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What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story

What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story

By: Melissa Lagowski CEO, Founder and Queen Bee, Big Buzz Idea Group The Two Most Powerful Parts of Crafting Your Organization’s Story Within the nonprofit world, so many organizations are looking to connect with donors, supporters and volunteers. How does one NPO stand out from another? The answer: its story. Sharing through storytelling is powerful: it humanizes and personalizes your work and the community it serves. Storytelling conveys WHY you do what you do. It brings your mission to life. When you’re in the business of marketing communications, you see a lot of examples of successful stories and some attempts...

Does Your Mission Have a Compelling Voice?

Does Your Mission Have a Compelling Voice?

By Guest Blogger: Pon Angara Principal, Barkada Creative “I was born in prison. My mother had just been sentenced to 7 years. And by the time I was a freshman in high school, I was already addicted to crystal meth. People would look at me with disgust, my family in particular.” “Life was hard for me growing up. I had no dad to look up to. I had no role model. My older brother was in and out of prison. I didn’t know what to do, so I started gang banging.” What images come to mind about the characters making...

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  • Client Spotlight: Illinois Theatre Association
  • 5 Ways to Generate Sponsor Leads
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  • How to Rewire Your Brain with Positive Thinking
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  • New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
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  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
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  • How to Manage Your Organization During an Election Year Without Violating Your Nonprofit Status
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  • Team Culture Exists Beyond the Office Walls
  • Take Time to Evaluate Your Events
  • Celebrate You and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout
  • Tips for Virtual Event Success
  • Never Overlook the Value of Gratitude
  • Word of the Year: Manifestation
  • Nonprofit Form 990: Friend or Foe?
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  • Engage Your Board – Start with Recruiting and End with A High-Performance Culture
  • A Job Gone Wrong
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  • 7 Tips for Managing Hybrid Events
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  • Leadership Starts with You
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  • Virtual Fundraising: 18 Ideas for Nonprofit Revenue
  • Budgeting for Your Nonprofit in Uncertain Times
  • Promotion Ideas to Benefit Your Nonprofit – Part I
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  • Fundraising: Creating a Straighter Path to Revenue Growth
  • Four Step Process to Building Better Buy-In
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  • Fostering Board Engagement in Virtual Times
  • Keep Your Mission in Mind to Maximize Results
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  • Four Pillars to Attracting and Retaining Ideal Employees
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  • Cancelling or Postponing Your Events in Light of COVID-19
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  • Put Some Zing in Your Zoom (Or Any Other Virtual Meeting)
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  • The Compelling Case to Renew
  • Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up
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