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How to Overcome a Victim Mindset in Order to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community

Bloomerang

Often, your mindset is influenced by what you’ve been taught to believe through your own personal experiences or “scripts.”. These are three mindsets you can have surrounding your script—the dialogue you have in your mind about yourself, your history, and your future. You can learn more in this TED Talk from Jane Carson-Sandler.

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The Importance of Nonprofit Workplace Culture: Trust and Flexibility Work in the Workplace

NonProfit Hub

For the third article in our nonprofit culture series, we interviewed Rich Sagall—founder of NeedyMeds. NeedyMeds on Culture: “I value very highly the workplace culture and atmosphere. We don’t have any scripts [to help callers]. However, keep in mind that you might be able to build that passion. The Rundown.

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8 Superpowers For Thriving In Constant Change

Eric Jacobsen Blog

To thrive in this world in flux, we need to radically reshape our relationship to uncertainty and flip the script to sustain a healthy and productive outlook,” explains April. Keep in mind also that some superpowers are easier for some people than others, and some may be more difficult.

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Nonprofit Email Basics: Master Effective Fundraising Communications

sgEngage

A lot of what we’ve inherited, it’s based on white dominant culture,” she said. “If Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Keep Compliance in Mind Understand U.S. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Nonprofit Email Basics: Master Effective Fundraising Communications

sgEngage

A lot of what we’ve inherited, it’s based on white dominant culture,” she said. “If Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Keep Compliance in Mind Understand U.S. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Giving USA 2021 Key Findings: How to Retain and Upgrade Nonprofit Donors Before Year’s End

Bloomerang

Arts, culture, and humanities fell 7.5% (-8.6% Moving forward with how to retain and upgrade nonprofit donors in mind. Otherwise, “out of sight, out of mind” will apply. You can find a sample script here. Foundations grew 2% (0.8% Health organizations fell 3% (-4.2% New donors were up by 18.5%. Keep donors in your sights.

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How to Nail the Soft Skills of Fundraising: The Face-to-Face Ask

Connection Cafe

I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Quiet your mind to become more present, sensitive and in the moment. Mind your voice inflections, speed of your speech, volume and tone. Pretend you are a cultural archaeologist. That is a lot happening at once! Stand or sit tall.

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