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Six Easy Questions to Ask Your Foundation Program Officer
If you’re a nonprofit leader who seeks grants from private foundations, you know what it feels like to be politely interrogated. In the midst of answering all those questions, it…
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Why New Leaders Should Make Decisions Slowly
The stakes are high when a new leader takes over. Despite their training and experience, a full 74% of new leaders say they are unprepared for the new role,…
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Strategic Planning Sucks the Life Out of Nonprofits
It’s time for some truth-telling. The nonprofit sector has created a culture in which strategic work is seen as a necessary evil, a process to endure, something to suffer through.
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The Secret Sauce to Year-End: Tools, Trends, and Tactics for Success
Join Network for Good on Wednesday, October 30th for a day long virtual conference as we unpack everything you need to thrive in year-end. You’ll hear from thought…
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Fundraising Event Sponsors: How to Find Them & Create a Win-Win
In this webinar, fundraising master trainer Chad Barger, CFRE will help you maximize sponsorship revenue at your next fundraising event.
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Funding for Programs Focused on Women and Girls Still Lags in US – Surprised?
There was great excitement this month when Melinda Gates announced she would spend $1 billion over the next ten years to help close the gender…
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How Engaged is Your Team, Really?
Knowing that engagement is tied to teams is critical for leaders looking to increase their output, since engagement is a known driver of productivity. But research we conducted on behalf of Oracle and…
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The ABC’s of Winning a Lapsed Donor Back
Imagine this scenario:
Your organization received a donation from a donor once or twice but have not received anything this year. Some nonprofit professionals may say well that donor is gone, time…
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The Power of Nonprofit News Collaborations: Shining a Light on Rural Hospitals
Attention is a hot commodity in the media market. That’s always been true of the industry, but like chic urban real estate, attention is harder and more…
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What Happens When Teams Fight Burnout Together
Earlier this year, Ernst & Young (EY) and The Energy Project set out to test a hypothesis: If all members of a client-serving team rallied together to build more rest and renewal…
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We all know that it’s important for social good organizations to connect and engage with stakeholders in order to achieve their missions. One of the most effective ways this can be done is through storytelling. But how…
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Systems Change Is All About Shifting Power
To change systems, power has to shift. And yet implementation of systems change often ignores this central aspect.
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UVA Study IDs People Most Likely to Donate
Many business schools are focused on the question of how to make greater profits, but at the University of Virginia two business schools have teamed up to help non-profits increase their…
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How to Review Executive Director/CEO Performance
Governance expert John Carver was famous for saying “organizational performance is synonymous with chief executive performance.” In other words, if an organization is performing well, the CEO must be good. And, if an organization…
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