accountability, and solidarity. Another way to establish consistency is to standardize processes and policies regardless of the team manager. Foster trust through consistency.

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Migrating Your Government Services to Digital: Process and Technology

Forum One

In our previous blog post , we discussed what modernization is and its advantages, how to get started, and how to approach the people aspect when creating your modernization plan. Gain a full picture of who develops and enforces governance policies such as branding standards and website guidelines. You’ll learn a ton in the process.