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Communication Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management 
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
DECEMBER 23, 2024
A capital campaign is a targeted fundraising effort designed to raise a significant amount of money for a nonprofit within a set timeframe. It typically combines major gifts, public contributions, and planned giving to achieve financial goals that advance a nonprofit’s mission. Public phase. Kick-off phase.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JANUARY 15, 2025
By Ashley Lanfer & Kelly Mangiardi Dozens of articles have proposed co-leadership as an attractive option for nonprofits, presenting the structure as a healthier, more relational, and less isolating way to work, as well as an appealing on-ramp for chief executives of color. Many nonprofits are finding these arguments compelling.
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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them
The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis
What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
APRIL 28, 2024
As a nonprofit professional, you understand that investing in your staff is the best way to develop your organization. While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. That makes it a critical investment for any nonprofit looking to achieve long-term success.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
AUGUST 15, 2023
In an inspiring career journey that exemplifies the power of networking, seizing new opportunities, and embracing the unknown, Nicole Collier White, CNP has recently taken on a new role within the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) system as Chief Communications and Community Engagement Officer.
Affnetz
APRIL 16, 2024
Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits | A Guide to Grow Nonprofits/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction to Nonprofit Board Management Software: Technology has become an integral part of our lives, changing the way we do business and manage organizations.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 20, 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Broad segments of the nonprofit sector are concerned about the new presidential administration and the threats it poses to nonprofit organizations. A charity or nonprofits plans can be shut down for a failure to properly register. Dissatisfied employees heighten legal risks.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JANUARY 12, 2015
Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. . Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. and Canada, and each has its own CEO and communications staff. timeframe.
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Affnetz
MAY 21, 2024
Camp Management Software | How to Run a Successful Camp / By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: In this comprehensive guide, we’ll dive into the world of summer STEAM camps, exploring the benefits, planning strategies, and the role of camp management software in ensuring a successful and memorable experience for both campers and organizers.
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
AUGUST 3, 2016
In just a few weeks, we will kick off our latest Nonprofit Marketing Accelerator – Becoming a Thought Leader and Media Darling. Mary Alice Holley of BC/DC Ideas shares some tips on becoming a thought leader and what being media savvy can do for your nonprofit. Establishing thought leadership can be on your own terms too.
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NonProfit Leadership Center
DECEMBER 19, 2022
For nonprofit professionals, 2022 was another year of learning, adapting and innovating. During the past year, nonprofit leaders turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. But it was also a time for reflection and renewed connection.
Candid
MARCH 31, 2025
As the nonprofit sector seeks ways to continue its work in the face of ongoing challenges, volunteers may come to play a larger role. How do volunteers advance nonprofits missions? Volunteers are an integral part of the work nonprofits do, not only supporting their day-to-day operations but driving their core missions.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JUNE 5, 2024
In the diverse tapestry of nonprofit organizations, one challenge that often arises is the generational and knowledge divide among employees. With multi-generational staff and varying levels of experience, nonprofits must navigate these divides to foster collaboration, innovation, and shared success.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JULY 2, 2024
Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. In this article, we explore the seven stages of development that established nonprofits often navigate as they strive for excellence in advancing their mission and serving their constituents.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
According to recent volunteer statistics , volunteers represent a significant one-third of the nonprofit workforce. But volunteer management isn’t just about recruiting volunteers and telling them what to do. In this article, we’ll discuss exactly how to identify and cultivate the leaders in your community.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MARCH 31, 2022
Earlier this week, I described the air travel metaphor for nonprofit communications and marketing I have been using with coaching clients. Specific Communication Needs, Messaging, Creative, etc. Communications Director = Air Traffic Controller. Communications Director = Air Traffic Controller. Passengers.
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NonProfit Leadership Center
JANUARY 31, 2023
That’s the most important lesson Erica Monet Li says she learned from participating in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s Certificate in Leadership program. For high-performing nonprofit professionals like Erica, many receive little to no training when they’re promoted from individual contributors into managerial roles.
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 29, 2015
If you are a nonprofit communicator, odds are you are fighting the Curse of Knowledge in your organization in some way, most likely because your program experts and long-time staff have it. It can lead to a warped perspective about how the public views, or should view, your issues. Managing the Curse of Knowledge.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
OCTOBER 5, 2024
It not only offers flexibility for your team but also allows you to easily scale up your organization by hiring people who are the best fit for your nonprofit—regardless of their geographic location. In this guide, we’ll provide some tips for communicating while working from home to easily align your team.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone. Did you enjoy this story?
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NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 22, 2022
The past few years have required nonprofit professionals to dig deep, think differently and work together to support communities. Meet the 2022 breakout speakers below who will join highly anticipated keynote speaker Nataly Kogan to renew your passion and celebrate your commitment to strengthening organizations and our communities.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Nonprofits and businesses in our community do innovative, mind-blowing work every single day. What do you need to communicate to reach your organizational goal? Who do you need to communicate that with? . Written by: Kasey Hammock. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Leaders have a lot on their plates. Guild your capabilities .
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JANUARY 10, 2025
While your team might have the right nonprofit management skills , they can only do so much on their own. The right tools will empower them to fulfill their roles more efficiently and better serve your community. Your tools are the foundation of your nonprofits operations. But how do you know what the right tools are?
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JULY 10, 2023
Written by: Michael Ash, Ma, CNP, PCM, PMP Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit organizations face unprecedented challenges, from transitioning to remote work models to addressing economic hardships, new challenges in fundraising, and community struggles.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JUNE 18, 2024
For nonprofits, annual reports play an important role in maintaining both financial transparency and donor trust. As the name implies, most organizations create and publish these reports once a year, making them a staple that any nonprofit professional could benefit from brushing up on. Choose annual report components to include.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MAY 23, 2024
How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building? Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. What is the Overhead Myth?
Bloomerang
APRIL 20, 2021
If you are working to master the messaging of your mission to share with the public, start by looking within. But really, good nonprofit strategic communication begins within an organization before ever setting out to share with everyone else. . Before mass nonprofit strategic communication communication, get….
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
But I’ll start the webinar by talking about the three elements that your organization really should have in place BEFORE you can do anything serious with marketing measurement: Strategy, Leadership, and Learning. Measuring is just an academic exercise without leadership. Let’s look at how each connects to measuring success.
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 7, 2016
Are you frequently called by the media, and asked to contribute to publications or to speak at events? Join us for a FREE WEBINAR: Thought Leadership for Nonprofits: Marketing to Build Your Authority and Share Expertise. The roles of speaking, blogging, and other forms of content marketing in thought leadership.
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Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Connecting with new donors is crucial to growing your nonprofits supporter base and ultimately raising more for your cause. – Source New donors invigorate your nonprofit with a fresh wave of funding and engagement. – Source New donors invigorate your nonprofit with a fresh wave of funding and engagement.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 25, 2016
Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. . We need more stories! to 4:00 p.m. After 4:00 p.m.
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MAY 3, 2016
Here at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, we survey communications and fundraising staff all the time. So it’s interesting for me to hear what staff who aren’t directly responsible for those functions have to say about nonprofit marketing. This is increasingly true in smaller nonprofits. The Results.
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NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Image credit: Facing Race Founded in 1981, Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization with a mission of “helping people take effective action toward racial equity.” I joined the staff back in 2014 to manage the production of the Facing Race conference. Leslie Grant-Spann: This year is my tenth anniversary on staff.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 14, 2014
The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. It’s very difficult to find a new media manager that encapsulates all the skills listed below. Creative Thinking.
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JANUARY 23, 2019
The 2019 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report found that the most successful nonprofit communicators were putting significantly more emphasis on content marketing than less effective organizations. Clearly, nonprofits have some work to do to embrace content marketing fully and to get the most out of this strategy.
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Anedot
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Position: Operations & Communications Director (F/T) Reports to: Executive Director, Project Coyote Job Description: The Operations & Communications Director (OCD) is responsible for leading a remote team and overseeing all operations, communications, and development efforts of this dynamic and growing organization.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
It’s a story about how a small group of dedicated professionals — in this case, rangelands professionals — are becoming communications leaders in their sector and bringing their colleagues along. They synthesized that into a 13-page communications guide for rangelands professionals. They knew they needed help.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MAY 27, 2024
As a dedicated nonprofit professional, you understand the critical role of continuous learning in the field. The nonprofit sector is dynamic, shaped by technological advancements, ever-evolving trends, and shifts in marketing and public relations strategies. This is where nonprofit professional development comes in.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JUNE 19, 2017
Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. We’d love to feature YOU in this series!
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Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Launching a new nonprofit is an exhilarating feeling. With 501(c)(3) status, you have the beginnings of the framework to improve your community, change lives, help others, and realize your bold vision. Here’s something to keep in mind, starting now: self-funding a nonprofit is not sustainable. But big goals cost big money.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
AUGUST 31, 2023
In the nonprofit world, donor-advised funds are on everyone’s minds as they continue to gain popularity with supporters. But what exactly are donor-advised funds, and why should you care as a nonprofit professional ? The donor then “advises” their DAF provider by requesting for grants to go to specific nonprofits or causes.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
AUGUST 6, 2014
Diane Greenhalgh joins us again with some more great ideas on creating content for your nonprofit. As the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s Director of Web Services, Diane Greenhalgh provides leadership and strategic planning for PHA’s web properties and content marketing through e-channels.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 22, 2019
Ash Bruxvoort Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! Ash Bruxvoort coordinates communications for the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. Communications is only part of my job. This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. Don’t see the form?
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MNA Association
JANUARY 22, 2024
Position Title: Public Policy Director Reports to: Executive Director Approved by: Executive Director Date: January 22, 2024 Job Description Position Overview The Public Policy Director plays a pivotal role in advocating for the interests of nonprofits across Montana.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MARCH 29, 2023
Written by: Ryan Crowe, MA, ACNP Reading Time: 3 minutes Nonprofit organizations play a critical role in our communities, providing essential services and resources to those in need. Communications plan: Nonprofits should develop a communication plan to keep stakeholders informed during a disruption.
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