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Does Your Nonprofit Suffer from Fire Drill Culture?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” There is also “ Fire Drill Leadership ” as defined in this article as a shrill voice or tone that makes everything an emergency when it isn’t. Fires are urgent but unimportant activities that are not a part of your organization’s plan, but require a resource investment. How can we prevent it?

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Don’t Jeopardize Your Nonprofit Compliance with a Commercial Accounting System?

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When your accounting system is not built to handle restricted funding , each report can feel like a fire drill. A stressful, manual, error-prone fire drill. You can also assign grant-specific tasks within the system, so you meet deadlines without the last-minute fire drill.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

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If you make your events educational and teach attendees about the importance of the cause and share new research and findings related to your work, it will get people fired up to support your next campaign and support the cause. The most important thing to remember is to design the event to fit your audience.

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Community Tools Based on Community Listening

Tech Soup

This weekend our listening exercise was observing the citywide Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) drill in San Francisco. Sponsored by the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), volunteer NERTs participate in drills twice a year (find out how you can become part of a NERT or CERT in your neighborhood).

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Daily DoGooder: My Waters On Fire Tonight (The Fracking Song)

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Waters On Fire Tonight (The Fracking Song) | 2:33 Pro Publica This entertaining video offers a concise explanation of the many issues around natural gas drilling, including its dangers and the need for regulation. Change the world, one video at a time.My The use of a catchy song, which invites repeated viewings, [.].

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What We Can Learn from Finnish NGOS About Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When discussing the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , people in Finland have figured out keeping calm versus fire drill culture. Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking.

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Unleash Crowdfunding Potential: Transform Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Game

The Modern Nonprofit

The Three Pillars of Crowdfunding – Purpose, Perks, and People Drilling down a bit further, modern nonprofit crowdfunding can be divided into three main categories. So, step into the world of crowdfunding, ignite your potential, and fuel the fire of change that drives your nonprofit forward!

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