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Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month: How Nonprofits Can Raise Funds & Show Support

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month: How Nonprofits Can raise funds and Show Support National Immigrant Heritage Month is all about celebrating the diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of immigrants in our communities. Language Classes: Offer language classes taught by immigrants.

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Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal

sgEngage

Spotlighting different traditions into your year-end outreach injects a sense of fun and wonder to a season that often can seem predictable, homogenous, and inclusive only to those who celebrate Christmas. For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? There are 5.4 There are 41.6

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What Improvisation Can Teach Social Change Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. This exercise was teaching us to be open to change. Of course, we messed up.

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Foundations and Nonprofits: What Does it Mean to “Speak the Same Language”?

Connection Cafe

At the level of language, there is not. Linguists teach us that we think in frames that tie words together. The annual reports of foundations celebrate how much money they have spent in a given area. The big idea as I see it is to speak the language of results together. The first is compliance. Collaboration is essential.

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The 12 Golden Rules For Effective Communication

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Celebrate success. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Always remember to: Recognize achievements and accomplishments often. Praise in public, censure in private.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Publicly Recognize Memorial Gifts

Bloomerang

I’ve had donors routinely give $100 as tribute gifts every time a friend dies or when they celebrate a birthday or anniversary. In this case you’d simply add a footnote at the bottom of your Honor Roll with language like: *includes a memorial or tribute donation. Remember, from your donor’s perspective, all donations count.

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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Among the many techniques Briceño teaches, the book also offers four tips for helping your team continuously advance their skills, even when it feels like there’s no time to problem solve: Why most managers often misuse praise—and what you should do instead to help your team improve. Confusion and conflict emerge.