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How Can Nonprofits Switch From Scarcity to Abundance Mindsets When It Comes To Self-Care?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After sitting the problem, we re-framed the question as : “How can we shift mindsets (org/ind) around self care so that stakeholders (staff/leadership/board) believe it serves the organization’s mission?” Scarcity captures the mind. The mind orients automatically, powerfully, toward unfulfilled needs. Gamify Self-Care.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. P ut together an all-org donor listening team—Ask for help then show the WIIFM of donor feedback via tangible examples. Joyaux , ACFRE, Joyaux Associates. Third, behave accordingly!

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. P ut together an all-org donor listening team—Ask for help then show the WIIFM of donor feedback via tangible examples. Joyaux , ACFRE, Joyaux Associates. Third, behave accordingly!

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Nonprofits Collect Lots of Data, But Most Don’t Use It Says NTEN/Idealware Report

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The State of Nonprofit Data report was released this week (hat tip to Ted Fickes ). Idealware and NTEN prepared the report based on a survey in April 2012 with nearly 400 nonprofit organizations about how they manage and use data. The report found that nonprofits are either doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. Harvey: When I worked in international development, we said, okay, this org, we’re spending 8% on administration, this organization spends only 4%.

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[VIDEO] Why You Should Ditch The Way You’ve Been Doing Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine. You can really imagine eight weeks well in your human brain. . The only thing stopping you from doing them, the only thing stopping you from dropping the rock is your own brain. They’re going to talk about donor surveys, asking donors questions.

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

Survey tools, another thing that I see folks paying for multiple systems. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. Sometimes a system owner is like the person whose budget pays for that product, so director of development, VP of development, philanthropy manager, whatever title you have in your org.