Thu.Sep 03, 2015

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The Secret Sauce for Productive Nonprofit Meetings that No One Talks About

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Iain. I’m facilitating a peer learning leadership development group for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders supported by the Packard Foundation. One of the modules is on meetings. It includes design and facilitation – and these days those are important leadership skills. But often we forget to add the secret sauce: how to participate in meetings with impact.

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Six Questions To Ask After You've Completed A Project

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here is some great advice from the authors of, Helping People Win At Work. Those authors, Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge, recommend you ask the following six essential questions whenever you do a project review : What did we set out to do? What actually happened? Why did this happen? What will we do next time? What should we continue to do? What should we do differently?

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It’s Me, Your Donor. Are You Listening?| Insights from the $FG Report

Connection Cafe

I was lucky enough to get a preview of the Money for Good 2015 report and it’s full of surprising (and not so surprising) data, insights and recommendations for organizations, funders and vendors. Unlike other benchmark reports, this one actually gives concrete recommendations that everyone can apply to move the giving needle. Never heard of the $FG report?

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Giving Challenge sets record of $6.6 million for Manatee, Sarasota nonprofits | Breaking News Blog | Bradenton Herald

AFP Blog

Giving Challenge sets record of $6.6 million for Manatee, Sarasota nonprofits | Breaking News Blog | Bradenton Herald : " With more than $3.85 million pledged in the 24-hour 2015 Giving Challenge -- which ended at noon Wednesday -- local nonprofits outdid themselves by smashing the fundraising record by more than $600,000.

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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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Payday for Ice Bucket Challenge’s Mocked Slacktivists - The New York Times

AFP Blog

Payday for Ice Bucket Challenge’s Mocked Slacktivists - The New York Times : "Scientists studying A.L.S. have reported a breakthrough that could lead to therapy, not just for A.L.S. but for other ailments, too. And they say the money raised in the ice bucket challenge was crucial.

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SA non-profits can now use Google products for free to help raise awareness - htxt.africa

AFP Blog

SA non-profits can now use Google products for free to help raise awareness - htxt.