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How To Overcome Doubt In Order To Better Serve Your Nonprofit And Your Community

Bloomerang

Identifying your scripts and the stories you tell yourself. Scripts are the beliefs we’ve formed about ourselves that lead us to think and act a certain way. If you doubt yourself often, you’re probably listening to scripts that reinforce a negative opinion of yourself. This voice can come from several places.

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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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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. BETH’S BLOG.

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Finding The Best Board Retreat Facilitator – 9 Things To Look For

Kindful

Look for a facilitator who uses tactics to control hijackers, manage disputes, give everyone a voice, create buy-in, and build consensus. They don’t follow a script. They use online surveys, analyze metrics, review marketing collateral, assess board culture, and review key information about an organization.

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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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. Mind your voice inflections, speed of your speech, volume and tone. If your voice inflects to a higher pitch at the end of your sentences like you are asking a question you will not sound confident or credible. Listening More than Talking.

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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. Mind your voice inflections, speed of your speech, volume and tone. If your voice inflects to a higher pitch at the end of your sentences like you are asking a question you will not sound confident or credible. Be physically accessible.

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