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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. To provide specific guidance, I attended the board meeting and presented an evaluation along with recommendations for how the group could lead more effectively.”.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Even with a friendly name like “feedback, check-in, or coaching,” a performance evaluation can be uncomfortable, or possibly downright scary. That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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

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Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person. Sometimes they won’t have the support, time and resources. . Let’s look at these one at a time, and consider some options to ameliorate the situation.

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

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So before getting to the solution, try sussing out the problem. Who were your heroes and mentors growing up? . What philanthropic gifts (time or resources) have been the most meaningful to you, and why? This keys you into information about what type of impact your donor is hoping to have and how they evaluate opportunities. .

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

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Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Evaluate your volunteer program. Be clear about shift times and locations.

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The Power of Plans, Peers, and Pivots

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Most teams report that having time set aside to work on implementing new volunteer roles and expectations of reporting progress were key to sustaining momentum even amid this challenging year. Engage a mentor or an accountability partner to meet and share progress regularly.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

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Appeals that make a strong case for why support is needed now – during a crisis and any other time — and how that support will be used to make a demonstrable impact. I tell nonprofits this all the time. Especially during times when the economy is doing somersaults and people are nervous. This is what happened in 2020.

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