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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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It sounds simple. And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. Does self-awareness mean you realize you’re a number cruncher first and a communicator second? Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich identifies two categories of self-awareness. What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101?

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills. A collegial attitude that contributes to productive relationships. Help your people to develop interpersonal skills by encouraging networking and relationship building.

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How to Talk to Your Donors About Funding Outreach and Awareness

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In no uncertain terms, Pallotta and others have argued that by not asking funders to invest in their fundraising and marketing activities, nonprofits undermine their ability to generate the kinds of dollars and awareness they need to solve our most pressing problems. What might that sound like? This is just wrong.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. Sudden cynical attitude about the job, company, or working conditions . By doing so, we can create meaningful relationships and healthier ways to cope with feelings of burnout.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

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That sounds great, right? Over time, this attitude will become second nature. Establish a culture of personal gratitude at your nonprofit As you become more aware of the positive effects of personal gratitude in your own life, you will be more able to establish the same attitude with your staff, board, and volunteers.

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Why embracing outreach is important for nonprofits

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Hildy Gottlieb, founder of Creating The Future , describes community engagement as “the process of building relationships with community members who will work side-by-side with you as an ongoing partner, in any and every way imaginable, building an army of support for your mission, with the end goal of making the community a better place to live.”.

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). “I This was no traditional case of post-partum blues.

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