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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

If Skip the resolutions and let’s talk about goal setting for your nonprofit. July 1 represents a new fiscal year for many nonprofits, a time to review programs and previous goals to be sure they’re aligned with the mission and to establish new benchmarks. From WHY comes strategic planning and goal setting. posted by Jarrett R.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Movements often involve a rallying cry, a widely recognized iconography, often a color (think pink for breast cancer), meaningful dates, repeated activities (from Freedom Rides to annual walks), and a shared goal for the common good. Their development was shepherded by one of the largest, most global organizations out there.

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Craft the Perfect Tagline for Your Organization

NonProfit Hub

Nike’s “Just do it” says nothing about shoes or apparel—it simply expresses an attitude. The American Cancer Society touts itself as “The Official Sponsor of Birthdays,” which is a bit of a head-scratcher until you realize that curing cancer adds birthdays to every patient’s life. Make people think—but not too much.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

Krista prides herself on helping others discover their resilience and use it to achieve their goals. Lisa is a leader on the MiHIA Thrive ACE’s initiative steering team and has worked with nonprofit organizations such as the American Cancer Society. Sudden cynical attitude about the job, company, or working conditions .

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How can nonprofits effectively recruit and retain high-performing employees?

ASU Lodestar Center

Seok Eun Kim states in a Sage Journal article , “Employees show a positive attitude towards the agency’s mission, but dissatisfaction with working conditions – pay and career advancement – override the role of mission attachment in employee retention.”. Why it matters.

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TechSoup Member Organizations Doing Great Work During Hard Times

Tech Soup

Northwest Hope and Healing Foundation was founded to provide assistance and encouragement to cancer patients and their families throughout the Pacific Northwest while the patients undergo breast and gynecological cancer treatment. The foundation's goals are to support the healing process and to help individuals feel whole again.

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A Conversation with TechSoup's Susan Tenby on Virtual Nonprofit Communities

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Notes Susan, "We set some initial goals to achieve before the NetSquared conference (building the space, creating a notecard with information on it about what we are doing and who we are, creating a google group to discuss our plans with the group, etc. Susan described the design philosophy as both practical and metaphoric.

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