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How To Use Your Budget For More Than Estimating Costs
There's nothing I love more than a good-looking budget spreadsheet. It’s the well-organized document that bridges the gap between what the donors see and the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants reality that nonprofit professionals typically face. Line items are designated,...
I Havent Implemented An Online Presence Because…
Okay party people! I have a special treat for you. Today you get an inside look at one of the course units inside NPO.lib, the online resource for nonprofit professionals like yourself to level up your management and expertise. What follows is pulled directly from the...
4 Amazingly Helpful Alternatives To Starting A Nonprofit
Nonprofits are amazing. They make a difference in the lives of people who cannot afford services provided by the for-profit sector. They catch the people who slip through the cracks of government programs and initiatives. Without nonprofits, a chunk of...
Why Is A Strong Nonprofit Foundation Actually So Important?
When I am in South Africa (like I am now) I stay in a house built by a guy who loved DIY (do it yourself) projects, we'll call him Tom. Tom drew up the plans, helped with the construction of the house and even did the electrical himself, despite not being the best man...
How To Use Your Budget For More Than Estimating Costs
There's nothing I love more than a good-looking budget spreadsheet. It’s the well-organized document that bridges the gap between what the donors see and the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants reality that nonprofit professionals typically face. Line items are designated,...
I Havent Implemented An Online Presence Because…
Okay party people! I have a special treat for you. Today you get an inside look at one of the course units inside NPO.lib, the online resource for nonprofit professionals like yourself to level up your management and expertise. What follows is pulled directly from the...
How To Use Your Budget For More Than Estimating Costs
There's nothing I love more than a good-looking budget spreadsheet. It’s the well-organized document that bridges the gap between what the donors see and the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants reality that nonprofit professionals typically face. Line items are designated,...
7 Excellent and Easy Website Design Tips For Nonprofits
When it comes to websites, there's A LOT of information available and even more choices to make. Deciding which tech to use, writing the content and choosing the look of the site can take up a lot of your time and, as a nonprofit professional, I have a feeling you...
4 Simple Tips For A Winning Call-To-Action
When is the last time you clicked on a pop-up on a website? Was it to download a free compensation report? Did you sign up for a newsletter full of useful resources and information? Was it to get access to cool software? Whatever it was, chances are that you clicked a...
Why The Best Nonprofits Have Social Media AND A Website
Why should you have a website in addition to social media profiles? One could argue that the same things you post on social media are what you would have on a website anyway, so there is no point. Or, you could say that having a website to look after is another item...
The Most Important Tip To Follow When Fundraising
Not a week goes by for me without getting asked “how can we do a better job of fundraising?” Fundraising is a complex and multi-faceted beast capable of chewing up and spitting out the most prepared and experienced organizations, but there is one thing that I have...
7 Excellent and Easy Website Design Tips For Nonprofits
When it comes to websites, there's A LOT of information available and even more choices to make. Deciding which tech to use, writing the content and choosing the look of the site can take up a lot of your time and, as a nonprofit professional, I have a feeling you...
4 Simple Tips For A Winning Call-To-Action
When is the last time you clicked on a pop-up on a website? Was it to download a free compensation report? Did you sign up for a newsletter full of useful resources and information? Was it to get access to cool software? Whatever it was, chances are that you clicked a...
7 Excellent and Easy Website Design Tips For Nonprofits
When it comes to websites, there's A LOT of information available and even more choices to make. Deciding which tech to use, writing the content and choosing the look of the site can take up a lot of your time and, as a nonprofit professional, I have a feeling you...
7 Excellent and Easy Website Design Tips For Nonprofits
When it comes to websites, there's A LOT of information available and even more choices to make. Deciding which tech to use, writing the content and choosing the look of the site can take up a lot of your time and, as a nonprofit professional, I have a feeling you...
Why The Best Nonprofits Have Social Media AND A Website
Why should you have a website in addition to social media profiles? One could argue that the same things you post on social media are what you would have on a website anyway, so there is no point. Or, you could say that having a website to look after is another item...
4 MORE Free Online Tools To Make Your Life Easier
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post titled 4 Free Online Tools To Make Your Life Easier where I told you about four of the free online tools that I use most often in my own business but should absolutely be in every nonprofit professional's toolbox. I figure...
How Does Looking At This Picture Make You A Better Employee?
Every few weeks, I like to take a step away from writing articles about how to improve your fundraising efforts or your grant application process to talk about something that is equally as important in the nonprofit sector: your wellbeing. As I have said before...
7 Excellent and Easy Website Design Tips For Nonprofits
When it comes to websites, there's A LOT of information available and even more choices to make. Deciding which tech to use, writing the content and choosing the look of the site can take up a lot of your time and, as a nonprofit professional, I have a feeling you...
Why The Best Nonprofits Have Social Media AND A Website
Why should you have a website in addition to social media profiles? One could argue that the same things you post on social media are what you would have on a website anyway, so there is no point. Or, you could say that having a website to look after is another item...
7 Excellent and Easy Website Design Tips For Nonprofits
When it comes to websites, there's A LOT of information available and even more choices to make. Deciding which tech to use, writing the content and choosing the look of the site can take up a lot of your time and, as a nonprofit professional, I have a feeling you...
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