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Nonprofit Content Creation: Back-To-The Basics of the Writing Process

Bloomerang

The brain dump. Many people get tripped up with writing before they even begin because they feel too bogged down with ideas and freeze up when trying to sort them out. Set a timer and just start writing down ideas – no need for complete sentences here. Start to put some structure to your ideas. Pre-writing. .

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While these techniques can’t change the past, here are some design ideas to help your organization adjust and optimize your website in the future. Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore?

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

Bloomerang

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. Structural change – this include teams, departments, and job structure. According to the ADJAR Model, there are three phases to change. Phase 1: Prepare your Approach. Phase 2: Manage Change.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. The content has to be practical about the amount of investment required to implement ideas – and always include some “low hanging fruit” or actionable steps that don’t require a huge amount of organizational change or monetary investment. I do this all the time.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

This is one of my absolute favorite topics in philanthropy, this idea of engaging board members as fundraising ambassadors. This idea of peer-to-peer gift requests, and this phrase of “join me” is one that I cannot emphasize enough. It’s how my brain works. And then finally, supporting stewardship activity.

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[VIDEO] Why You Should Ditch The Way You’ve Been Doing Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

Oh, yeah, we’ve got some new ideas for you. . And that is the fuel or the food that gives you the ideas about what goals make sense for your organization, and what goals you might even come up with. . So it’s important that we have a clear idea of what done looks like. I’m so glad you’re all here.

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[VIDEO] How to Raise 25% More from the Right Funders in 2022 and Beyond

Bloomerang

She creates a five-minute personal selfie video talking about her idea and the challenge and sends it out without second thought to 20 donors who she knows are going to be excited. So I understand why you think this because all of the old-school fundraising gurus talk about this crazy long relationship-building phase.

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