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Move DEI Beyond Words

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If one or more of your directors is involved in diversity planning in their professional life, ask them to present to the group; Or invite a CEO and/or staff members from another association to tell their story. Develop Competence Collegiality and good intentions are ingredients for success, but attitude isn’t enough to go the distance.

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The Importance of the Thank You: Creating an Attitude of Gratitude

NonProfit Hub

We need to foster an attitude of gratitude and create a culture of thanking our donors. To create an attitude of gratitude , consider the good ole’ fashioned 5Ws and an H: Who is involved in each step of the thank you process? But, to truly engage and retain donors, we need to do so much more!

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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Brent Gibson, Chief Health Officer at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Managing Director of NCCHC Resources, Inc. Joey Knecht, CEO and Managing Director at Proteus.co, recommends that leaders turn away from politics and toward business. The behaviors and attitudes overlap and intertwine.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

As a nonprofit director, you probably already have your organization on your heart and mind 24/7. Write down your feelings, especially the ones you have trouble articulating. Over time, this attitude will become second nature. Your nonprofit is an extension of yourself. Why are you afraid? Stop playing the comparison game.

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Who’s Responsible for A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy?

Bloomerang

Welcome to the real world of “more than a great fundraising technician”—and that holds true for pretty much any senior-level position, e.g., program director, finance officer, and of course the ED/CEO.”. And your attitude will be contagious. Better yet, try them all: Begin with your executive director. — Simone Joyaux.

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How ACLU NJ Defines Social Media Success: The First Important Measurement Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I followed up with Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director) to learn more about how they went about this first very important first step for measuring social media – defining results. Pictured is: Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director).

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Creating Buy-In for a Data Culture at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

This begins with the CEO or president, who needs to articulate what she or he sees as the fundamental importance of dedicating staff time towards these goals. Prototype : It is one thing for you to articulate why integrating data is important, and it's another to show your colleagues why. But you can also make it fun!

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