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The Myth of Risk: Fear Not the Dragons, Funders

sgEngage

Many band together, such as those in the PEAK Grantmaking community , which centers on advocating and empowering grants management as a role and function. In our world, many funders view their most significant role at work as guarding the treasure by avoiding perceived peril. Risk models were not designed for our sector.

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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? Measure success against predetermined outcomes. Based on a logic model. Follow a fixed plan.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

A: Definitely. A: With many nonprofit leaders holding multiple hats and roles in their organizations, we constantly hear that they are exhausted. Talk about the hard things and normalize tough conversations to create a culture that is shame-free when it comes to burnout, starting with a leadership model of healthy self-care. .

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Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards Winners Announced

Amy Sample Ward

It’s definitive, with a powerful economy of words. Earthjustice capitalizes on what people do understand – that a lawyer protects rights – and uses that framework to dramatically position its role and impact in the environmental movement. A model for any organization promoting philanthropy. And it does so with humor.

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Visual Meeting Facilitation Workshop with David Sibbet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The workshop started with a role play of David and Rachel planning the agenda for the workshop, but simulating how you might do this over the Internet and using graphic recording. Rachel, a virtuoso technologist and artist, used a drawing tablet and Sketchbook pro. This is especially important if there are small group exercises.

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How Can Nonprofits Switch to a Data-Driven Culture?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Most people won’t change their behaviors until they observe the role models in their organization acting. The organization’s leadership needs to model and encourage a data-driven approach. DoSomething.Org: A Data-Driven Nonprofit In Action. differently as DoSomething.Org has done. Think big, but take baby steps.

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