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Get Organized and Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity

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We all have our own way of doing things, but sometimes our work outgrows our organization methods. Today, work expectations are higher, there’s more to manage, and you simply must be more organized to grow a small nonprofit. Organize your projects based on stages: Tasks to do, tasks in progress, and tasks completed.

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Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal

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Kwanzaa teaches that giving back is a necessity, so reciprocity and philanthropy are inherent to the holiday. Symbols and language to make your appeal more Kwanzaa-inclusive: Candle-lighting is central to Kwanzaa, in the colors of red, green, and black. If it’s difficult to donate, your organization will miss out on funds.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

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HART for Animals is a one-stop rescue organization for all things pets in rural Maryland. Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe software to astounding effect. The organization's project on Last Polar Bear reached 26.5 " Veterans Organic Garden. Image 7: St.

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

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Here are signs your work may be in the danger (red) or caution (yellow) zone, rather than full speed ahead (green) zone: Your budget has stayed the same for quite some time, or it has shrunk. I often ask my clients: “ If your organization were to cease to exist , how upset would your board members be?” First, assess where you are.

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Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers

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Why do all this if you’re just having somebody spoon green beans onto a lunch tray? Teach Them About the Program, Too. Volunteers may suggest that they are too busy for training and education, or that they have already experienced training at another organization. Your Fundraising Volunteers. About the Author.

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How nonprofits can benefit from knowledge management

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So it’s critical to establish processes that determine how knowledge is disseminated throughout every effective organization. Knowledge management is the process of creating, structuring, using, sharing and retaining knowledge within an organization. This is the type of knowledge that is codified and easy to teach.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It made me very happy to be teaching non-stop for almost two weeks. I’m always learning as I help others learn. Here’s a couple of reflections from my “trainer’s notebook.” Effective training is not about stuffing content down people’s throats, but giving them an opportunity to digest it.