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TikTok, Reels, and Shorts: Candid’s big swing at short-form video 

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By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. This is not groundbreaking news, yet many nonprofit organizations (Candid included) have hesitated to jump in for a variety of reasons.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Some employees have invented tortuous workarounds to keep using their new toys to continue working in the same old way. Here’s the good news. They have identified new audiences while remaining true to their core values. They collaborated with popular franchises, developed video games and apps, and created products for adults.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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Use data to make objective decisions based on site traffic, evaluations, sales, professional development activity, focus groups and/or other types of outreach. Evaluate Expertise Who exactly are the members of your new brain trust and where will you find them? I hope I’m preaching to the choir.

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Tweeting through uncertainty: Candid’s approach to nonprofit Twitter

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However, I can share what we are doing at Candid to address today’s ever-changing Twitter landscape and the decision-making process behind our current thinking—with the hope this information can help you evaluate your nonprofit’s approach to a future presence on Twitter. Stay on top of the news, but don’t get too invested. .

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. When you succeed at recruiting talented leaders, share the good news broadly. Feature new directors prominently throughout your social media platforms and send press releases to their local publications and news outlets. Use the Buddy System.

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What to Do When Your Fundraising Methods Fall Flat

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Sometimes, methods of fundraising that worked in previous years don’t work as well when the economy shifts or a big news event pulls people’s attention away. Evaluating your shortfalls can be hard because often, when you’re smack dab in the middle of a nonprofit, you can’t be objective. Is the letter full of jargon ?

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

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She talks about the importance of learning and discovery rather than impact and evaluation, saying that impact and evaluation certainly has had its time and is important, but what’s most important now, what donors are really looking for is what have I learned? . That’s your icebreaker, that’s your opening.

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