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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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  • Cross-Train Your Team for Better Outcomes
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  • Communication Tips to Advance Your Organization
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  • Is Your Marketing Missing the Mark?
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  • Best Practices For Nonprofit Management
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  • Organic Methods to Cultivate Sponsorship Leads
  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
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  • 2020: A Lesson in Gratitude
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  • 4 Productivity Tips to Elevate Your Nonprofit
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  • Tips to Ensure Event Safety
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  • Re-Imagine the Possibilities to Better Serve Your Mission
  • Chart a Path for Nonprofit Success
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  • How to Rewire Your Brain with Positive Thinking
  • Goal-Setting For Successful Events
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  • Becoming a Virtual Event Planner in an Instant
  • Optimize Your Contact List for Nonprofit Growth
  • 5 Ways to Generate Sponsor Leads
  • 9 Lessons Learned from Our First Virtual Conference
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  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
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  • Four Step Process to Building Better Buy-In
  • Four Tactics to Resolve Nonprofit Staffing Shortages
  • Innovative Approach to Volunteer Recruitment
  • Celebrate You and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout

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