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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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The ideas can be captured on a flip chart or participants can write them down on sticky notes and post them on a wall. Write them on a flip chart, white board, or slide so everyone can see it. Write the initial topic on a flip chart, whiteboard or slide where everyone can see it. Send out a summary of the ideas generated.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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Include your mission and vision statements, a brief history, and a summary of your programs and services. Staff: Provide an organizational chart with photos and enough information about each person’s role so volunteers can find the person they are looking for. This letter is the first thing the volunteer will see, so make it count!

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Guest Post: Introducing the New GuideStar Nonprofit Profile

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We begin with a summary and then group your information into three categories: Programs and Results . This structure ensures that decision makers get the most important information about nonprofits quickly and easily. Using this framework, here are some of the major updates we’ve made: Enhanced presentation and clarity of information.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

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It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. I might have them sit and discuss a small group exercise, but the results are on the wall for a standing debrief. I’ve done this as a reflection exercise towards the end of a multiple day training or full day training. Here’s some examples.

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

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It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. Participants might do an exercise, but the results are on the wall for a debrief.

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Starting a Nonprofit: The Importance of Developing a Business Plan

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Here’s where to start: Executive Summary. Now let’s get more specific: Organizational Structure. You probably don’t have enough staff for an organizational chart, but you could include one eventually. This is your business plan in a nutshell—a high-level view of your organization.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

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Accompanying the Annual Index is an Executive Summary. As the above chart illustrates, nearly half of the financial engagement between the U.S. billion from $226.2 billion in 2009,” 1 largely due to the improved economy. This support consists of four sources: U.S. government aid, capital investment, philanthropy and remittances.