The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You can also find some additional tips for story interviews in this post. If you sound like a broken record in your mind, you’re likely on the right track. If you can, you’ll want to ask them questions like: What’s been happening in your life since we worked on your story together? Have there been any changes?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It may sound heartless, but we often rush to fill open positions and then are slow to act when we realize we’ve made a hiring mistake. Identify 6-10 candidates for phone interviews. Schedule 30- to 45-minute phone interviews . That way they will all be fresh in your mind as you evaluate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. Over the next few years, we interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem builders. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. Incorporate a mindfulness routine in the morning before you check your phone: Janet Fouts, Author of Mindful Marketing , says “I’ve weaned myself off checking my phone after 10 pm and I rarely need an alarm clock so no excuse there. I don’t.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. Over the next few years, we interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem builders. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Platform Fee: Free Transaction Fee: Free Setup Fee: Free Commitment: None Integration: PayPal, Stripe, Salesforce Podcast interview with the CEO of Give Lively: Givebutter. Founded: 2010 Designed with fundraising staff in mind, iDonate’s overall mission is to move overall giving from 2% of disposable income to 4% by 2025.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. Over the next few years, we interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem builders. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

The staff member I worked with had in mind a particular feeling she wanted people to go away having--that kind of sense of community that comes when you've worked together to achieve something. Sounds like that's a great way to play with the idea of the Ministry being a "shadow" organization within the larger museum.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Sounds crazy, I know, but Joel Bartlett and his team did just that when they created Super Chick Sisters – a game focused on educating people about the cruel treatment of chickens. Check my interview (video at bottom) to hear more from Joel. Check out my live interview with him at SXSW 2010 in Austin, TX.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With the rise of COVID-19 cases and the second wave fast approaching, hosting a virtual school event is much more accessible, allowing your school to follow district, county, and state guidelines, putting parents’ minds at ease. While a virtual scape room space might not sound so appealing, think again!

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With the rise of COVID-19 cases and the second wave fast approaching, hosting a virtual school event is much more accessible, allowing your school to follow district, county, and state guidelines, putting parents’ minds at ease. While a virtual scape room space might not sound so appealing, think again!

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Creating a video with social media in mind (while also growing your social media audience organically) is a great way to grow your base and reach more supporters. The highlights of our interview are below: Why is video such an important component of an organization’s digital strategy? Sound inspires me. I come prepared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. The triggers are: Automaticity: Uses specific sensory cues like colors, symbols, or sounds to get attention. Parr spent over two years researching and interviewing people for this book.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Having 5-10 good questions in mind can help you make sure you get the answers you’re looking for from the meeting. Try to make the conversation a conversation, not an interview. There’s nothing wrong with fun, but you need to be strategic in your work. After you decide on your goal, think about the specific questions you want to ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2015

” We’ve been researching and interviewing nonprofit leaders about self-care. The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. We are excited about what we are learning and have pitched a session at Wisdom 2.0 to share it! I don’t.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

If you’re seeking to make a decision between two or more alternatives, your research question might sound something like: Do our customers prefer product X or product Y? However, keep in mind that if you are trying to reach an older demographic, a paper or phone survey may yield a better response rate than one sent via email.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 15, 2017

With your organization’s strategies, values, and goals in mind, your consultant can determine the best marketing methods and posting sites for your listing. Executive search professionals are well-versed in the recruitment and interview process, with tested tactics for narrowing down the candidate field. Sound difficult?

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? You could say, “That project sounds great, but my calendar is full and I don’t have the ability to commit to that right now.”

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 31, 2016

The following tips are from an interview with Fundraising Strategist Maeve Strathy. With that in mind, Strathy shared some helpful tips with us on how to give donors priority when developing an effective retention strategy. Strathy will be speaking at Cause Camp 2016. Join us from anywhere with wifi. Register today.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Learn about the past donations donors have made to like-minded nonprofit organizations. As you’re planning fundraising events, your event organizer and fundraisers may frequently be running errands, conducting interviews, and preparing other tasks out in the community. Political giving. Real estate ownership. that we don’t need.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I started yoga about, you know, from a really early age, my family introduced me to mindfulness and meditation, even though you would never guess it because they don’t look like typical hippies. . I just had an interview with one of my guests very recently, and in the outtake I said, you know, “How was this interview for you?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

With how negative and cynical many museum professionals (especially myself) sound about museums on Twitter and in other professional spaces the question that follows is: “Why do you keep choosing to work in museums since you think they are so awful/bad/whatever?” Many museums perpetuate violence against marginalized people everyday.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 12, 2020

Sounds dramatic, I know. Boards and CEOs that are going to make quick decisions about layoffs and furloughs wouldn’t change their minds because of a blog post or a whitepaper I wrote tomorrow. Perhaps you’ve been interviewed about a campaign to share behind-the-scenes tips, or you’ve blogged about it on your own.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

Drawing on extensive research, including a comprehensive, original workplace survey and in-depth interviews with Millennial managers, Millennials Who Manage , offers teaches Millennial readers how to overcome workplace perceptions and become great leaders. They are open-minded. They are more open minded and willing to change.”

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Be Mindful of Your Participants’ Time. “ Zoom fatigue is real, so it’s important when creating a virtual fundraising event to be mindful of duration and timing, as well as ensuring that all content offered within your event provides value and actionable takeaways. We worked directly with their team to set up interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

In my work, I have 20 minutes to interview Bill Gates and I need my equipment to work." " It is important to keep in mind that there are different levels of equipment investment , learning time, skills requirement, and planning time required. Easy and Cheap.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

Check out the interview below to learn more about how My Colorado Project is empowering local change! Rather than try to get younger donors to fit into our existing programs, we’ve built a site that encourages young people to do what they’re best at – connect online, build networks of like-minded people, and make philanthropy fun.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. Climate change is on people's minds. Now, three hundred bucks a year doesn't sound like a lot of money, right? It sounds pretty cheap to you and me.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Sounds simple, but the real challenge is how to do this in a world not set up to help you. Describe yourself compellingly in job interviews. And, realize that you have some things that you instinctively yearn to do—before you’ve even tried them, and you find your hand going up and your mind leaning in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

I think too many times people are raising money without a specific objective in mind. Sure $5,000 sounds like a fantastic fundraising goal, but what if I told you by meeting that target, a local cause would be able to launch an evening food program for the homeless, or make much needed repairs to a home for abandoned girls and boys.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In a recent interview, John Hadyon reinforced this timeless piece of Facebook engagement advice. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This is probably starting to sound familiar. As my friend Samuel Johnson said about William Dodd, “Depend upon it Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” See our video interview with Debi Cobb from TPL for more about their campaign and results. Lessons Learned.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Note: Mike and the other speakers today are being introduced and interviewed by journalist and emcee Nadira Hira , on Twitter at @nadirahira. Connecting with Millennials "When I was invited to speak, the first thing that came to mind was "calling." He also founded the nonprofit Sparkseed. I want to explain why that''s important."

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2008

It sounds like she might want to create a book out of it. KreativeK16 of Life Journeying got two emails over two days about the Challenge, but put it on her to-do list as something to do "later," until an incident on a bus changed her mind: "While I was on the bus a young girl and her mom sat across from me.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

How do I deal with going through the interview process all over again? ” I’ve lined up a couple of interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? So if you go into the interview and you look to say, “Hey. How do you prepare for interviews? What should I be doing to find the next big thing for me?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

Rose Aguilar from Bay Area Business Woman interviewed me recently for an article entitled, "Women's Voices Boom in the Blogosphere." I started thinking, sounds like there are a lot of women out there who would like to start a blog, but don't know how. You want to start, or find a community of like-minded people. *

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