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Writing for Fundraising: Fundraising Appeal Writing Tips for Non-Profit Professionals

The Storytelling Non-profit

One of my professional mantras is that everything is a process ( including storytelling ). Vanessa circa 2012 would let this phase turn into full on procrastination. The post Writing for Fundraising: Fundraising Appeal Writing Tips for Non-Profit Professionals appeared first on The Storytelling Non-Profit. That’s right.

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Year-end Advice For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It's so powerful I wanted to bring it back again this year as 2012 comes to a close. So, here goes.Lynn's year-end advice for leaders: • Do something that you are afraid to do. Thanks Lynn for this great end-of-the-year advice. Run through the fear rather than running away from it. Take a personal risk.

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Gen Z Is Ready to Join Your Junior Board of Directors

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According to USAFacts.org, Gen Z is the generation born in the 15-year span from 1997 to 2012. Junior Board : Sometimes affectionately known as the “baby board” or Young Professionals Board, formalizing this pathway like United Way or Girls Inc. My advice to other nonprofits to connect with Gen Z audiences is to be engaging.

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GiveMN 2012 Giving Day by the Numbers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. A quick look at the social media data from Give to the Max Day 2012 shows a sizable jump over the previous year. Check it out: Click for our full Give to the Max Day 2012 results. We made a much more deliberate attempt to organize social media efforts in 2012.

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The Science Behind Getting Ahead At Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work. Informal Social Network – the people you turn to for encouragement, support, or help with professional or personal challenges.

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How to build your Nonprofit’s Budget – Collaborate!

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That’s the advice we got from finance pro, Paul Konigstein, our guest blogger of the week. For more great advice from Paul, read on below. For example, an organization that provides professional development to teachers can close a class when the room becomes full and wait list teachers in excess of capacity.

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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? In 2012, President Obama responded to the activism, passion, and residency of the Dreamers, by issuing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to protect them from deportation and provided them with temporary work visas. What were your results? Your strategies?

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