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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.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Review tactics like monthly giving programs and recurring emails that generate habitual support. Study email subject lines and opening sentences that motivate instant open rates. Set goals around expanding your donor base, repeat donation rates, monthly giving sign-ups, and other loyalty indicators.

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Do You Work for A Nonprofit That Promotes A Culture of Wellbeing in the Workplace?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” She admits that she was wrong and was encouraged to maintain a healthier work-life balance as part of her job review. “I Particularly as technologies makes it easier to understand society through data, it’s so key that we don’t take for granted the need for empathy and acknowledgement about how the work affects our lives.”.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates. Nonprofits may need to consider a blended approach to maximize their overhead funding by choosing the right mix from among these options. Grantor agencies also eschew funding these necessary expenses. Knowlton, C.

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3 Principles Fundraisers Should Adopt from Service Providers

Connection Cafe

Steep billing rates, adversarial positions, and dense subject matter hindered my ability to be really great at my job, so I turned to more mission-driven work in the nonprofit sector. Great service providers blend relationship building with unparalleled client service, because they understand that their customers have plenty of other choices.

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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” There are also governance implications with new expectations for transparency and new norms of accountability given the growing influence of rating intermediaries like Great Nonprofits and Charity Navigator. If you want to dig into more of this thinking, I suggest you get a copy of Lucy’s toolkits for nonprofit leaders.

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Does Your Business Need a Custom Corporate Philanthropy Platform?

Givinga

Despite promising results, blending multiple CR techniques into a single program that fits business strategy is a challenge. The median participation rate is just nine percent, and $10 billion worth of matching funds went unused just in 2016?. Employee matching gift programs are a good example.