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3 Effective Tools for (Re)Branding Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Choose people that have different understandings and relationships with your (new) organization and whose influence with their peer group is notable. This group should be given ultimate decision-making authority and will be responsible for reporting to your Board of Directors. Soul Searching as a Launch Pad.

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10 Engaging Content Ideas for your next non-profit Newsletter

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This may mean abandoning “traditional” newsletter content (like an update letter from your Executive Director) in favor of content that engages and inspires your audience to action. Interview a donor Another non-profit newsletter idea if you’re trying to raise money through your newsletters, it is to share a short interview with a donor.

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Seven Tips for Techies in a Nonprofit Job Interview

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By Amy Potthast, Director, Service and Graduate Programs, Idealist As a non-techie, I think I can safely say that a hiring nonprofit's current staff may have so little technical knowledge, they don't even know what skills are needed to do a job they want done. I chatted with my colleagues on Idealist's web team for pointers to pass along.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

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Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Having a clear corporate structure limits the individual liability of your nonprofit’s leaders, employees, and board of directors.

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How to Get Leadership Buy-in for Streamlining Your Grantee Application

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Your Executive Director, your board of directors, or even your colleagues may have different priorities, preferences, or perspectives on what information you need to collect. You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Taking a JEDI Approach

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Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. However, according to Dr. Darrick Hamilton , founding director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy at The New School, that is just not the case. . Set a SMART goal.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Preparing for the Selection Process

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Names would get added back in for the interview process. Interview questions. You’ll also want to develop your interview questions now, together with the criteria and evaluation matrix. And who has influence over its success? The executive director? Each resume gets a unique number instead. Key staffers?