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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...

Securing Help from Your Board: Are You Ready?

Securing Help from Your Board: Are You Ready?

By: Melissa Lagowski
CEO/Founder/Queen Bee of Big Buzz Idea Group

We all dream of a Board that wants to help move the mission outside of the Board Meeting. All too often, many Executive Directors share woeful stories of board members who barely show up for the meetings let alone support the organization in other ways. But lately, we have been hearing stories about boards and volunteers who are looking for ways to contribute in more meaningful ways. To maximize the willingness of leaders to support your nonprofit, it is important that you properly prepare for these opportunities.

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Insights Blog Archive

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

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