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Best Practices For Nonprofit Management

Best Practices For Nonprofit Management

By: Big Buzz Idea Group Staff This month, we turn to our helpful hive-full of Big Buzz team members for some insider insights and tips that they’ve honed and compiled over years of working with nonprofits. These simple but powerful methodologies have helped numerous clients along the way, so we know they’re tried and true and can work for anyone in the business of running a nonprofit like a business. Prepare For “The Ask” When soliciting new Board Members, Nicole Harris advises to go in prepared for the big meeting: A strong organization will have a solid plan when it...

Conference Call Hero – 6 Tips to Master the Art of Video and Audio Conferencing

Conference Call Hero – 6 Tips to Master the Art of Video and Audio Conferencing

By: Brad Ball Vice President Big Buzz Idea Group According to a 2017 Gallup study, nearly one half of the American workforce spends at least some time working from home (WFH). While the study doesn’t specifically identify nonprofit professionals as part of the inquiry, experience tells us that WFH is becoming more commonplace all the way around. One of the more important ways to connect when team members or volunteers are working from home is via the conference call. Available as both dial-in audio-only and increasingly common video conference, here’s a list of how to conference like a pro. Know...

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  • Make Your Nonprofit Stand Out: Creating Impressions for Impact
  • The Birth of a New Vision
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  • To Be Successful, Nonprofits and Associations Must Be Forward-Thinking
  • Re-Imagine the Possibilities to Better Serve Your Mission
  • The Need to Go Beyond Surveys
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  • 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace
  • How to Manage Your Organization During an Election Year Without Violating Your Nonprofit Status
  • Our Top Five Free Online Tools for Nonprofit Management Teams
  • The Board’s Hot (Summer) Topics
  • Why Is My Organization Not Growing?
  • 10 Tips to Cultivate Sponsor Relationships
  • Outsourcing: The Only Solution To Staffing Shortages
  • How to Secure Mega Sponsorships For Your Fundraising Event!
  • Financial Planning for Uncertain Times
  • Team Culture Exists Beyond the Office Walls
  • Why You Need to Establish Gratitude as a Pillar at Your Nonprofit
  • 2020: A Lesson in Gratitude
  • A Job Gone Wrong
  • Goal-Setting For Successful Events
  • Tips for Virtual Event Success
  • Self-Care: A Necessity for Successful Leadership
  • Budgeting for Your Nonprofit in Uncertain Times
  • Grateful for Nonprofit Leaders
  • Virtual Fundraising: 18 Ideas for Nonprofit Revenue
  • Take Time to Evaluate Your Events
  • Conference Call Hero – 6 Tips to Master the Art of Video and Audio Conferencing
  • Please Send a Hi-res Copy of Your Logo
  • Becoming a Virtual Event Planner in an Instant
  • Client Spotlight: Illinois Theatre Association
  • How to Hire a Consultant
  • Big Buzz Idea Group Launches Additional Services
  • How to Keep Your Visuals On-Brand
  • Cross-Train Your Team for Better Outcomes
  • The Benefits of Outsourcing
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: Growing Nonprofit Revenues
  • Organizational Operations Versus Organizational Strategy
  • Put Some Zing in Your Zoom (Or Any Other Virtual Meeting)
  • Celebrate You and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout
  • The Compelling Case to Renew
  • Employee Retention Tax Credit Yields Powerful Opportunity
  • Defining Your Value: Reclaiming Relevance to the Community You Serve
  • Meet Big Buzz, the Creators of Ribfest Chicago
  • Making a Case for Strategic Planning
  • How to Develop Your Nonprofit’s Audience Persona
  • 50 Content Promotion Tactics: How to Drive Traffic to Your Next Article
  • Cancelling or Postponing Your Events in Light of COVID-19
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part II
  • Why Your Nonprofit Needs Brand Guidelines
  • Post-Pandemic Event Lessons
  • Word of the Year: Manifestation
  • Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up
  • New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
  • Is Your Marketing Missing the Mark?
  • Innovative Approach to Volunteer Recruitment
  • Time to Assess Your Year-End Campaigns
  • Why Nonprofits Need to Evaluate Their Budgets Every Year
  • 5 Secrets to Streamlining Your Administrative Tasks
  • Why Identifying and Communicating Your Core Values Is Important
  • Tips to Ensure Event Safety
  • The Hidden Costs Behind Your Fundraiser
  • What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story
  • Organic Methods to Cultivate Sponsorship Leads
  • Boost Your Daily Productivity
  • DIY Event Photos
  • 3 Tips For Maintaining Your NPO’s Digital Assets
  • How To Secure More Donor Dollars
  • Four Pillars to Attracting and Retaining Ideal Employees
  • Interim Directors Provide Strength in Times of Transition
  • Keep Your Mission in Mind to Maximize Results
  • Optimize Your Contact List for Nonprofit Growth
  • Leveraging E-Newsletters For Nonprofit Growth
  • Talk to Me! Prioritizing Internal Communications During Times of Transition
  • Cyber Security: How To Protect Yourself In Today’s “Connected” World
  • Real Progress Requires Intention: What Do You Want to Achieve in 2020 for Your Nonprofit?
  • Should You Ever Cover Board Member Expenses?
  • Communication Tips to Advance Your Organization
  • Does Your Mission Have a Compelling Voice?
  • 7 Tips for Managing Hybrid Events
  • Never Overlook the Value of Gratitude
  • 11 Tips to Make Your Newsletter More Readable
  • Transparency and Nonprofit Organizations
  • 6 Tips for Healthy Collaboration with Your Board Chair
  • Fostering Board Engagement in Virtual Times
  • 5 Ways to Generate Sponsor Leads
  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
  • Are You Leaving Money On The Table?
  • If You’re Feeling Hopeless of Late, Remember That Your Work Matters and You Do, Too
  • Four Tactics to Resolve Nonprofit Staffing Shortages
  • 5 Reasons to Outsource Instead of Rely on Volunteers
  • Implementing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Your Nonprofit
  • 6 Tips for Recruiting Ideal Board Members
  • Life After COVID-19: Next Steps for Your Nonprofit
  • Holding On When You Feel Like Throwing In the Towel
  • 3 Reasons Why Your Organization Should Use Canva
  • Fundraising: Creating a Straighter Path to Revenue Growth
  • 6 Tips for Cultivating Gratitude in the Workplace
  • Chart a Path for Nonprofit Success
  • Four Step Process to Building Better Buy-In
  • Fresh Funding Ideas Are Blooming
  • Board or Bored Leadership – Enter the Magnificent Seven
  • How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media to Meet Goals
  • Nonprofit Form 990: Friend or Foe?
  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
  • Big Buzz Has COVID-19 Resources For You!
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  • Client Spotlight: Hope For The Day
  • Engage Your Board – Start with Recruiting and End with A High-Performance Culture
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  • 9 Lessons Learned from Our First Virtual Conference
  • 4 Ways Outsourcing Your Development Work Can Provide Value
  • The Taxman Cometh (Yes, Even For Your Exempt Organization)
  • Client Spotlight: Cyberjutsu
  • 4 Productivity Tips to Elevate Your Nonprofit
  • Lessons Learned in Nonprofit Management
  • Board Nominating: A Better Way
  • Should Sponsorships Include Membership Dues?
  • Something Good: Building Your Team’s Connection
  • Best Practices For Nonprofit Management
  • Nonprofit Event Venues 101
  • Leadership Starts with You
  • Securing Help from Your Board: Are You Ready?
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part I
  • Clearer Communication Is the Secret to Better Outcomes
  • Seven Tips to a More Productive Year for Your Organization

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