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9 Common Donation Page Mistakes (And Solutions!)
Online donation pages are crucial for fundraising – is yours up to snuff? Here are 9 common donation page mistakes, and how to…
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Creative vs. Transactional Collaboration
Collaboration with fellow community members is essential to any nonprofit organization’s success. In practice, though, inter-organization collaboration can be “more transactional than transformational.” Here are some…
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If You Can Write a Grant, You CAN Write a Business Plan
Business planning may seem foreign, complicated, and far too corporate, but this process may be closer to home…
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Collecting data is only half the battle. For it to be useful, your data must be conveyed in a way that’s clear and easy to…
Summer at CNE
We’ve been enjoying the days growing longer and the evenings growing brighter. Summer solstice, the official first day of summer, is approaching on Wednesday, June 21. “Solstice” comes from the Latin solsitium,…
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The Voice from Outside: Stakeholder Resistance in Nonprofit Organizations
Stakeholders such as donors or community members are key components of your nonprofit – what happens if they disagree with your…
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Shared Leadership: A Lawyer’s Perspective
Effective leadership is essential for any successful nonprofit, and some have found that shared leadership models allow for greater flexibility and organizational stability. Here are…
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4 Elements of Entrepreneurial Culture and How to Incorporate them into the Social Sector
What would it look like to be a more “entrepreneurial” nonprofit, and why should you care?…
Celebrating 10 Good Things
Each summer, CNE brings together nonprofits, businesses, community leaders, friends, and family to celebrate the dynamic people and organizations that knit our community together. Thanks to all of you, last evening we…
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The Fundraising Event Planning Checklist
Planning an effective fundraising event entails more than just choosing the hors d’oeuvres. From budgeting to promotion to parking, it’s terrifyingly easy to forget crucial…
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How To Spam-Proof Your Email Marketing
The most beautiful email marketing campaigns are worth little if your audience never gets to see them. Even though email continues to rank among…
Financial Leadership in Practice (FLIP)
Twenty-one participants just wrapped up two days of trainings with Justin Pollock of OrgFoward as part of CNE’s inaugural offering of Financial Leadership in Practice (FLIP). FLIP is…
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What Gmail’s New Settings Mean for Your Nonprofit Email
Gmail has put in new settings and rules that are having a significant impact on how, or whether, a nonprofit’s email message…
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5 Things New Managers Should Focus on First
One of the most exciting — and frightening — career transitions comes when you face the prospect of a management role for…
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Staying Nimble in a Time of Change
There has been a significant shift in America – certain voices became louder and new perspectives came closer to the forefront. It has impacted…
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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do
Companies that claim to be “transforming” seem to be everywhere. But when you look more deeply into whether those organizations are truly redefining what…
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Solving the World’s Biggest Problems: Better Philanthropy Through Systems Change
To address the world’s biggest problems, it’s essential that we build upon the great work already being done by traditional…
Let’s Celebrate the Good Things
Each summer, CNE throws a party to celebrate the important work of nonprofits in our community. It’s an opportunity to say thank you. And it’s an opportunity to come together -…
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4 Elements That Create Strong Social Impact
When donors and fundraisers have the opportunity to engage with your beneficiaries directly, they feel more connected to your cause. This connection stems…
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How to Nourish Your Team’s Creativity
There is nothing more satisfying that watching your people fulfill the human need to create and having their creative contributions benefit the organization and…
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Barriers to Funder Collaboration and the Will to Overcome Them
Good collaboration among funders and with grantees—the kind that overcomes these four barriers—can and does happen. Collaborative work takes time,…
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Having too much to do is the norm at most nonprofits, especially small ones. You may be busy, but what are you saying you…
Please Take Our Member Survey!
Please participate in our biennial member survey! This short questionnaire enables CNE to improve our programs and services by using data-driven decision making. The member survey helps us…
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10 Things You Need to Build Clever Coalitions
Today’s world demands that we get good, quickly, at sustained collaboration. We cannot afford to rely on any one group of organizations…
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5 Different Ways Your Board Can Help with Fundraising Without Making Asks
One of the most constant refrains from non-profit fundraisers is that they wish their boards would be…