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• Tough Love Message for Nonprofit Board Members (and Any Back-Seat Coworkers)

  May 24th, 2013:: Board of Directors, Fundraising

  Working with teams can be great—each member compliments one another, contributing when helpful and knocking their own expertise out of the park. Except when it doesn’t work that way. Unfortunately, sometimes those without domain expertise feel like commenting on–and editing–the work of those who are the experts. Jeff Brooks wrote an amazing post (let’s just [...]

• What Any Employee Should Know Before Handling Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Accounts

  May 24th, 2013:: Social Media

  We’re all for using interns to help lighten the summer load. But before you hand over the reigns on a very important task (because there are no unimportant tasks), make sure they know how to drive. Social media is commonly charged to summer interns—and we understand, managing social media accounts is time consuming, and seemingly, [...]

• How Men and Women Differ in Their Internet Uses

  May 24th, 2013:: Nonprofit Technology, Social Media

  Boys like cars. Girls like Barbies. Boys like to play in the dirt and dream of riding motorcycles. Girls love baking and want to grow up to become housewives. Alright, enough with the stereotypes. We know that women can love cars as much as some guys like to bake, but is there any validity in [...]

• 3 Basic Budget Tips for Starting a Nonprofit

  May 23rd, 2013:: Starting a Nonprofit

  Nonprofit entrepreneurs tend to have big plans to change the world. They have a burning passion to do good. Sadly, they often lack the basic financial knowledge necessary for starting a nonprofit. But don’t let money stop you. You’re too motivated to let that bump in the road pop your tires. Here are the three [...]

• Learning from the Best: 3 Key Fundraising Strategies of the HRC

  May 23rd, 2013:: Fundraising

  Regardless of your politics, it’s undeniable that the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a fundraising phenomenon. Their annual income has grown by 57% in the past 10 years—from $29 million in 2002 to $46 million in 2012. (Now is when you get out your pen and paper and start scribbling down tactics to use for [...]

• The 3 Ways to Win Mobile Marketing for Nonprofits in 2013

  May 23rd, 2013:: Featured, Fundraising, Nonprofit Marketing Plan, Nonprofit Technology, Nonprofit Web Design

  If you’re like over 50% of adults in the United States, you have a tiny computer on your hip at all hours of the day (and it probably rests within arms-reach while you sleep). Chatting with my father-in-law the other night, he entertained me with stories of the computers he used during his undergrad engineering [...]

• Refine Your Donation Page to Satisfy Impatience

  May 22nd, 2013:: Fundraising, Nonprofit Technology

  “Everything is amazing and nobody’s happy. [...] This is what people are like now, they’ve got their phone, and they’re like, ‘uhhhh, it won’t–’ GIVE IT A SECOND! It’s going to space. Can you give it a second to get back from space? Is the speed of light too slow for you?” —Louis C.K. People [...]

• Eliminate the Headache—3 Grant Funding Sources to Help Your Org Succeed

  May 22nd, 2013:: Featured, Grant Writing

  With a little help we can achieve our greatest goals. At our nonprofit organizations we need a solid board of directors, enthusiastic volunteers and generous funders to help us achieve our missions. But sometimes even the most generous funders aren’t enough to propel us forward. Speaking for organizations everywhere—thank goodness for grants (when we can [...]

• You May Be Recognizing Your Generous Donors, But How About Your Most Loyal Customers?

  May 22nd, 2013:: Fundraising, Nonprofit Marketing Plan

  It’s easy for coaches to overlook the benchwarmers and focus their encouragement and attention on the all-stars. But at the end of the game everyone gets a snack, Gatorade and a pat on the back. Because let’s face it, there really aren’t any “all-stars” in pee wee football—the most impressive ones were the kids running [...]

• Take a Cue from Nike: Just Do It (And Other Ways Nonprofits Can Make Better Decisions)

  May 21st, 2013:: Board of Directors, Human Resources

  Paper or plastic? White or wheat? Work out or sleep in? We are faced with hundreds of decisions every day. In fact, according to the United States Department of Labor drivers make approximately 200 decisions per mile when commuting to work. Yikes. What a nightmare for the indecisive. But decisions have to be made. And [...]