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7 Ways to Build Stronger Relationships with Donors
- June 1, 2018
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Communication, Planning
No CommentsBe consistent with your communication. Have a plan in place to connect with each donor and stick to it! Listen. Make sure that when you meet, the donor does most of the talking! Listen carefully and summarize their thoughts back to them. Make notes. Update their file in the database.
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Helping Board Members ‘Retire’
- June 1, 2018
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Board
Board membership is not a lifetime commitment. It is a volunteer job and that changes with time, age of member, mission, and needs of the organization. Sometimes we see board members have lost their engagement in the organization. We know it’s time for them to move on.But it can be challenging to usher a board member honorably into retirement.
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Nonprofit Crisis Communications
- March 22, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Communication
Mark Zuckerberg has taken a beating lately for his initial silence following a report that a political consulting firm used data improperly obtained from 50 million Facebook users. Experts faulted him for not following the tried-and-true script for crisis communications: Get out in front of the story, say you’re sorry, inform the authorities and public, and take quick action.
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Are Advisory Boards Worth It?
- March 20, 2018
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Board
It depends. Most nonprofit CEOs would say that they do not need another board to “manage.”But an effective advisory board can benefit a nonprofit while supporting leadership. The board can bring valuable wisdom, new perspectives, key connections, and prestige to the organization.
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Partners, Sponsors or Donors?
- February 22, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Fundraising, Planned Giving
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with large companies to solicit their philanthropic support for educational initiatives and events. Since nonprofits ask corporations for different gifts such as event sponsorships, gifts in kind or cash donations, they often struggle with how to categorize the relationship: Are corporations partners, sponsors or donors?
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Fundraise Like an Olympian
- February 21, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Digital Fundraising, Fundraising
Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports writes here about the mindset of retired Norwegian athlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. The most decorated Winter Olympian with 13 medals, Bjoerndalen was the oldest champion at Sochi. In addition to serious conditioning, he worked with a trainer earlier in his career to develop the necessary mental skills to think like a champion.