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Creating A Workforce Development Ladder At Your Nonprofit 

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As your organization grows, positions will multiply. There are usually opportunities to help your employees and volunteers to develop new knowledge and skills that are needed to take on more…

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Visual Storytelling: A Powerful Social Media Strategy for Nonprofits

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In the past few years, the nonprofit world has embraced the potential of social media to garner more support and increase the visibility of an organization. Social media is an excellent marketing tool for nonprofits for a variety of reasons, but specifically, because it does not require multiple staff members to manage, a huge time commitment, or a lot of money. Learn how to take advantage of social medias free tools in order to push the needle.

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7 Tips for Board Retreat Success

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Don’t stress about your upcoming Board Retreat. These 7 tips will help you prepare and create an enjoyable and valuable retreat for everyone involved. Gather input before the retreat. You…

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5 Tips to Diversify Your Donor Base

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Many nonprofits are missing out on the chance to attract more donors while simultaneously losing major gift opportunities. One way to avoid that is by casting a wider net. Its very important to diversify your donor base so you get as many people involved in your mission as possible. If your nonprofit is looking to expand the scope of its fundraising, these are some helpful steps you can take.

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Break Through and Diversify Your Revenue Streams

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Is your nonprofit stuck at the same level of income and can’t seem to break through? Have you asked yourself, “What can I do to raise more?” The main thing to consider when you are really in a revenue rut is: Diversify your revenue streams. In other words, raise money from a variety of different avenues.

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The Benefits of AFP Membership

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I’ve just come back from Planet Philanthropy, and I’m all jazzed up. This is the annual conference for the Florida chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The event…

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the Dance of Donor Cultivation

Podcast Highlight: The Cultivation Dance

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This month, the creators of IMPACTability®: The Nonprofit Leaders’ Podcast would like to spotlight one of their most popular episodes dedicated to fundraising: “The Cultivation Dance” with guest Christine Rahill,…

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Key Take-aways from AFP ICON 2022

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I just returned from the annual international conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, known as AFP ICON, and I want to share with you my biggest takeaways. First and…

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Horror Stories from the Trenches - Why Grant Writers Need to Communicate with Program Directors

Horror Stories from the Trenches: Why Grant Writers Need to Communicate with Program Directors

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With decades of experience working in nonprofits, our staff has witnessed when there was a lack of communication between grant writers and the Program Director who carried out the grant project. This article shares a few of these chaotic scenarios and offers guidance on why grant writers should coordinate with Program Directors–before writing the proposal.

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Coaching for Executive Directors

Show Your Executive Director Some Love by Investing in a Coach

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I want to talk about a special person in many of our lives—an Executive Director. Executive Directors of nonprofit organizations give so much and extend so much good to the…

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