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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

.orgSource

Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? EI is the ability to understand and manage your own behavior and motivations as well as those of the people around you. The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy.

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Business And Life Lessons From Entrepreneur Miguel Leal

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What I like most about Miguel Leal ’s memoir, aside from its overall compelling and inspiring information, are the business and life lessons he shares. Yet, like many successful entrepreneurs, Leal’s great successes were matched by a variety of gripping and heartbreaking personal failures. Be honest and people will believe in you.

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Getting more joy in life

Charity Village

People on the verge of retiring or recently retired often express a desire in the next chapter of their lives to find the things that bring them joy.

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What Should You Say to Get People to Donate

Get Fully Funded

Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. If you bore people or confuse them, you won’t. Having the right message means that your emails, social media posts, and in-person requests must have some thought behind them. It’s pretty simple.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Raising money for your small nonprofit is stressful during the holidays, and practicing personal gratitude can pull you through. Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. What is personal gratitude?

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The Power of Sharing a Personal Story

The Storytelling Non-profit

The power of sharing a personal story is well documented. When we consider the power of personal stories for non-profit fundraising and communications, stories have the ability to help your community understand the value of your organization’s work. Hearing people’s stories is a source of constant inspiration for me.

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4 Life-Enriching Reasons to Volunteer

Volunteer Hub

Volunteering has the power to positively impact the community and provide you with life-changing benefits at the same time. For most people who volunteer, the motivation is to make a difference and give something back to society. Here are four ways that volunteering your time for others can enrich your own life too.

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