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4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign

Top Nonprofits

Clear goals and a detailed timeline will give the necessary direction and structure to your advocacy campaign. People crave a clearly articulated goal to connect with and promote. In general, use this structure for best results: Map out a story arc. What policies have they supported? What policies have they opposed?

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What Is a Story and Why You Need To Tell Them

The Storytelling Non-profit

Here’s an article I wrote about process-thinking in storytelling and another article I wrote on how to map out your own storytelling process. . But by telling a story, you can not only communicate the services/programs you provide, you can also articulate their impact. Looking for More Storytelling Tips? Check out these posts.

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Notes on Structure Lab: Legal and Financial Models for Social Entrepeneurship

Museum 2.0

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept.

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Nonprofit Web Design Process: Summary

Connection Cafe

Stakeholder Discovery : How we structure stakeholder meetings, what topics we discuss and some tips for leading discovery conversations. Site maps : How we create research-based site maps and special considerations for nonprofits when developing site maps. User Research. Information Architecture.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Having a clear corporate structure limits the individual liability of your nonprofit’s leaders, employees, and board of directors. Learn more about annual compliance regulations with the help of Hurwit & Associates state-by-state map. Maintain state tax forms.

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Safety First: How to Mitigate Risk at In-Person Events

Qgiv

Mapping out a fundraising event, especially while taking COVID into consideration, can feel like a game of psychological chess between yourself and the world. Keep in mind that some venues may not allow you to stake anything into the ground or even tie things to existing structures. But, how exactly do you stay one step ahead?

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Write Your Nonprofit Business Plan in 9 Sections

Get Fully Funded

Organizational Structure. There are other types of nonprofit organizations such as fraternal beneficiary organizations, or horticulture, labor, and agricultural organizations that are structured as nonprofits as well…so be clear here.). This section should identify the type of nonprofit organization that you have and how you’re set up.

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