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9 Essential Nonprofit Management Skills & Development Tips

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

To help you grow into a modern leader, we’ll explore these common nonprofit management skills you can (and should) develop at your own organization: Marketing Fundraising Public Speaking Interpersonal Communications Relationship-Building Strategic Planning Delegation Budget Allocation Problem-Solving Before training your team, invest in yourself.

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Why Artisans Are Building an Alternative to Etsy

NonProfit Quarterly

Business publications once celebrated how the internet helps artisans thrive. Many crafts, such as sewing and quilting, were considered “women’s work,” allocated as much value as doing the laundry. There were complaints that Etsy was inconsistently applying policies requiring items to be handmade.

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What Dr. James means when he recommends you harness the power of storytelling in major gifts fundraising

iMarketSmart

It promotes personal and social norms supporting a heroic response. Because they provide value. Big money comes by providing big value. Other professions provide value in different ways. A charity can provide value to many people in many ways. 2] It might be external, public, and commercial. Story works.

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3 Big Reasons Why An ‘Ask’ Is Mostly About Your Donor’s Hero Story (Not Your Organization’s)

iMarketSmart

These establish motivation from the main character’s original identity. Without this, even a catastrophic threat won’t motivate action. To motivate dramatic action, the problem must be disruptive. The effective ask presents: A crisis (threat or opportunity) for the donor’s people or values. The narrative arc.

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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

iMarketSmart

This then permits questions that: Connect the donor’s identity (history, people, and values) with the cause, the charity, or the project [ Original Identity → Challenge ] Define a personally meaningful victory [ Victory → Enhanced Identity ], and Make a challenge that promises the victory [Challenge → Victory ]. What does this look like?

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What Does Success on Social Media Mean in 2023? (Part 3)

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

The doors to my signature training program, Social Media for Social Good Academy , are open – but for a limited time only! For Nonprofits Who Want to Turn Social Media Followers Into Donors, Supporters, and Advocates. Who’s it for? What do you get at the end? What does it really take?

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1.