Category Archives: Learning Center

6 Steps to Showcase Marketing ROI

May 22, 2013 – 7:39 am

Written by Nancy E. Schwartz from GettingAttention.org. Q: Help — We’re losing ground fast and we need professional marketing help. How do I get the budget and support to get it? My organization has been in existence since the 1960s, longer than any other environmental group in the state. But, like many other nonprofits, we have [...]

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Evaluation Capacity That Sticks

May 21, 2013 – 1:35 pm

  From TCC, by Peiyao Chen. Funders and nonprofits alike cite evaluating the impact of their work as their greatest challenge. So, what’s really getting in the way of nonprofit evaluation capacity? According to Associate Director of Evaluation PeiYao Chen, “The reasons are the usual suspects: limited staff time, insufficient financial resources, and limited staff [...]

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A Beginners Guide to WordPress

May 21, 2013 – 12:52 pm
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From Vertical Response. Not only is WordPress the most popular blogging tool around (powering over 60 million websites and blogs worldwide), it’s also incredibly easy to use. So if you’re looking to start a new blog, or use a new blogging platform for your business that makes publishing simple, WordPress is worth considering. In this quick guide, we [...]

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Video: Introducing a New Transparency Tool: The Nonprofit Audit Guide

May 21, 2013 – 12:47 pm

  From the National Council for Nonprofits. The National Council of Nonprofits has created this Nonprofit Audit Guide to provide charitable nonprofits with the tools they need to make informed decisions about independent audits. Because state laws vary in the scope of their regulation of charitable nonprofits, this Guide includes a 50-state chart that shows whether there is an [...]

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Marketing Wisdom from Pop Culture

May 21, 2013 – 12:17 pm
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From the Maine Nonprofit Weekly, a publication of the Maine Nonprofit Association. Marketing Wisdom From Pop Culture There’s a lot that movies, YouTube and even infomercials can teach us about effective marketing and storytelling. Story-telling Tips from Star Wars How to Win the Story Wars Love Pitch Perfect? 5 Ways Your your Nonprofit is Like an [...]

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Training for First-Time Board Members

May 21, 2013 – 12:08 pm
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  Essentials in Nonprofit Governance and Fundraising For First-Time Board Members  Do you want to give back to your community? Do you want to expand your network?  Serving on a nonprofit board can help you do all of the above and more!   Come find out what it means to be a board member and how to identify the [...]

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Webinar: Managing Change 6/5

May 21, 2013 – 11:59 am

Thanks to Alison Maynard from the Center for Learning and Innovation. Wednesday, June 5, 11-11:30 a.m. Without a well-designed change process and know-how about guiding people through change, how can businesses ever expect to adapt in order to remain competitive? Pose your questions to Merryn Rutledge, a longtime CLI instructor, in this free Webinar offered [...]

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4 Easy Steps to Promoting Your Organization

May 21, 2013 – 11:54 am

Posted on IdeaEncore. Do you need your board or staff (or even volunteers) to help create a buzz for your organization throughout the community? Use this simple format to help everyone in your organization create their own elevator speech to promote your organization.  Elevator Speech and 4 Easy Steps to Promoting Your Organization

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Toolkit for Defining the Boards Role

May 21, 2013 – 11:50 am

Posted on IdeaEncore and Vantage Point. Strong organizations begin with effective governance, management and planning. This toolkit contains several role description templates for attracting and developing your board members. These versions of Vantage Point’s role descriptions can easily be adapted to fit your situation. Board Toolkit

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Books for Boards: Who’s Minding the Money

May 21, 2013 – 11:47 am
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The numbers aren’t insignificant. According to the BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index 2012, during the past two years 25% of nonprofits dipped into reserves or endowment 25% lost revenue due to diminished public funding 19% downsized operations or reduced services 22% cut staff Every nonprofit board is making critically important decisions about its organization’s reserves, resources, and [...]

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