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Michelle’s RiseUP Fellowship Experience: RiseUP Fellow to Full Time Employee

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But, it’s time to face the music for the opportunity to share what, in short, as cliche as it sounds, has changed the trajectory of my career, and life. Due to family circumstances and life situations, I started a small business in high school to pay the bills. I was the self-taught applicant that didn’t have a degree. .

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Golf tournament With the Masters Tournament in the first week of April, a community golf tournament is a great April fundraising idea for your nonprofit. Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening.

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

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The best nonprofits don’t rest on their laurels. . How hard is your nonprofit working? 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. What moments is your nonprofit living?

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.

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Get Organized and Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity

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If you feel like you have too much to do and aren’t getting enough done, you need to increase your nonprofit productivity. With the right tools and processes, you will accomplish more in less time, feel less burned out, and have time and energy to strengthen your nonprofit by planning for the future. How many to-do lists? That’s right.

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Will Your Nonprofit Cease to Exist? Here’s What You Can Do to Make Sure That Doesn’t Happen

Bloomerang

The most successful nonprofits don’t rest on their laurels. . If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it’s time to take a look at what your team is doing and how you’re faring based on the metrics that matter most to your nonprofit. The number of people your nonprofit serves has stayed the same or decreased. Ask yourself: .

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

I have talked many times before about the way we as nonprofit organizations and changemakers set our goals. (If My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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