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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. Influencers are not necessarily thought leaders. Review expense policies, conflict of interest, or any other relevant policies or ethical issues. This is critical.

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog. —– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. Now, what about peer influence? Giving permission to peer influence. Let’s discuss!

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. Generally, strategic planning forms look similar to this: This template outlines all of the essential planning steps that we’ll review in the next section.

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Mastering The Art Of Idea Generation And Sharing

Bloomerang

This approach creates a perception of objectivity and avoids the appearance of undue influence, which can happen when only the boss takes on this role. Even using charts and graphs can help a lot. Here you can review a comparison of virtual tools. If you’re meeting in person, try to draw simple pictures.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

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We’ve been reviewing GivingTuesday donation volume on an hourly basis for several years now, which has revealed two important trends in donor behavior this year: Scheduled Gifts: The number of scheduled recurring gifts heavily increased on GivingTuesday. Much of that performance improvement was influenced by emails’ subject lines.

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Replacing Mobile Advertising with Real-Time Data

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve run three questions so far, and here’s some of the insights to the process: What influences your charitable giving? The first question I asked on Qriously was: “What influences your charitable giving?&# First, overall: And when you click on “What does this chart mean?&# That’s it!

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Taking Action: Fundraising Trends And Best Practices From Bloomerang’s ‘Fundraising Planning and Climate Report’

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Your own careful review of the report is encouraged. It’s important to answer these questions for yourself and chart your course of action accordingly. At this level, your fundraising plan should cover the next three to five years and be reviewed and evaluated quarterly for your performance against the plan’s benchmarks.

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