The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. This learning can come from different and unexpected places to inspire and spark new ideas and build confidence in your own capabilities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Her specialty is blending communications theory, field research, and practical sales experience to help professionals and non-professionals become more polished and persuasive presenters. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. Sjodin , one of America’s leading experts on persuasive presentations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

“The book is a comprehensive guide designed to help young professionals and career changers navigate these changes,” says Dilenschneider. The book is structured into 15 insightful chapters, each focusing on a unique aspect of power and influence. Every chapter has something relevant for you, no matter your age or place in your career.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

This applies to a multitude of characteristics including personality, work habits, reporting structure and much else. You never know what is happening in their lives — be it professional, personal, or other concerns. Note that you are placing the onus of responsibility on yourself. There is a lot behind “if possible.”

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. The event, which was exclusive to.orgCommunity VIP members , took place on March 2 at the Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Fortunately, because the association already staffed a hotline, an infrastructure was in place. “We Director, Information Technology (right) Emergency nurses are trained to expect the unexpected, but they weren’t prepared to be stretched beyond their professional and emotional capacity. Our plan isn’t perfect.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Nonprofit professionals follow through with that commendable aspiration. . 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. Actively Look for New Learning Opportunities. Online courses.

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Candid

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Going a step further, a dedicated, professional fiscal sponsor can provide much more. Professional fiscal sponsors handle your project’s back-office administration, so you have freedom to focus on your program development and test your ideas. Professional fiscal sponsor services often include: HR, benefits, and payroll.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 12, 2022

The onboarding process should be structured with the objective of finding the “right fit” for the organization, while also being prepared to meet the possible needs of that “right fit” as well. Having this process in place can lower the risk of employee-organization misalignment. Onboarding process. Development. Recognition.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

Plan Ahead As your association collects data over time, it is important to have a plan in place as to when, how, and to what purpose data will be collected. Structured, unstructured, secondary, primary, qualitative, quantitative – it’s all data and it’s all waiting for you to see the pattern. PUHLEEZE. ”

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Professionalism of the staff: If the nonprofit has a paid, full-time, professional staff, they are likely to have the capacity and expertise to be more transparent, compared to organizations with smaller, volunteer staff. On the flip side, poor-performing organizations are more hesitant to share for fear of increased scrutiny.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Engagement Address delinquencies promptly and professionally. These communications are handled by trained professionals with the utmost compassion and respect. The service includes structured follow-ups to engage families until their overdue payment is made. Funds are placed in FDIC-insured custodial accounts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Most nonprofit professionals can relate to the idea of wearing many hats, some of which we don’t always feel super confident with, which is where a quick, no-nonsense guide to nonprofit storytelling can come in handy. Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. And, Dewey danced.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

The dotComm Awards are judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), and are an international competition celebrating excellence in web creativity and digital communications. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J. We are honored to receive these dotComm awards and to be among all of the other amazing entries.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. Volunteers appointed to Advisory Boards can share their professional and personal expertise on everything from programming to the organization’s role in the community.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

The lack of structure can be challenging. They can also help facilitate connections to others in the industry and help you widen your professional network. With just a little research, LinkedIn and other professional networking sites are great ways to connect with those who are making an impact in your field.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Their work includes research, education for families and health professionals, support for families directly affected by the maternal health crisis, and advocacy. Through this online portal, anyone can search the transcribed and indexed Freedmen’s Bureau Archive in one place. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

You , the nonprofit professional, are in the best position to determine what shifts will affect your organization the most. Where to learn more: George Mason University’s Nonprofit Employment Data Project and Blue Avocado are two great places to find the latest information. But time is always an issue.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

With the help of Dr. Adrian Sargeant, Harriet Jones-Day, James Barratt, and Kathryn Edworthy from the Institute, we surveyed more than 1,000 nonprofit professionals from small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations. Many nonprofit professionals said they had a hard time getting their Board members to engage, noting 56.5%

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Your nonprofit has worked diligently to build programs, events, and campaigns that help make the world a better place. Here’s how you can structure your nonprofit’s narrative: Beginning: Talk about the history of your nonprofit and the issue that you are trying to solve.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “The path is the journey,” and what we learn along the way as we encounter resistance, as we motivate ourselves, and as we engage others, offers great learning that supports personal and professional growth. Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

When you’re a busy fundraising professional, it might seem like you’re jumping from one campaign to the next. A good place to start is to think about the metrics that are most important to each campaign. It seems often easiest to “rinse and repeat” last year’s campaigns.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

I have long said that the library is a great place to start because if we don’t have the answer, we can connect you to the person or agency that does. And third, we see a number of individuals from established organizations who are looking for professional development or to learn new skills.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2010

This is the first installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Like many museum and library professionals, I am enamored of the idea of cultural institutions as “third places” – public venues for informal, peaceable, social engagement outside of home or work. Facebook discussion board here.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As long as you can list months and dates for the entire year with places to plug in social media activities, you’re golden. A perfect place to post stunning impact images of those you serve. A great place to share educational information about your org and your cause. And Facebook Live videos will get a lot of attention for you.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

But inkind gifts can also be intangibles such as professional services and rent-free space for offices or programs. A tiny nonprofit was launching a capital campaign to buy land and build a modular structure to meet the needs of the immigrants they served. Your Board is an obvious place to start. Five bedrooms! Four bathrooms!

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Do you want to connect industry professionals? It is easy for online conversations to descend into chaos, so if you add structure to the event, you can avoid some of the wasted and time and energy that comes with having to constantly refocus the group. . What do you hope to do? Do you hope to generate leads and prospects?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Every membership program needs a structure that appeals to its intended audience. Membership Models: The What and Why A membership model is an organizational structure where a nonprofit offers a valuable set of benefits in exchange for a recurring membership fee. Be a part of the bright future of cardiac health research.”

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EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Organizations need a structured and effective way of following their grants throughout the grant's lifecycle so they can easily manage this very important revenue stream and track these funds in the same place as major gifts and other sources of revenue.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Procure necessary insurance coverage: general liability, property, directors and officers, professional responsibility, sexual abuse, and non-owned auto liability, if applicable. . Develop a basic structure for collecting ongoing performance data (including client and donor information). . Get ready to start fundraising. .

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

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. Make sure you set goals for your overall event timeline and when you want to have volunteers in place. Determine the positions you need. The sooner the better!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 21, 2022

The organizational structure of small nonprofits also produces unique challenges. Without SHRM systems in place, organizations with already limited financial resources attract higher rates of employee turnover, creating added onboarding costs. One such innovative tool is a SHRM-focused co-op of small nonprofits.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. A Place Where You Can Speak Your Mind to That Foundation. The 2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report: A Tale of Two Sectors. Tools: Reflective structured dialogue.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

And according to the Wellbeing Project , a global non-profit organization focused on catalyzing a culture of inner well-being for all changemakers, changemakers face increasing levels of burnout, stress, depression, chronic illness, and weak personal and professional relationships. Pause and refill your own cup.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Zoom has become a great place to conduct virtual focus groups. Why did you conduct this focus group in the first place? Uncovering a narrative structure gives sign posts to some of the broader conclusions. However, the app does a large portion of the heavy lifting for you, which makes it a valuable investment and useful tool. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 4, 2021

The mass vaccination effort taking place across the United States isn’t only integral to saving lives, it’s essential for resuming pre-COVID life: hugging family members, attending sporting events, returning to the office or in-person classes. By: Courtney Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at CCA. Optimizing vaccine usage and minimizing waste.

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