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What Do All Good Stories Have In Common?
What's one common message that all good stories have?
Use Email to Build Relationships and Achieve Marketing Glory
Consider how often you check your email every day versus how often you visit other organizations' websites. Other people spend more time in their own inboxes, too. When it comes to cultivation, email marketing is king.
Dissolving a Nonprofit Corporation
Dissolving a nonprofit organization can be a difficult and emotional process, but there are steps you can take to ensure that the process of winding down your nonprofit is as smooth as possible (National Council of Nonprofits).
The Five Parts of the Perfect Pitch
You've got a handful of minutes to pitch your nonprofit. What do you say?
Sample Conflict of Interest Policy
Use this sample conflict of interests policy from the National Council of Nonprofits to create and adapt your organization's own policy.
Strategic Planning Resources
A list of resources to help your organization with all aspects of strategic planning.
Guide to Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Step By Step: A Guide to Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (TSNE MissionWorks) provides a seven-phase, step-by-step approach to achieving diversity and inclusiveness in the nonprofit workplace.
Stories or Data: Which Makes the Stronger Case?
A case-study from storytelling expert Andy Goodman details which works more: stories or data?
Smart Chart for Communications 3.0
The Smart Chart 3.0(TM) will help you assess your strategic decisions to ensure that your communications strategy delivers high impact.
9 Truths about Black Holes and Dark Risks
This Common Ground article, 9 Truths about Black Holes and Dark Risks, outlines nonprofits' dark risks - the controversial risks that cause many nonprofit leaders to look away - and strategies to shed light on them.
8 Ways People of Color are Tokenized in Nonprofits
There’s a type of racism in the workplace many of us have personally witnessed, perpetrated, or experienced: tokenism. The Nonprofit Revolution explores 8 Ways People of Color are Tokenized in Nonprofits.
A Nonprofit Guide to Quantifying the Value of Pro Bono
Companies are beginning to track the correlation between associates’ pro bono participation and their skill development, and leveraging employee engagement surveys
Sample Photo Permission
It's important to get permission before using your constituent's images or photo in your own marketing. This resource provides a sample policy you may adapt for your organization.
5 Things Volunteers Need to Hear You Say
Dedicated, trustworthy volunteers are incredible assets for nonprofits. Paying closer attention to how and what you communicate might be just the catalyst you need to grow your volunteer team. Be sure they hear these messages directly from you!