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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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  • Navigating Nonprofit Finances: How to Effectively Manage Your Bookkeeper
  • Talk to Me! Prioritizing Internal Communications During Times of Transition
  • Keep Your Mission in Mind to Maximize Results
  • The Need to Go Beyond Surveys
  • 6 Tips for Healthy Collaboration with Your Board Chair
  • What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story
  • Spend Less. Do More. Your Guide to Effective Outsourcing
  • Board Nominating: A Better Way
  • Goal-Setting For Successful Events
  • Client Spotlight: Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
  • 10 Tips to Cultivate Sponsor Relationships
  • Big Buzz Idea Group Named One of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses
  • 8 Tips For Leading Productive Meetings
  • 10 Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Nonprofit from Cyber Threats
  • 50 Content Promotion Tactics: How to Drive Traffic to Your Next Article
  • Never Overlook the Value of Gratitude
  • Celebrate You and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout
  • Crisis Management: Are You Ready?
  • Why Your Nonprofit Needs Brand Guidelines
  • Nonprofit Form 990: Friend or Foe?
  • Tips for Nonprofit Success
  • Client Spotlight: Cyberjutsu
  • Why You Need to Establish Gratitude as a Pillar at Your Nonprofit
  • Seven Tips to a More Productive Year for Your Organization
  • Why Is My Organization Not Growing?
  • The Board’s Hot (Summer) Topics
  • Communication Tips to Advance Your Organization
  • Why Identifying and Communicating Your Core Values Is Important
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: To Package or Not to Package
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: Growing Nonprofit Revenues
  • Post-Pandemic Event Lessons
  • Four Pillars to Attracting and Retaining Ideal Employees
  • Virtual Fundraising: 18 Ideas for Nonprofit Revenue
  • Defining Your Value: Reclaiming Relevance to the Community You Serve
  • Does Your Mission Have a Compelling Voice?
  • 5 Secrets to Streamlining Your Administrative Tasks
  • How Big Is Your Fire?
  • How to Rewire Your Brain with Positive Thinking
  • 5 Ways to Generate Sponsor Leads
  • Take Time to Evaluate Your Events
  • Communicating With Your Nonprofit’s Supporters During Times of Unease
  • Gen Z is the Next Wave of Donors—How Can Nonprofits Engage Them?
  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
  • An Interim Leader Isn’t a “Temp:” Interim Leadership in NPOs as a Management Profession
  • Organic Methods to Cultivate Sponsorship Leads
  • Meet Big Buzz, the Creators of Ribfest Chicago
  • 3 Reasons Why Your Organization Should Use Canva
  • Apply the Spoon Theory to Run Your Nonprofit
  • 7 Tips for Managing Hybrid Events
  • Holding On When You Feel Like Throwing In the Towel
  • Advantages of Donor Database Software for Charitable Organizations
  • How to Develop Your Nonprofit’s Audience Persona
  • Boost Your Daily Productivity
  • Client Spotlight: Hope For The Day
  • Time to Assess Your Year-End Campaigns
  • Tips for Virtual Event Success
  • Cancelling or Postponing Your Events in Light of COVID-19
  • Leveraging E-Newsletters For Nonprofit Growth
  • Our Top Five Free Online Tools for Nonprofit Management Teams
  • Want To Retain Your Employees? Wellness in the Workplace Matters!
  • Transparency and Nonprofit Organizations
  • Implementing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Your Nonprofit
  • Real Progress Requires Intention: What Do You Want to Achieve in 2020 for Your Nonprofit?
  • Big Buzz Idea Group Launches Additional Services
  • 5 Reasons to Outsource Instead of Rely on Volunteers
  • Making the Most Out of Event Centerpieces
  • Tips to Ensure Event Safety
  • Making a Case for Strategic Planning
  • Self-Care: A Necessity for Successful Leadership
  • The Benefits of Outsourcing
  • Cyber Security: How To Protect Yourself In Today’s “Connected” World
  • How to Manage Your Organization During an Election Year Without Violating Your Nonprofit Status
  • If You’re Feeling Hopeless of Late, Remember That Your Work Matters and You Do, Too
  • How to Keep Your Visuals On-Brand
  • 4 Productivity Tips to Elevate Your Nonprofit
  • Re-Imagine the Possibilities to Better Serve Your Mission
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part I
  • Leadership Starts with You
  • Streamlining Success: Using a Consent Agenda for Nonprofit Board Meetings
  • Should Sponsorships Include Membership Dues?
  • Is Your Marketing Missing the Mark?
  • Best Practices For Nonprofit Management
  • Big Buzz Has COVID-19 Resources For You!
  • DIY Event Photos
  • Lessons Learned in Nonprofit Management
  • The Importance of Authenticity in Sales and Networking
  • The Keys to Presenting Your Nonprofit Online
  • What’s Your Nonprofit’s First Impression?
  • The 3 Mistakes I Made Managing a Nonprofit
  • 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace
  • Four Tactics to Resolve Nonprofit Staffing Shortages
  • Put Some Zing in Your Zoom (Or Any Other Virtual Meeting)
  • A Job Gone Wrong
  • Fostering Board Engagement in Virtual Times
  • DEI, DEIB, Equity & Inclusion for All: Ways to Advance the Work in 2025
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: Growing Nonprofit Revenues
  • Employee Retention Tax Credit Yields Powerful Opportunity
  • 2020: A Lesson in Gratitude
  • These Red Flags Scream That You Need a New Bookkeeper
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part II
  • 6 Tips for Recruiting Ideal Board Members
  • Word of the Year: Manifestation
  • Fresh Funding Ideas Are Blooming
  • The Taxman Cometh (Yes, Even For Your Exempt Organization)
  • Becoming a Virtual Event Planner in an Instant
  • Team Culture Exists Beyond the Office Walls
  • New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
  • 3 Tips For Maintaining Your NPO’s Digital Assets
  • Client Spotlight: Illinois Theatre Association
  • Leveraging AI For Time Management
  • How to Hire a Consultant
  • 11 Tips to Make Your Newsletter More Readable
  • Six Things Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Sales Tax
  • Nonprofit Hiring: Best Practices for Building Your Team in 2024
  • Outsourcing: The Only Solution To Staffing Shortages
  • Nonprofit Event Venues 101
  • 9 Lessons Learned from Our First Virtual Conference
  • Budgeting for Your Nonprofit in Uncertain Times
  • Cross-Train Your Team for Better Outcomes
  • Losing Control? Reclaim Your Time!
  • Fundraising: Creating a Straighter Path to Revenue Growth
  • Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up
  • Chart a Path for Nonprofit Success
  • Why Nonprofits Need to Evaluate Their Budgets Every Year
  • How To Secure More Donor Dollars
  • Board or Bored Leadership – Enter the Magnificent Seven
  • Organizational Operations Versus Organizational Strategy
  • Should You Ever Cover Board Member Expenses?
  • Navigating Uncertainty: How Nonprofits Can Protect Funding and Advocate for Change
  • Mastering Client Expectations: 6 Essential Tips for Success
  • Financial Planning for Uncertain Times
  • The Birth of a New Vision
  • How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media to Meet Goals
  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
  • Are You Leaving Money On The Table?
  • Please Send a Hi-res Copy of Your Logo
  • The Compelling Case to Renew
  • 6 Tips for Cultivating Gratitude in the Workplace
  • Client Spotlight: Center for Changing Lives
  • Are You Leading With Impact?
  • Interim Directors Provide Strength in Times of Transition
  • Life After COVID-19: Next Steps for Your Nonprofit
  • Clearer Communication Is the Secret to Better Outcomes
  • Innovative Approach to Volunteer Recruitment
  • Client Spotlight: Old Town School of Folk Music
  • 4 Ways Outsourcing Your Development Work Can Provide Value
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  • Melissa Lagowski Named Faculty Member at Institute for Organization Management
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