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13 Fundraising Lessons from Taylor Swift

DonorPerfect

Whether you are a Swiftie who dressed up for the Eras Tour, you’re a reader of Time Magazine, or you live on planet Earth, you know that Taylor Swift has been making impactful waves in 2023 through philanthropic efforts.

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4 Social Impact Lessons I Learned Behind the Wheel of a Car

NonProfit PRO

In no small way, good behaviors permeate all aspects of our lives. Behaviors like kindness, gratitude, and patience. These human practices are good in life and equally good in our nonprofits. These four I’ve learned over the years might help boost your work and your organizations.

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3 Lessons For Fundraisers From “Die Hard”

Bloomerang

Now that I’ve either made you my best friend or alienated you forever with that statement, let’s get into the lessons I believe all fundraisers can take from this movie ! . If you haven’t done so already, think about how you can meet with donors virtually and then share your mission and impact stories with them.

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Three lessons nonprofits learned from the pandemic

Candid

By adjusting their strategies, nonprofits have been able to not only sustain their operations but also consider new approaches to make a greater impact in their communities. Whether you’re a new nonprofit or an existing one, understanding how to apply these three lessons from the pandemic can greatly benefit your organization: .

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Lessons From A Lifetime Of Transformations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It’s called, Know What Matters: Lessons From A Lifetime Of Transformations. Shaich offers clear-headed lessons for the entire life cycle of an enterprise, from bootstrapping a startup to going public to managing large companies to selling a business. Ron Shaich Finally, some of Shaich’s life lessons include: Tell yourself the truth.

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The Southwest Airlines Flight Fiasco: Lessons For Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

While you may never find yourself in a crisis of this magnitude at your nonprofit, you can learn from Southwest’s mistakes and use those lessons to prepare for a potential disaster. Let’s look at the following lessons. Lesson One: You need the right software and processes in place. Lesson Three: You need a contingency plan.

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Building A Culture For Speed, Impact And Excellence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. What is our culture’s most significant impact area? An emphasis on teamwork.

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