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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed. Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. A director who can’t read your balance sheet, can’t be a great leader. Is that even possible?

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Step-by-Step Plan for Activating Fundraising Ambassadors

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Whether your ambassador communicates with their friends and family via phone, text, email, or social media is up to them. Let’s say you have an ambassador who is active in the running community. The post Step-by-Step Plan for Activating Fundraising Ambassadors appeared first on Get Fully Funded. But, I wouldn’t assume.

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Still Confused About AI, Learn the Facts A-Bot Us!

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The world has a smart phone in its pocket. Mini Code, Multiple Connections “There is a tendency to think of large language models as massive programs,” David said. Through exposure and feedback, it builds a deeper understanding of language. “AI It took another 127 years for Thomas Edison to perfect the incandescent light bulb.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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Be an Active Listener A group of advisors is an invaluable career resource. Become an active listener by practicing these skills. Listen actively. Put your phone away, or better yet, don’t bring it into the room. Tone of voice, body language, and facial expression are clues to what or how people want to communicate.

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Spring cleaning: How to do a social media audit

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It’s good to keep this updated regularly because that indicates to your audience that you’re actively posting updates. Bio or ‘About’ language: Make sure the language describing your nonprofit is accurate and consistent across platforms. Banner picture: This is the large image that accompanies your logo.

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

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Make sure your ask is clear and to the point: Trade complex language for simple phrasing and remove jargon in order to make sure supporters understand your call to action. In order to attract and activate caring advocates, you need a clearly defined vision, consistent and accessible communications, and multiple opportunities for action.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Sunk cost fallacy is that soul-sucking tendency to continue investing time, money, or effort into activities that are clearly failing. Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Our diversity strategy puts inclusion at the center of all our activities.”

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