Monthly Archives
December 2013
Hal Lewis · Guest Bloggers · Comments Off on Leadership Development – Really?
In response to frequently discussed crises in leadership, nonprofit organizations seem to have a particular focus of late on leadership development. Millions of dollars are expended annually for training sessions, retreats, and various projects purporting to train volunteer and professional “leaders.” As one who has been both student and teacher in a variety of these.
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Stefanie Pessis Weil · Capital/Endowment Campaign Management · Comments Off on The Psychology of Giving – Why People Give or Don’t Give
At the end of the day, fundraising is like life. Your best friends are the ones you can most count on to give back to you what you need. And so it goes with fundraising. People who are friends of your organization are the ones most likely to give back in a big way. While.
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Tina Herpe · Capital/Endowment Campaign Management · Comments Off on Charitable Solicitation Registration – Part 2
It’s not about your nonprofit’s address. It’s about the addresses to which you send your appeals for support. In my last post, I introduced the topic of Charitable Solicitation Registration. As a reminder, Charitable Solicitation Registration is a way in which states protect their citizens by regulating who can solicit donations. If your nonprofit sends solicitations.
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Judy Gadiel · Grant Writing · Comments Off on Unique Funder = Unique Application Process
Every Foundation is different and therefore every grant proposal you submit will be different, even if it is for the same program and requests the same dollar amount as the one before. Before you sit down to write a grant proposal, spend some time studying the prospective funder and their unique application process. Go back.
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Julie Teitelbaum · Social Media · Comments Off on Are you LinkedIn?
Welcome to the world of LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. Globally, there are 250 million members “Linking In”. With LinkedIn becoming more popular every day, Giving Tree is learning to better utilize the site to share our expertise with the non-profit community and to strengthen our individual and collective networks. With seven.
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