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Furthering Your Nonprofit Career: 3 Tips for Development

Bloomerang

As a professional in the nonprofit sector, you can absolutely still work to be the best you can be, developing your personal and professional skills and advancing your career along the way. Investing in your own training not only helps your personal career, but it can also help advance the mission you’re so passionate about as well.

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Craft the Perfect Tagline for Your Organization

NonProfit Hub

It’s a quick way to describe your mission, express your brand’s personality and separate yourself from the crowd. Those answers are the first steps toward tags like, “Because the Earth needs a good lawyer,” from Earth Justice and “ Helping victims become children again,” which illustrates the impact of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center.

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#GMN2016 Annual Conference| Observations from Day 1

Connection Cafe

I had the pleasure attending the opening plenary session, delivered by Dr. Jan Young, Executive Director of the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. Dr. Young went on to provide five points of personal leadership, which I will pass along here in paraphrased form: Pay attention to the choices that you make – values dictate these choices.

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Key Leadership Takeaways From The Book, Against The Grain

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. In his book, he shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of: character commitment service leadership civility Each chapter tells the story of one of these tenets through compelling anecdotes of various characters in Courtney's life and career.

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Advice for a Record-Breaking Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve had to distance ourselves from many of the traditional ways we have conducted face-to-face, in-person fundraising events and intentionally step into the realm of digital fundraising. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is an example of reaching new audiences. Our annual St.

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

Have Fun - Do Good

Personally, I really liked the mac and cheese recipe in Grub. If one wants to add some meat, or dairy, or milk to any of the recipes, I invite people to be creative and re-mix, and rework the recipes so that they work for the person cooking them. You have a new book coming out, Vegan Soul Kitchen. Why a vegan cookbook?

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Coach Bill Courtney Tells Powerful Stories And Shares Insightful Leadership Lessons

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. Takeaways from the book include Courtney''s advice: The true measure of a person''s character is how one handles one''s failures, not successes. Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. A real "gut check."

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