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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

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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Why business leaders should have more conversations with frontline workers

Fast Company Tech

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. Start the conversation Of course, the best way to solicit information from frontline workers is to actually talk to them. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! and Fast Company.

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5 Ways to Build a Digital Community that will Transform Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It requires initiating conversations with existing followers and engaging with other relevant accounts. Liking and commenting on followers’ posts and stories builds stronger connections and signals that they are valued members of the community. Here are some key ways to do this: Share client stories. Update on ongoing campaigns.

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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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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. And, through those stories, to develop relationships with the media and elected officials in that market.

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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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