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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

.orgSource

Frame the Issues Risk isn’t on most directors’ list of favorite topics for discussion. They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk. Don’t laugh, I’ve seen it happen.

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10 Ways to Secure Earned Media for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

During my years as a local news anchor, I found it to be extremely helpful when a nonprofit has a page on their website dedicated to “press” or “media relations” that includes contact information for journalists. Create a media relations policy A media relations policy is essential for developing relationships with media outlets.

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

News articles on your website can serve the same function as blog posts on your website provided they are dated and written like a blog post, not a press release. Blogging of the past was usually editorial content, such as an opinion piece or report back by an executive director. ” 10) Feature staff, volunteers, and donors.

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Why Higher Ed Professionals Should Attend bbcon 2023

sgEngage

She has been recognized with a Screen Actors Guild Award®, an Emmy®, and a Golden Globe®, and has a strong track record of using her platform to stand up to pressing societal issues. Join Don Rahn, Blackbaud’s Director of Security Operations, for information and best practices to keep cybersecurity at the forefront of your school operations.

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here ! Connect with her on LinkedIn !

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Having a clear corporate structure limits the individual liability of your nonprofit’s leaders, employees, and board of directors.

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Policy 2.0: Can Online Collaboration Lead to Better Public Policy?

Forum One

Now, Hope Street Group (a Forum One client) has opened up the policy making process with a new collaboration platform: Policy 2.0. The three steps are: Recruit engaged citizens from outside of government -- most importantly the people directly impacted by the policy. Hope Street Group pilot tested its Policy 2.0

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