Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. I wanted to offer them new roles that they would embrace, while also increasing staff capacity. I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful. It’s not easy!

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Notably, both of these advisory committees have different foci (that should absolutely be defined in advance). Create structure.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2024

Let’s clear up these misunderstandings and share some important truths that can help build strong connections. Unmasking the myths Myth 1: “Too much process and structure make us feel too much like a business.” Let’s focus on the benefits of being structured and efficient in our work.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. It’s the difference between a simple handshake and a deeply realized commitment.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more. The great Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.” Foundation.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Attaching benchmarks to your statement provides structure and something for people to work toward.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. They also help to clarify where a role fits into the collective organization. What is the Purpose of the Role? What is the Purpose of the Role?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Engaging volunteers helps get the word out about your mission, since most volunteers share their passion with their personal and professional networks. Volunteers can certainly be a huge help for any nonprofit staffer, especially since cloning yourself isn’t an option… yet. Recruit Like Your Mission Depends on It.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Having an outside facilitator helps to ensure that all voices are heard and that the process keeps moving forward. Lessons from the Field. Mapping the Change.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

However, our recent Status of Fundraising research found an interesting link between income performance and innovating and trying new or different kinds of fundraising activity – it was one of the main drivers of income growth. Creativity and curiosity: Curiosity can lead to creativity, which, in turn, will help your nonprofit to innovate.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. As you explore the different apps, pay attention to the highlighted features and consider how each could make a difference in how you fundraise.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. It helps us to adapt, adjust, and evolve amidst complexity.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Most humans absorb information through written or spoken words and images that help them connect and synthesize chunks of information. Looking backwards at historical data helps you answer that question. Data helps us make decisions. Find that person, tell them they are amazing , and help them get in touch with their peers.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

Identifying Your Needs Before designing a volunteer engagement program, you’ll want to evaluate your organization’s needs and determine the specific tasks volunteers can help with. This will help potential volunteers understand their responsibilities and the impact they can make.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Be the disruption. CEOs: Run your board right.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your school has a wealth of vital information—enrollment applications, student records, financial records, donor and alumni records—and stakeholders with different requirements and abilities. We asked ourselves: “What if there’s a better way to structure our resources?” We took two steps: 1. Achieving “one record” may not be possible.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Define roles for each participant. In this role she will… Today, Cynthia will be the recorder. In this role she will… Today, everyone else will be an idea generator and sharer. Banish assumptions and criticisms.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

After helping hundreds of organizations prep their own sites for year-end fundraising, we have a few key recommendations: Use integrated tools whenever possible. More data generated over time to help you continuously improve your fundraising and marketing strategies based on what’s been proven to work. Is everything clearly labeled?

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

Here are 4 tips to help volunteers gain the most value from the experience. According to reports, 69% of people are more likely to commit time to an organization with a structured onboarding program. Recruiting passionate volunteers and training them effectively will help your nonprofit nurture growth long-term.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

But many Advisory Boards sit idle, with members not knowing their role and organizations not knowing what to do with the Board they created. Advisory members serve mainly in an advisory capacity though there are other roles they can assume. Connecting the organization with other professionals who can help advance the mission.

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Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For nonprofits and government agencies, products serve the same purpose but with a different focus. They directly contribute to the organization’s programmatic mission, making a significant difference in the lives of those they serve.

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Product Develop Impact Case Study 88

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 12, 2022

Three key tools are discussed below that can help organizations boost their employee engagement. The onboarding process should be structured with the objective of finding the “right fit” for the organization, while also being prepared to meet the possible needs of that “right fit” as well. Onboarding process. Development. Recognition.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising. We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. Development and Fundraising.

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Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are seven different elements that any association strategy—including yours—should include. Want some help? Strategic storytelling, media engagement, social media campaigns, and community collaborations are some of the different ways that your association might want to share its mission and values with the wider world.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Attracts new supporters and partners with information about how they can help change the world.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we often wear many hats, having to fill the roles of copywriter, editor, marketer, and more. and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. Helps with Donor Engagement : ChatGPT can help increase donor engagement for two reasons.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling helps give a face and a name to the mission your organization carries out. Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. How can storytelling improve your nonprofit’s communication strategy?

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Storytelling Guide Structure Audience 111

Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later. Your Volunteer Program philosophy can include the scope of volunteer roles and a volunteer’s right to refuse tasks they are not comfortable performing.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They can help the organization set and achieve goals. It can attract a lot of support, with donors and volunteers lining up to help. So, if leadership is the difference between a nonprofit’s success or failure, what does it take to be a good leader? There are lots of tools out there that can help.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference. How will yours make a difference? How will your organization be different? This will help you gain clarity of mission. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. Feed people?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Understand your fundraisers’ role in the process and the best practices for how to talk about it: Don’t mention death. When asking for a planned gift, prepare a few different routes that you think would suit your donor as an individual, including other types of planned gifts and non-cash gifts. Educate your team and your donors.

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Blue Fox

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

That is the thinking behind The Board Doctor's Wellness Test with 10 questions designed to provide a snapshot of how well a nonprofit board of directors is functioning in its governance role. At the end of the ten Wellness Test questions are three optional questions that will help us categorize different types of nonprofit organizations.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

What are the different types of nonprofits? Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Where will we turn to for financial support? What potential challenges or risks will the nonprofit face?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Indeed, if we commit to shifting power, we need to see and understand things differently. But is this the right question?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

Over the years, my experience in a variety of financial leadership roles has led me to the following hypothesis: nonprofit finance is critical to mission success. Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, I wanted to dig deeper into the nonprofit CFO role. Completing the Circle.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

Staff feel like they are supposed to be able to anticipate the founder’s thoughts, adapt to different working styles, and mimic the founder’s professional instincts. But if you are on staff during this period, it is important to remember that you play a vital role, and do what you can to avoid burnout as you carry forward.

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