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Donations Are Hiding in Your CRM. Unlock the Data to Improve Fundraising Results Your CRM: Keeps all the information about your funders in a central place Identifies untapped opportunities Provides insights into fundraising successes you can emulate You need to...

See How Easily You Can Get Donors’ Attention. Discover 10 Quick and Easy Ways to Attract Donors and Funds The number of nonprofits in the U.S. is increasing every year, now topping 1.5 million. When you’re a nonprofit leader, the...

No, Thanks. Learn When It is Necessary to Decline Gifts. There are circumstances under which your organization should decline a gift from a donor. Effective gift acceptance policies provide necessary guardrails for nonprofit boards and staff members. You need to...

Do Your Programs Fill Real Needs? Learn How to Measure Program Need. Effective program design and execution starts with verifying the need. Needs assessments are essential tools that aid organizations in ensuring the services they offer are necessary, welcome, and...

Do the Board Members and Staff at Your Organization Work Well Together? Learn How to Define Who Does What In the most effective nonprofits, the board and the staff complement and support each other. They apply different perspectives and actions...

Does Your Workforce Embrace and Benefit from Racial Equity? Infuse Inclusion Throughout Your Team. For a nonprofit to truly embody racial equity, every member of your workforce needs to understand and embrace inclusion. They must not only denounce systemic racism...

Are You an Imposter? Build New Confidence to Feel Comfortable as a Leader. Does a closed session put you into a panic because you convince yourself you are being fired instead of getting a raise? Do you ever worry that...

How Is Cash Flow at Your Organization? Learn How to Calculate the Current Situation and Future Projections. Cash flow is essential for every nonprofit. While it is obvious that you need more funds coming in than going out, calculating this...

Does Your Board Champion Racial Equity? Learn How to Implement Inclusive Practices and Pursue Equity. Your nonprofit’s board sets the tone for racial equity. To ensure your entire organization embodies this essential goal, the leadership of directors is vital for...

New Programs at Your Organization. Discover Unsurpassed Implementation Strategies. New programs require thoughtful implementation to be successful. Throughout program design, you need to consider the specific steps. To improve outcomes, you can use effective strategies, such as a soft launch...

How Could New Laws Help Your Organization? Discover How to Achieve Success With Lobbying Only 3% of all charities actively lobby for their organizations and the causes they hold dear. You can make life better for the people and communities...

Strategy is Vital for Your Organization. Learn How to Make Yours Transformational. Strategic practices allow organizations to increase their capacities and achieve more. You need to step away from putting out daily fires to plan and prepare for the future....

Is Your Team Successful? Discover How to Increase Productivity and Decrease Turnover. Organizations are made up of teams of people. Understanding team dynamics and employee motivation can enable you to set up your teams for success. Effective teams lead to...

It’s Okay If You Don’t Know All the Answers: Learn How to Be an Authentic Executive Director Executive directors hate to say “I don’t know,” because they feel they are expected to have all the answers. They occasionally feel they...

Do You Know How to Make Change at Your Organization? Build Capacity From the Inside Out Your team members possess a distinct combination of talents, skills, and personality traits that allow them to contribute to productivity and drive innovation. It...

Respond to Conflict at Your Organization Effectively. Learn How to Resolve Disputes and Increase Collaboration. Conflicts are costly and lead to decreased social impact when not appropriately addressed. You need to respond and relate to conflict within your organization effectively...

The Essential Elements Your Nonprofit’s ChatGPT Policy Must Include. Leverage Generative AI While Limiting Risk. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications such as ChatGPT can reinforce your nonprofit’s stretched staff and skimpy budget in ways previously unimaginable. At the same time,...

Connect and Support Your Team. Discover Staff Meeting Engagement and Productivity Techniques. Your staff members are on the front line every day, accomplishing your organization’s mission. Nonprofit employees are too often overworked and underpaid. They are often burned out. The...

What Laws Do You Want to Change or Create? Learn How to Use Lobbying to Further Your Mission. Lobby? Ewww! Really? To many people, the word lobbying conjures up images of people in designer suits passing around $100 bills as...

Do Your Board Meetings Inspire Fundraising Results? Learn New Techniques to Engage Directors to Win Donations Board meetings should not be just a series of agenda items and financial reports. They need to be inspirational shows that will fill up...

Create Remarkable Programs for Your Organization. Use a Proven Process to Ensure Quality. Designing successful programs requires data and strategic thinking. Once you have verified the need for your program and conducted a needs assessment, the next step is to...

Your Organization Board Can Use Generative Thinking: Discover How to Make Better Decisions. Your board can use generative thinking to produce more innovative ideas. This approach inspires new directions and fosters effective strategic decisions by veering away from the fiduciary...

Transform Stalwart Supporters Into Board Leaders: Engage Directors and Eliminate Tension Strong board development is the solution to all board struggle challenges. Boards are made up of well-meaning, passionate volunteers who unfortunately aren’t always clear on their roles or their...

Are Policies Destroying the Culture at Your Organization? Discover New Approaches to Human Capital Management. While human resources policies and procedures help your organization maintain good legal standing, they can serve as barriers to change, growth, and peak performance. You...