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Pros and Cons of ED Transition Processes
I was recently asked to write up some pros and cons for an organization when it comes to different hiring approaches to take for an upcoming Executive Director transition. Here’s…
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Another technique for being strategic
I recently blogged about the importance of being strategic as an organization and one technique for being so modeled after Paul Covey’s insight about effective people focusing on important tasks…
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One technique for being more strategic
I’ve recently been thinking about the concept of organizations being strategic. Being strategic is a choice made by successful nonprofits. There are a lot of ways nonprofits fail to be…
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Check out 13 tips for email that gets results
Communications consultant Natalie Bennon recently published 13 tips for email that gets results. If you’re just getting started in email communications for a nonprofit or if you want a quick…
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a lesson from my yoga instructor
My yoga story told a short story that she applied to life, but my mind immediately applied to nonprofit organizations. Chapter 1: You’re walking down a street, and you fall…
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How much input should we seek?
When starting to talk to a potential strategic planning client, one of the first questions that comes up relates to the level of input they are seeking to solicit as…
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Personal stories in fundraising
Telling Personal Stories when doing Fundraising Meetings Often, we spend so much time honing the stories we’re going to tell to donors about our organization, that we fail to also…
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Why Volunteers and a Spiderman Theory
Why Volunteers and a Spiderman Theory of Volunteer Responsibility Most organizations with whom I consult make some effort to involve volunteers. Some are wildly successful. Others are not. There are…
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Alignment around “why” and not just “what”
I was talking with someone recently about the struggle of getting a board and staff to stay aligned around a planned set of activities. In the course of the conversation,…
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Some thoughts about donor stewardship
They gave! Now what? You want donors to have an ongoing, steadily deepening relationship with both you and the organization. So you should steward that relationship. Hence, donor stewardship. Stewardship starts…