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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

.orgSource

The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Be clear about accountability.

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How to Approach a Nonprofit Job Interview with a For-Profit Attitude (and Résumé)

EveryAction

Understanding impact in the corporate world means having a great deal of “market awareness” and seeing how the moves you’re making are “moving the needle” and influencing your bottom line. To gain some insights into mapping out a campaign launch at a nonprofit, check out EveryAction’s launch template. Have the right attitude.

Attitude 101
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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

.orgSource

The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan.

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Narrative Change Strategy

Forum One

Narratives have the power to liberate or oppress because they have the potential to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals, which in turn can shape institutional policies and practices. Also, map your narrative environment to better understand where and how the narrative is being used and to consider if improvements are warranted.

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E-Mediat Day 1: A Networked Mindset To Capacity Building

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? I created the above visual using wordle to represent our collective knowledge and skills. Later in the day, we did a network mapping exercise. Network Mapping Exercise.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

Given the attention that Data gets from the media, influencers, and the hill, we believe that every communications department is obligated to look closer at their data and how they are using it - and should be tapping into it to get work done towards your organizations goals. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

Given the attention that Data gets from the media, influencers, and the hill, we believe that every communications department is obligated to look closer at their data and how they are using it - and should be tapping into it to get work done towards your organizations goals. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets.

Data 68