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Disruption Sunny Side Up 

.orgSource

But it would have been inspiring to belong to a group of like-minded innovators. You need to be able to clearly articulate: Draw a distinction between yourself and the competition. Everyone who has been dying for someone to offer an alternative will be like, ‘Where have you been all my life? It’s a very hard thing to do.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

It starts with articulating a clear, authentic, and long-term purpose — something that is true today, and that guides the organization into the future. This is increasingly important now, at a time when companies are being challenged to make tough choices and corporate social responsibility is top of mind. What’s next? Take CVS Health.

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How to Get Donations for a Fundraiser: 10 Best Practices

Allegiance Group

By focusing on connecting with these donors, showing them how their investment in your cause is making a tangible impact, and offering alternative ways to get involved, you can support steady or increased retention at your organization. Clear, effective communication that articulates the nonprofit’s message and goals.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Osborn wrote in his book, “Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.” The simple rules of brainstorming are typically articulated at the beginning of a session as ground rules and include the following: NO criticism or debate. Quantity matters. WORD STORM.

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The Johnny Cash Project: A Participatory Music Video That Sings

Museum 2.0

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. When a participatory activity is designed without a goal in mind, you end up with a bunch of undervalued stuff and nowhere to put it. What's the "use" of visitors' comments?

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Tooth-fairy economics

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

In an articulate polemic Laura Quinn of Idealware lambastes what she calls the "tooth-fairy" idealism those who maintain that all content in the non-profit sector ought to be free. If in addition we promote in people's mind the idea that all content ought to be free, it's hard to escape promoting the idea that no content is worth paying for.

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My Learnings from the Boston Media Makers Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now that I know how to incorporate this technique into the editing, I need to keep this in the back of mind when in the field shooting. Shoot for the edit, shot in a way that makes it easy to cut things together, for example, get coverage (alternative angles) of what you???re re shooting. Now cutting makes things less ???truthful???

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