The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 8, 2020

In both of these posts, my goal was to pull back the curtain on how I make decisions for my consulting clients and even in my own business. I took her assessment a few years ago and I’ll share that my top result was Mystique, which is the Fascination archetype of listening. Comparison is a killer of creativity and authenticity.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 18, 2018

We turned to CFO Paul Konigstein for help with the important issue of engaging with financials this week – thanks for the very practical and terrific advice, as always, Paul! If you don’t finalize the information, you risk the possibility of reporting different results for the same time period from one report to the next.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2016

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2017

Unfortunately, I’ve also seen too few folks not use those numbers to drive decisions and improve results. 3 Benchmark Insights for Nonprofits in 2017: Note: Any industry benchmark report should be used for comparison, but it’s only one of many data points you should consider. It also takes time to see growth and movement.

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Benchmark Online Analytics Beginner 20

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

The idea that web stats = some measure of nonprofit accountability is a result of a mindset that suggests that web presence should be the central part of a nonprofit’s communications strategy, and that raw numbers of visits has some relationship to how well a nonprofit works. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

If this doesn’t work, consider bringing in an outside person like a facilitator or consultant. You may not want them involved in all the details, but find ways to ask for their opinion, advice, and feedback. Go to www.idealware.org to get a good comparison of them. Results have ranged from $25,000 to $125,000.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

If this doesn’t work, consider bringing in an outside person like a facilitator or consultant. You may not want them involved in all the details, but find ways to ask for their opinion, advice, and feedback. Go to www.idealware.org to get a good comparison of them. Results have ranged from $25,000 to $125,000.

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