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How to Know Whether you’re Giving Your Team Needless Work
How do we ensure that we are not only keeping our team satisfied and engaged but leveraging the skills and abilities of individuals to their maximum potential?…
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Accelerating “What Works”
How can the results-driven attitude of social entrepreneurship inform and influence how we craft more efficient and effective public policy? In this article for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Results for America founder Michele Jolin…
The Voices of CNE
We are always seeking ways to do good work better at CNE. And so we’ve decided to better our Blog.
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The Connection between Pride and Persistence
How can managers foster a culture where employees take pride in their work, and why is it important to do so? This Harvard Business Review Article comments on the fruits of…
We Retreat, and Renewed, We Move Forward
CNE had the great fortune to meet at our Executive Director, Cristine Nardi’s, beautiful farmhouse in Nelson County for our staff retreat.
Flanked by rolling hills, wildflower meadows, rambling trees, and a couple of red…
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When Innovation Goes Wrong
The best of intentions don’t always lead to the best of results. This Stanford Social Innovation Review article explores what factors undermine the impact potential of an innovation effort,…
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Win Win Strategies for Parent Organization Dynamics
To transform steering committees, you need two basic things. First, you need a parent organization that understands the benefit of a strong committee and empowers the steering committee to play…
Read MoreFundraising Ramps Up as Summer Wraps Up
Isn’t August just so bitter sweet? We gaze up at the Perseid meteor showers, take one last day-trip to the beach, send kids to school with fresh back-packs, and return to fundraising as colleagues return from vacations. Trying to…
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Perfect Often Enemy of Good in Fundraising
There are two words to keep in mind when a news story relating to your organization’s mission hits, according to Whitney Broadwell, of International Medical Corps: “Carpe momentum.” In this NonProfit…
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How social entrepreneurs can solve the talent problem
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Donor Retention: The Easiest Money You’ll Ever Raise
Donors can be fickle, and they’re fleeing our organizations in vast numbers these days. Your goal is to develop a loyal cadre of donors who you can count on year…
Read MoreGot a Great Employee? Hold On to Them. . . Or Not!
As the Program Manager at CNE, I think a lot about why people should invest in professional development. A lot of my own professional development has recently focused on reading interviews and articles related to this topic. I’m also—along…
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How to Make Your One-on-Ones with Employees More Productive
How powerful is a face to face meeting? This Harvard Business Review article by Rebecca Knight takes a step back from the digital age methods of communication and gives a…
Read MoreCalling all Fledgling & Familiar Board Members
CNE has a powerful series of programs that can help to raise the bar on your nonprofit board. From philanthropy to strategic planning, sustainability to detailed processes, financial reports to annual meetings, our Governance Matters workshops…
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How To Incorporate More Movement Into Your Nonprofit Training
This article by Beth Kanter recognizes the biological impact of instructional design that incorporates physical movement. The benefits, Kanter argues, enables active attention, retention, and better absorption of the information…
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Why Individual Giving Strategies Often Don’t Work for Communities of Color
Is there a difference in contributions from individual donors in communities of color, compared to historically white communities? This npEngage article by Vu Le argues that there is….
Read MoreWe Have a Coach for Your Professional Growth
Are you an organization going through transition in leadership, management, or staff? Perhaps you are a nonprofit employee seeking to develop your professional skills? CNE is offering one-on-one support through our new individualized Coaching Program.
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Is Pokémon Go The Latest Shiny, New Toy?
Pokemon GO has exploded in the weeks since its release, but what does it spell for Nonprofits? This NonprofitTimes article, by Mark…
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Taming the Special Event Monster
Though creating successful Nonprofit events can be a very daunting experience, statistically it is one of the most successful careers in the United States! This fundraisingcoach article by A.J. Steinberg highlights the five main…
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Solved! The Nonprofit Data Mystery
How valuable is the seemingly useless data Nonprofits cast aside? This npEngage article by Steve MacLaughlin analyzes the bad habit of Nonprofits of ignoring email and address data, and how it can be applied…
Read MoreIntroducing: Pathway to a Healthy Organization
The well-being of your organization is very important to us. And CNE has the expertise to assist you in achieving maximum health.
In our new program, Pathway to a Healthy Organization, nonprofits will engage in an online…
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