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How to Overcome a Victim Mindset in Order to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community

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Often, your mindset is influenced by what you’ve been taught to believe through your own personal experiences or “scripts.”. These are three mindsets you can have surrounding your script—the dialogue you have in your mind about yourself, your history, and your future. The Victim thinks life is happening to them. In short: .

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Let Volunteers Shine (And Inspire Gifts) On GivingTuesday

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Spend the day thanking instead of asking Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. New in her role, with two new staff persons reporting to her and an already-packed end-of-year schedule—including appeals, a holiday catalog, events, and concerts—Melissa felt torn. To spend the day thanking instead of asking.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Taking a JEDI Approach

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The JEDI approach centers the fight for racial justice and equity and addresses oppression and known disparities which limit access to essential and life-enriching supports for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). Tailor your evaluation matrix and script . Go where the candidates you want are. For example, you can ask: .

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Nonprofit Fundraising Videos Inspire More Giving

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Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. Update video: An update video serves a critical role. For a longer video, consider writing a script. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

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We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat. They forgot.

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Step-by-Step Plan for Activating Fundraising Ambassadors

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Tell them you need them to fill an important role, to be part of your new Fundraising Ambassador Team. Invite everyone to share how they got involved with the organization, what their role is, and why it means so much to them. Provide opportunities to practice and role play. This class does not have to be large.

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Rally More Support for Your Cause: 3 Simple Ways to Add New Event Participants

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Chances are, being a team captain is one many “priorities” in someone’s life. Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Include a sample script of what to say to team members. Role of Nonprofits.

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