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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

Leaders who promote professional development and education of all kinds also encourage teams to bring an expansive perspective to their work. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Welcome every proposal. Training in this all-important skill isn’t generally on the menu of professional development offerings.

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4 Signs You Are A Burned Out Nonprofit Fundraiser

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Given the harsh working environment for nonprofits , it is a perfect recipe for a whole bunch of burnt out nonprofit fundraising professionals and others. Yes, some professionals actually curl up under their desk for a cat nap. Instead, incorporate a brain-replenishing walk into your lunch hour.

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Content Curation for Nonprofits – Notes from #13ntccur8

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development. Will is also does a lot of work with video – so when he proposed that we incorporate video interviews as part of the session, I was thrilled. .”

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering Relevant Content Marketing

Bloomerang

Finally, after hearing a lot of nuts and bolts from them about numerous programs and processes around which I couldn’t quite wrap my brain, I said “Tell me why I should give in one sentence.” Fundraisers must understand they no longer just write hard copy fundraising letters and grant proposals.

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Hemingway: A Simple Online Tool for Better Short-Form Writing

Museum 2.0

Grant proposals. For many arts/museum professionals, writing text in 100-word chunks is a daily activity. Then I started using it for chunks of grant proposals. In proposals, it can be easy to fall into jargon and long, convoluted sentences. Exhibit labels. Promotional text. I use online calculators to assess grade level.

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How to Make People Believe in Your Cause

NonProfit Hub

Members of the panel can then choose to invest or not invest in the proposed business. After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. If you’re unfamiliar, Shark Tank features hopeful entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to a panel of renowned business leaders.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai