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Tips to Ensure Event Safety

Tips to Ensure Event Safety

By Melissa Lagowski CEO/Founder/Queen Bee Big Buzz Idea Group Events are as common in the nonprofit industry as annual campaigns and executive directors. What comes to mind when you think of events? Most people think of parties, galas and fundraising, but nonprofit events can expand to include festivals, concerts, chef competitions and more. Regardless of the type of event your association hosts, there are inherent risks that savvy leaders should anticipate and mitigate. Financial Risk You know that the most obvious hazard of any project is the financial risk, so it is important to delve deep into any event concept...

5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace

5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace

By Cat Donovan Executive Assistant Big Buzz Idea Group In March of 2020 we began navigating a maze of unknown depth and complexity. Juggling balls and spinning plates multiplied by the day. Professional settings and expectations changed overnight. Families with school-aged children had the routines they depended on completely uprooted. It quickly became apparent that managing and maintaining positive mental health was going to be both a challenge and a priority. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues, released the results of a tracking poll about one year into the pandemic that indicated four...

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  • An Interim Leader Isn’t a “Temp:” Interim Leadership in NPOs as a Management Profession
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  • Take Time to Evaluate Your Events
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  • Defining Your Value: Reclaiming Relevance to the Community You Serve
  • Securing Help from Your Board: Are You Ready?
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  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
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  • 2020: A Lesson in Gratitude
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  • Why Nonprofits Need to Evaluate Their Budgets Every Year
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  • Apply the Spoon Theory to Run Your Nonprofit
  • Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up
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  • Big Buzz Has COVID-19 Resources For You!
  • Transparency and Nonprofit Organizations
  • The Birth of a New Vision
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  • Cross-Train Your Team for Better Outcomes
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  • Time to Assess Your Year-End Campaigns
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