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[ASK AN EXPERT] Should Your Board Have Term Limits?

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a development director who wants advice on how to enact board term limits: Dear Charity Clairity, We don’t have term limits for our board and, as the development director, I think this is becoming a problem. Often the candidate will have an initial interview with whoever knows them best (e.g.,

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Three Fundraising Pros Give Their Advice On What You Should Do After You Get Laid Off

Bloomerang

My personal biggest piece of advice: Get in touch with your network. Read what Lisa Chmiola (Chief Fablanthropist at Fablanthropy ), fundraising pro Mimosa Kabir , and Sarah Willey (founder of Sarah Willey LLC ) have to offer you: Expert advice, best practices, and tips to help anyone who is considering their next job move. .

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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Interview with NTEN's Community Program Coordinator

NTEN

This month''s theme is building community, on and offline - a perfect time to interview Bethany about her inspiration for working in nonprofit technology and more! I got involved with Oregon’s 501 Tech Club/Net2 Local Group PDXTech4Good shortly after I moved to Portland. Community interview nptech nten staff' We teach this.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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10 Engaging Content Ideas for your next non-profit Newsletter

The Storytelling Non-profit

Interview a donor Another non-profit newsletter idea if you’re trying to raise money through your newsletters, it is to share a short interview with a donor. Here are 7 questions that will help you for the interview and tell a nice giving story in your next newsletter.

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6 Strategies to Boost Donation Revenue for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

For example, compare the impact of the following statements: “Because of our nonprofit’s tireless efforts, we were able to provide 100 laptops for local students interested in pursuing computer science careers.” As you can see, just a few subtle wording changes turn a nonprofit-centric statement into a supporter-centric one.

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