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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. Your mission statement keeps everyone focused on the goal while communicating to the community the essence of who you are. How will you evaluate your results and measure impact? What need will you address?

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is called “Rose, Bud, Thorn.” Participants reviewed their notes from the expert sessions, and wrote down challenges on blue sticky notes, strengths on pink sticky notes, and opportunities on green sticky notes. How might we reimagine our goals so they aren’t trapped by old power values and/or culture?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? However, thats hard enough to do when evaluating any one nonprofit organization, let alone the many thousands that we would like to compare. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. The Holy Grail for an informational watchdog like Charity Navigator is to actually (gasp!)

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. That will increase their motivation.

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How To Be A Green Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Let’s Connect at the NTC!

Amy Sample Ward

What : An important part of your social media strategy should be listening for people and organizations who are talking about the issues you want to discuss.How do you know which networks will be most effective to reach your goals? We will also ask up to three attending organizations to present an idea for an upcoming campaign and goals.

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