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Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

Bloomerang

Implement fair scoring and interview procedures. Set up interview processes that are as transparent as they are engaging. Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Engage with local organizations and associations.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Challenging economic conditions, finding reliable funding sources, local or federal regulations, and staffing challenges are all potential obstacles your new nonprofit could face on the road to getting up and running. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

Get Fully Funded

It’s time to ask yourself some tough questions: Does your nonprofit have the structure in place to manage your growth and the additional work that will come with your realized dream of a new building? For example, one client we helped with their campaign had the former city mayor and a well-loved local bank president on their committee.

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Top 5 Tips to Build Your Fundraising Event Committee

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The structure the committee provides also makes succession planning easier in the long run. Start by determining your event structure and the positions you need. Once you know the structure of your committee, you need to fill it! Your local chamber of commerce likely has a few planned! Determine the positions you need.

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How Grantmakers Can Improve Collaboration Through Empathy and Experimentation

sgEngage

Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. Somewhere in the interview, they said, “We are unique.”. These included all types of foundations, large to small, family-run, disease-related, corporate-operated.

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How can nonprofits partner with underserved minorities to build better communities?

ASU Lodestar Center

What are the tactics and structures one must incorporate into their nonprofit models to ensure they are doing their due diligence to collaborate and share resources with nonprofit agencies of all racial and ethnic make-ups? Implications for the nonprofit sector. There needs to be a balance of listening and offering suggestions.

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Three Fundraising Pros Give Their Advice On What You Should Do After You Get Laid Off

Bloomerang

Lisa : When you’re ready and you tell your network, try to provide them with as many details as possible: what type of job you’re looking for, whether you’re staying local or considering moving to another city, etc. You’ve started applying for jobs and have lined up a few interviews. How do you prepare for interviews?

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