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[VIDEO] First Steps to Nonprofit Strategic Planning, Now!

Bloomerang

The kind of strategic planning processes that I lead are inclusive and participatory which means that the group is consulted, the vision of the group, the energy, we kind of tap into the energy, vision, knowledge, experience of the people who will be doing the work in order to make plans. Where are we not putting our energy?

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. AFP, Colorado Chapter / Breckenridge, CO / Price TBA. Jul 13 - 15.

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With #IceBucketChallenge in the Rear View, Where Does Fundraising Go from Here?

Connection Cafe

The organization has pulled together a brain trust of advisers – Blackbaud, Porter Novelli (PR), Charity Dynamics, and other consultants and experts to help formulate and deploy an engagement and retention strategy. . It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Decentralization of Power. It is made by many.