Your supports give you their time and money because they want to change the world. And for most of them, it’s personal. They see themselves as an equal participant in creating that change WITH your organization – not as a sideliner. I, me, mine So when you talk about your nonprofit changing the world, there’s a […]
As some of you may have heard, March was International Women’s Month, a time to take note of the struggles women are facing around the world. Technically, actually, Women’s Month begins on March 8th and lasts until April 7th, so I thought I would dig in a bit further and ask the question that may
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I watched a couple interesting documentaries last week on the Titanic disaster. The timing is right: this Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the RMS Titanic disaster, when the ship struck an iceberg and sank. I don’t need to tell you the story. We’ve all seen the movie. What you may not know is that
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How do you inspire giving? From the inside-out! One way to get started is by doing a meeting makeover. When it comes to “meetings,” people don’t exactly start jumping with joy. In fact, a lot of people think meetings are a waste of time. This doesn’t need to be the case. Here are three different
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When you get down to it, improving lives is all about relationships. The relationship between you and donor, volunteer, co-worker, stakeholder, executive director, family and friends–they all matter and contribute to the impact of your mission. What are you doing to cultivate the many relationships your work involves? Having leadership in your nonprofit’s work starts
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When someone decides to raise money for your nonprofit with a fundraising page, they are way beyond a first kiss – they are taking you down the aisle. Their commitment must be matched by your organization in the form of encouragement. Below are 13 ways to encourage and empower your partners: 1. Understand what motivates
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Your supporters want nothing more than to believe in their heart of hearts that the cause your org fights for comes way before fundraising targets. But all too often, organizations shatter this dream by being overly focused on numbers. I’m sure you’ve heard examples of organizations that won’t accept donations under a certain dollar amount.
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If you’re like most nonprofits, you probably have a presence on Facebook. And if you’re using Facebook strategically, you might have asked yourself this question: Who should be in charge of Facebook community management? It makes sense to ask this question. After all, you have someone who’s in charge of grant writing, someone who’s in
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Adventures in Missions, a faith-based non-profit organization based in Georgia, sends people all over the world on missions trips of varying lengths. Regardless of how long they’re “out in the field,” we believe that each participant returns transformed – albeit only slightly different.
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Cleo Cavolo and Waine Tam of iMentor took time out of their busy workday to speak with Mightycause about mentoring, and how they share in the “Back to School” experience with their own mentees.
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