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5 Steps to Creating Effective Community Health Initiatives

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In this post, we will explore some of the major steps to creating effective community health initiatives, and share one case study. What are other organizations doing in this space? How is your organization positioned to help in a given space—say, the bridge between housing and health? See how technology makes reporting easier.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 189: Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch

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Listen in to hear Erica discuss why a social good organization needs an elevator pitch, the biggest mistakes that she sees, and how nouns and verbs need to be used in a mission statement. You’ll also learn how to craft an effective elevator pitch for your organization. The biggest mistakes Erica sees in elevator pitches.

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4 Steps to Making Planned Giving More Effective Than Ever, Right Now

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Here are four steps for making your planned giving program even more effective than it is in a normal year. Effective nonprofit fundraising leaders know that “wait and see” is not a plan, and many are moving much more quickly and nimbly than ever before. So what should you do when those are off the table for most of 2020?

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How Changes to the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program Affect Nonprofit Organizations

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Since the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), small businesses and 501(c)(3) organizations with 500 or fewer employees have received approximately $550B in forgivable loans to assist them in weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate, makes changes to the Paycheck Protection Program , a signature initiative of the CARES Act.

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The Power of Focus: Using OKRs to Turbocharge Your Foundation’s Effectiveness

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While may organizations can claim credit for building these systems, OKR performance management processes are often most closely aligned with the breakaway performance of Google. OKRs also provide a way to align an organizations’ activities with their overarching strategy. What are OKRs? Objectives are often ambitious (i.e.,

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 151: The Foundations of Effective Talent Management

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The building blocks to effective, aligned, coordinated talent management. White Paper: Blackbaud’s Strategic Guide to Effective Talent Management. Notable Quotes: “The ultimate driver to an organization’s success is its people.”. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Eric’s background. What talent management means.

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Resources to Guide Arts and Cultural Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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As an arts and cultural organization, you are among the most trusted sources of information in today’s world. Take this opportunity to be a source of truth and point your community to the guidance provided by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). . If this is the case, be honest about it.

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