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Grateful for Nonprofit Leaders

By Melissa Lagowski CEO/Founder/Queen Bee Big Buzz Idea Group November is the month of gratitude. Gratitude is regularly cited for improving one’s happiness, improving our health and in managing adversity. Something so simple wields so much power in our daily lives. Today our team would like to take a moment to express our gratitude for all the leaders, employees, volunteers and board members that choose to serve the nonprofit arena. You are effecting positive change in the world. Every day, you do your job because it matters to someone else (maybe more than you will ever know). It has meaning;...

2020: A Lesson in Gratitude

2020: A Lesson in Gratitude

Topping the List of Things to Be Grateful For: 2020 Is Almost Over By: Melissa Lagowski CEO/Founder/Queen Bee Big Buzz Idea Group In looking back over the course of the year, it’s clear we can find plenty of negativity as reasons to be disappointed and discouraged. Yes, 2020 taught us many lessons about ourselves, our goals, our economy, our leaders, and the fact that life as we know it can change in an instant. But it’s from these same lessons that we can learn, adapt and progress. And be grateful. It is vital to our mindset and our wellbeing that...

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  • Something Good: Building Your Team’s Connection
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  • SPONSORSHIP 101: Growing Nonprofit Revenues
  • Our Top Five Free Online Tools for Nonprofit Management Teams
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  • 9 Lessons Learned from Our First Virtual Conference
  • 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace
  • Four Step Process to Building Better Buy-In
  • To Be Successful, Nonprofits and Associations Must Be Forward-Thinking
  • Becoming a Virtual Event Planner in an Instant
  • Re-Imagine the Possibilities to Better Serve Your Mission
  • Goal-Setting For Successful Events
  • Keep Your Mission in Mind to Maximize Results
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part I
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  • Lessons Learned in Nonprofit Management
  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
  • How to Develop Your Nonprofit’s Audience Persona
  • Boost Your Daily Productivity
  • Fostering Board Engagement in Virtual Times
  • How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media to Meet Goals
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  • Interim Directors Provide Strength in Times of Transition
  • New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
  • The Taxman Cometh (Yes, Even For Your Exempt Organization)
  • Self-Care: A Necessity for Successful Leadership
  • Never Overlook the Value of Gratitude
  • Life After COVID-19: Next Steps for Your Nonprofit
  • Board Nominating: A Better Way
  • Spend Less. Do More. Your Guide to Effective Outsourcing
  • Talk to Me! Prioritizing Internal Communications During Times of Transition
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  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
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  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part II
  • Big Buzz Has COVID-19 Resources For You!
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  • Transparency and Nonprofit Organizations
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  • 6 Tips for Recruiting Ideal Board Members
  • Cancelling or Postponing Your Events in Light of COVID-19
  • Holding On When You Feel Like Throwing In the Towel
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  • Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up
  • Fresh Funding Ideas Are Blooming
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  • Make Your Nonprofit Stand Out: Creating Impressions for Impact
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