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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

.orgSource

When we interviewed her for our book Association 4.0: To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption , she explained her commitment to skill-building like this. “My Our organization had been pretty tall and top-heavy.

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Interview: Kivi Leroux Miller, The Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Amy Sample Ward

I’m thrilled to have the chance to share an interview with her here and encourage you to add your questions in the comments! This interview is part of her virtual book tour; check out the full calendar of events. Tags: interview marketing best practice fundraising storytelling.

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Play Big. Change the World. Interview with Tara Sophia Mohr

Have Fun - Do Good

With an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale, Tara takes a unique approach that blends inner work with practical skills training, and weaves together both intellectual rigor and intuitive wisdom. Her work helps women play bigger in their work and in their lives. Big Vision Podcast'

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What Donors Want – Fundraising Advice Straight from the Donor’s Mouth

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Major gift fundraising is an intuitive blend of art and science, with relationship-building at its core. 10 interviews later, we’ve wrapped up Season 1, which features a broad range of guests – from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to Comic Relief, DLA Piper, NoVo Foundation, Rockefeller and several brilliant philanthropists.

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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

Qgiv

The 2021 event featured musical performances, a live interview, and short videos they called “vignettes of community brilliance.” Blending statistics with true stories from people who have experienced homelessness offers a human element to hard facts. They raised over $220,000. Like Housing Resource Inc.’s Fact Sheets.

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GTD Meets GPT: How to Adopt The AI 2-minute Rule

Whole Whale

Enter the AI 2-minute rule, a blend of GTD and AI tech that expands the window of quick tasks that can be done to unblock yourself and your team. In the 90’s the world of productivity was revolutionized with principles like the 2-minute rule, a cornerstone of the Getting Things Done (GTD) a book and methodology created by David Allen.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. .” Blend time-tested principles with bold new applications. ” Meet people where they are, but stay true to who you are.

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