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Nonprofit Communications Plan: How-To Package Your Message

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In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we discussed identifying your objectives and discussed how to better understand your audience. Think about them in terms of these guiding questions: What community issues/personal trials does your organization address and how do you address them?

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Evaluating Your Board Meeting Agenda to Boost Productivity

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The agendas you create for your board meetings will act as the roadmap for your meetings, letting everyone know what will be discussed and how they can best contribute to the conversation. Attaching documents that will be up for discussion or voting allows everyone to review important information ahead of time. difference. .

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Don’t Overlook These Factors When Choosing Your Next Fundraising Event Venue

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When vetting locations for your event , it helps to have a list of questions you want to ask or a list of features that you need in the space. Additionally, if you’re planning on getting your liquor donated, discuss this with the caterer up front. Many fundraising events now use software to run their auctions or donation appeals.

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Does Your Organizational Already Have a Policy for Professional Conduct?

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I just returned from doing Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshops at the National Summer Learning Association’s Conference in Indianapolis. The teachable moments discussion was rich. As I discovered when I did an online [.].

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Learning in Public Challenges and Actions

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Here are a few areas discussed I was challenged by: Challenge #1: At The Lumpkin Family Foundation , we developed our first comprehensive evaluation plan last year. In order to answer the annual questions that were developed in the plan, we compiled ALL the evaluation stuff we collect over the year and put it in one place for synthesis.

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National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering Results for Arts Organizations

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Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. The question. From these questions, our national study, How Strong is Your Social Net?

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. North American YMCA Development Organization (NAYDO) / Indianapolis, IN / $1000.

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