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10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid

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Sounds great, right? The truth is that people to give to help you change lives and make a difference in the world, so invite them to do THAT this holiday season. . One message, consistently shared throughout fundraising season, will get you way more bang for the buck than changing it up every time you communicate with your tribe.

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

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Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. It sounds fairly simple but it’s easy to get lost in the details. Now is the time to make changes.

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Why embracing outreach is important for nonprofits

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Outreach is necessary to shape the engagement of the community, to create positive change. When inciting change, and relying on the community to be receptive and engaged in change, effective outreach methods lie in the community itself.

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The Neuroscience of Purpose: Recharging in the Nonprofit World

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If you work for a nonprofit, there’s a good chance that you’re working on a tough problem like the achievement gap, homelessness, or global hunger. This is sound advice, but the question is “How?” We won’t make long-term changes in ourselves by taking a weekend at a spa. In short, we need to keep Paula working.

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How To Create Explainer Videos That Donors Will Love

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But if it sounds like a lot, don’t be discouraged! It’s not the same thing to bring awareness to climate change as to be working to provide shelter for the homeless. It’s not the same thing to bring awareness to climate change as to be working to provide shelter for the homeless. Get To Know Your Target Audience.

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How to write a strong nonprofit mission statement

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Here’s an example I stumbled across recently: To inspire hope and promote positive change through the narratives that connect us to one another. Sounds good, but what do they actually do? We work to end the cycle of homelessness for families in our community. We unite our community to nourish our neighbors in need.

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The 4 Words that Make Donors Forget Your Organization

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If a variation of the above sentence sounds all too familiar, your fundraising materials sound identical to that of millions of other organizations. Alternatives (nouns): Result, power, influence, effect; (verbs) change, transform, help. Do: “With your support, we can continue our efforts in the fight against hunger.”.