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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

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As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors. Sometimes this conversation happens in person or on the phone. No matter how we are carrying on the conversation, a dialog like this without stories becomes stale and ultimately boring. If you’re a hospital, you collect patient stories.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. Evaluate New Initiatives Strategic risk is a different story. Sig is right.

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Governance Is a Journey: How APICS Built Trust, Resilience, and Growth

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A committed chair can inspire the board to embrace change, model strategic thinking, and keep conversations focused on what truly matters. Governance Isnt Just About StructureIts About Culture While APICSs structural reforms were critical, they were only part of the story. For association executives, the key is partnership.

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Answers to the Top 13 Questions Nonprofits Have About Giving Tuesday

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To help you capitalize on the start of the biggest donation season of the year, Classy.org is answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season. To drive conversion and boost revenue, fundraising professionals will need to create campaigns that attract new supporters and prioritize donor experience.

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5 Ways to Use Your Digital Impact Report as a Marketing Tool

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If you’ve done all the work to compile compelling stories, gather impressive statistics, and produce a visually engaging digital report, then why only use that report once? Take this engagement a step further by using interactive features like polls or questions based on the report’s findings to spark conversation and encourage reflection.

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

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Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. Their stories explored the value that credibility brings to every relationship and the most stressful situations. Because the extent of the governor’s legal authority was questionable, the messages were mixed and confusing.

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7 Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit Donor Base With Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One question that I see nonprofits constantly asking, and with good reason: “Can social media really bring in new donors for our nonprofit?” When raising money online (or offline) you must be able to succinctly answer this question for your potential donors: Why this? And the way to increase conversions? Even better?