Thu.Apr 09, 2015

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The Empty Inbox: Honing Productivity in Email Management

Byte Technology

'It’s likely that everyone with an email account has, at one time or another, suffered from the bane of an inbox teeming with must reads, must responds and must act. Indeed, if one were to track all the time in a workday spent glued to our incoming messages and bowing to the attention they require, the resulting accumulation of hours would no doubt seem ridiculously exhaustive.

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Eve Layman 1-On-1: Connecting Community Partners

Wild Apricot

'Here are highlights of our 1-On-1 interview with Eve Layman of the CATCH Coalition, in which she offers insight on creating connections between community partners; building a subscription base through online event registrations; social media strategies; and more.

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Can You Get a Good Website on a Small Budget?

NTEN

'Kronda Adair. Founder. Karvel Digital. On choosing strategy before tactics, and avoiding investing in a site that's "a hot mess with a good paint job." As a nonprofit organization, you might have a love/hate relationship with your website. Slick, modern, fast, responsive websites with beautiful user experiences are nice, but they''re also expensive.

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The Questions To Ask To Identify A Leader During A Job Interview

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others. Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. What is the toughest group from which you''ve had to get cooperation?

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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#TBT to That Time the Baltimore Ravens Taught Me an Important Lesson in Fundraising

Connection Cafe

'What’s the one thing that holds us back? What gets in our way of being extraordinary? I’ve got one word for you: fear. Whether rational or irrational, our fears keep us from moving forward. Think about the last time you wanted to make a change to your fundraising program. Did you make the change, or did fear of the unknown hold you back? Did those pesky fearful thoughts of will this work creep into your decision making?

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The Purpose of a Foundation’s Website — Medium

AFP Blog

'The Purpose of a Foundation’s Website — Medium : "What’s a foundation website for? The Rockefeller Foundation isn’t the only one who has asked this question. After all, foundations are not in the business of raising money or selling products or services. So what good can a foundation website do?

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With #IceBucketChallenge in the Rear View, Where Does Fundraising Go from Here?

Connection Cafe

'Last summer we saw an incredible phenomenon in the nonprofit sector—the ALS Association received close to $115M from 2.6M donors in a record one-month period. It was faster and greater than any such social fundraising campaign in the number of donors, from all walks of life—from President Bush, Bill Gates, media personalities and CEOs to teachers, students and more.