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After the Lights Go Out: Turning Your Special Event into Future Gold
Special events are important vehicles for developing relationships with your donors. The cultivation activities you undertake after the event may just be the reason that gift ultimately comes your way.
A Few Good Methods for Processing Credit Cards
Accepting payments by credit card is not difficult or expensive. This article provides tips and tools to process credit card transactions, both on- and offline, for organizations of all sizes.
You Can Succeed in Public Relations without a Full-Time Professional
This article offers tips to help your organization do effective PR without a full-time professional.
The 10 Immutable Laws of Storytelling
An ages-old artform, storytelling is a powerful way to capture your audience's attention. Communications consultant, trainer, and speaker Andy Goodman offers ten "laws," or must-haves for good storytelling.
Supporting the Messengers of Change: Grantee Communications Assessment Report
This report details the findings and conclusions of a study of the strategic communications capacity, challenges, and needs of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation's 38 policy grantees.
More Effective E-Newsletters
Improve the effectiveness of your e-newsletter with these 11 tips from Common Ground.
Media Advocacy Checklist
A comprehensive advocacy strategy includes communications with government officials, the public, and the media. Develop your nonprofit's media advocacy plan by using this checklist from Common Ground.
Everyone Is Looking: Does Your 990 Present Your Organization Effectively
Now that 990s are easily available online, smart managers and board members are paying extra attention to how they present their organizations on these forms. This Common Ground article shares five tips for improving yours.
Do You Know the '10 In 60' Community Rap?
Is it really possible to communicate effectively about our work or issues in a short time, like a minute?
Squeamish Nonprofit Boards: How to Move Them to the Big Policy Questions
How can nonprofit boards unite their diverse personal views on complex policy issues and arrive at strong organizational positions?
When Funds Go Missing, What Can You Do? What Must You Do?
What should a board do once it suspects or has discovered evidence of embezzlement? Clifford Perlman of NPQ details the responsibilities of the board when funds go missing.
Legal Compliance Checklist for North Carolina Nonprofits
Use this checklist to ensure your organization is complying with laws that govern 501(c)(3) nonprofits in North Carolina.