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[ASK AN EXPERT] What To Do When Lead Development Staff Won’t Leave Their Desk

Bloomerang

Teach your staff to fish: People aren’t born knowing how to build a major donor pipeline and expertly move folks through this pipeline. Unless your staff member has done this effectively before, and was mentored by someone who knew what they were doing, they’re going to naturally be resistant. Provide training and/or coaching.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Engage Major Donor Prospects Who Blow Hot, then Cold

Bloomerang

Who were your heroes and mentors growing up? . What do you want to teach your children and grandchildren? . This keys you into information about what type of impact your donor is hoping to have and how they evaluate opportunities. . Author information Claire Axelrad Fundraising Coach at Bloomerang Claire Axelrad, J.D.,

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world. Teaching them to use creative tools responsibly?

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Lili Wang

ASU Lodestar Center

She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on such diverse subjects as Program Evaluation & Information Management, International NGOs, and Philanthropy. My professional role includes three aspects: teaching, research, and service. I recently published an article on formal and informal volunteering in Canada.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Or as my mentor and teacher Hank Rosso said years ago: “ Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.”. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology. Author information Claire Axelrad Fundraising Coach at Bloomerang Claire Axelrad, J.D., People Yearn to Express their Love .

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Tips for Activating a Culture of Wellbeing in the Nonprofit Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the workshop exercises was to teach leaders a process they can facilitate back in their organizations to begin the discussion about how to activate a culture of well being. Participants prioritized the ideas by combining and evaluating the cost/impact, boiling down to a couple of ideas to present to the whole group.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities.

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