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Conducting Confidential Feasibility Studies: A Good or Bad Choice?

Bloomerang

Many organizations are locked into a traditional view of feasibility studies involving confidential interviews, but we at the Capital Campaign Toolkit argue that this isn’t always the best choice. It consists of a series of interviews with your nonprofit’s leaders, key partners, major donors, and other organization stakeholders.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Host interviews After you’ve identified potential board members, invite these individuals to an in-person meeting or video conference interview to get to know them and see if they’d be a good fit for the role. Hold interviews. Again, be transparent about the challenges that will come with working at a brand-new nonprofit.

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3 Quick Tips to Get the Most from Giving Tuesday

Saleforce Nonprofit

Most definitely. Check out these four trends impacting donor retention and engagement and the key tools and strategies nonprofits can use to strengthen and grow regular giving in today’s digital-first world. Perhaps an interview with a beneficiary or a fun competition that involves supporters?

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How Can Nonprofits Build High-Performing Teams?

ASU Lodestar Center

With limited people and financial resources, leaders of nonprofit organizations must execute strong management styles that develop the talent of their teams, foster healthy working environments and encourage retention of valuable employees. Lack of professionalism and high turnover rates can dissuade high-performers from joining the team.

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Tips for Meeting Donors Face-to-Face

NonProfit Hub

While these conclusions may not be entirely accurate, they definitely stick. So when you show up for the meeting, treat it like a job interview. Many people make conclusions about others within a second of meeting them. Don’t be late, dress appropriately, have a friendly attitude and greet them with a firm handshake and a smile.

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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit insiders are watching and debating how ALS will use the money and the donor retention strategy. And, of course the valid concern of wasting water in a drought. One has to step back and marvel at the most successful networked fundraising campaigns in the history of social or crowd fundraising.

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Top 5 Tips to Build Your Fundraising Event Committee

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In addition to placing ads, see if you can secure local television or radio interviews to get the word out that you’re looking for event committee volunteers. Committee retention and stewardship helps ensure you don’t have to re-recruit and re-train committee members before it’s time. Also consider partnering with local media.

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