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December 2012
November 2012
A Request for Your Stories, Susan Black, Allene Professional Fundraising
So many opinions, so little consensus. What's in your strategic plan? by Linda Ridge, OnPoint Solutions
Turning Mission Statements Inside Out by Susan Valentine, Capability Company
Turning Mission Statements Inside Out by Susan Valentine, Capability Company
October 2012
Writing for Your Readers Podcast, Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
“Say What?” Writing Words to Be Spoken by Rick Horowitz, Prime Prose, LLC
“Say What?” Writing Words to Be Spoken by Rick Horowitz, Prime Prose, LLC
September 2012
July 2012
Brand Identity for Nonprofits? by Sam Frank, Synthesis Partnership
Does Your Marketing Plan Protect Your Brand by Robyn F. Perlman, CoreStrategies for Nonprofits
Does Your Marketing Plan Protect Your Brand by Robyn F. Perlman, CoreStrategies for Nonprofits
June 2012
Two Considerations for Succession Planning by Kayte Connelly, Best Principled Solutions
Talking About Your People, Tony Martignetti NonProfit Radio
The Top Five Leadership Competencies Needed to Develop a Successful Performance Culture, Sheri Chaney Jones, Measurement ResourcesUnderstanding Talent Management, Capability Company
Bosses Can't Motivate Staffs--But The Environment They Create Can, Linda Ridge, OnPoint Solutions
Unraveling Diversity Management: A Practitioner's Road Map to Doing It Right, Gladis Benavides, BE Inc.
Ask the Experts: What is the Difference Between Retained Search and Contingency Search, Accounting Management Solutions
Having A Better Board, Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
May 2012
Moves Management by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture
The Right Gift from the Right Person at the Right Time by Robert L. Weiner, Robert L. Weiner Consulting and Karen Rhodes, UC Berkeley
How to Engage Absolutely Anybody by Deirdre Maloney, Momentum LLC
Raising Money by Acquisition Mailing by Linda Lysakowski, Capital Venture and Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
Tips for Effective Direct Mail for Non-Profits by Ann Marie Amico, Capability Company
April 2012
Reporting Financial Information to the Board by Sherry Heuser, Capability Company
It's Not Rocket Science: Eight Little Mistakes that Make Your Accounts Payable Function Costly and Inefficient by Anybill
The Client Time Sheet and Payroll Software Buying Guide by Vertex Systems
Capital Campaign Budgeting: Beyond Construction Cost by Norman Olshansky, President, NFP Consultng Resources, Inc.
Tony Martignetti interviews Cathleen Rittereiser, author of the book "Foundation and Endowment Investing."
Why You Should Love The IRS by Gina Rahn, Sage Nonprofit
Peeling Back the Cover On Your Finance Department, Leigh Tucker, Accounting Management Solutions
Financial Modeling: Support for Strategic Decisions by Sam Frank, Synthesis Partnership
March 2012
Engaging the Next Generation of Donors by Lesley Snyder, CCS Fundraising
Creative Outreach Efforts by Mike Zlotnicki, Capability Company
Pinterest For Nonprofits? by Karma411
The 5 Elements of Great Nonprofit Web Design, Dodd Caldwell, Bellstrike
Facebook Fundamentals & Your Fresh-Faced Website, Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
My $10 Fundraiser by David Russell, 10 Beyond
Which Social Network is Best? Jordan Dossett, Antharia
Remember Give to the Max Day, November 9, 2011? This huge one-day fundraising effort raised $2,034,389 from 17,838 individual donors. Holy cow! by Maddie Grant, SocialFish
February 2012
The Importance of Mentoring by Linda Lysakowski, Capital Venture
The Benefits of Coaching - Helping Leaders to Grow by Kayte Connelly, Best Principled Solutions
10 Big Benefits To Coaching For Nonprofit Executives by Sylvia D. Hepler, Launching Lives, LLC
New Employees: Learning the Job by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
3 Strategies for Keeping Your Best on Board (Including You!) by Amy Etheridge, Capability Company
Do You Need a Personal Advisory Board? by Susan Hammond, sc.Hammond Advisors
Crowdsourced Mentoring by Leigh Tucker, Accounting Management Solutions
Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader by Robert L. Weiner, Robert L. Weiner Consulting
January 2012
More Nonprofits Opting Out of State Unemployment Tax System by Unemployment Services Trust (UST)
Does Your Agency Have A Social Media Policy by Chapman-Insurance for Nonprofits
Lessons from Penn State by Barbara Paynter and Bruce Hennes, Hennes Paynter Communications
December 2011
Donor Recognition Event By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture
Recognition - An Investment in Today and Tomorrow by John Barber, CHH Engraving
Recognize Your Donors Again and Again by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
Are You Asking For More When They've Given Enough?, Radio Interview by Tony Martignetti, Nonprofit Radio
Back to School: A Return to the ABCs of Major Gift Fundraising by Emily Espenshade, Capability Company
Donor Cultivation on a Budget by Lorri Greif, Breakthrough Philanthropy
Volunteer involvement inspires investment by Timi Paccioretti, Little Green Light Donor Management
Acknowledging Your Most Loyal Donors, Kari Ann Kiel, Dojiggy
November 2011
Chairing A Search Committee by Sherry Heuser, Capability Company
Empowerment...the best management experience I ever had by Linda Ridge, OnPoint Solutions
Investing in Your Development Staff by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture
Using an Interim by Katha Kissman, Interim Leadership and Nonprofit Organizational Development Consulting
Care and Feeding of Excellent Employees by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
Who's in Charge of Your Career? by Heather Burton, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage North America
Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio: attracting, hiring, training, motivating, retaining and dismissing employees
How to Hire for Social Media Management by Maddie Grant, SocialFish
Encouraging Employee Excellence by Kayte Connelly, Best Principled Solutions
Using Employee Attitude Surveys to Boost Morale, Productivity, and Retention by Sheri Chaney Jones, Measurement Resources Company
Entrepreneurs in the Volunteer Corps: Building Capacity as Nonprofit Organizations Answer the Call to Serve by Jennifer Rackow and Jill Fixler, JFFixler Group
Hiring Effective Volunteers by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
The Value of Engaging Your Volunteers by Carrie Gray, Capability Company
Your only job with volunteers is to make them successful by Susan Black, Allene Professional Fundraising
Should Volunteers Do Data Entry? Cheryl Weissman, CJW Consulting and Services
Questions About Volunteers at a Gala by Kayte Connelly, Best Principled Solutions
Volunteerism is all about the experience by Linda C. Ridge, OnPoint Solutions, Inc.
September 2011
All the More Reason for Nonprofits to Collaborate by Terrie Temkin, CoreStrategies For Nonprofits
A Suggested Model for Multi Organization Collaborations By Norman Olshansky Co-Editor and Contributing Author: "You and Your Nonprofit": Published by CharityChannel Press
If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like? John Brothers, Cuidiu Consulting and senior fellow at the Support Center for Nonprofit Management
Collaboration and Strategic Alliances by The Center for Nonprofit Excellence
The Value of Mergers and Collaborations by Theresa Dear, HR4NON-PROFITS
Forming Community Coalitions That Work by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
August 2011
Large Gifts are Not Just for Bricks and Mortar by Gayle Gifford, Cause & Effect
The Planned Giving Advisory Council: Get Yourself Some Help by Lorri Greif, Breakthrough Philanthropy
We're Small. Can We Really Launch a Major Gifts Program? by Diane Remin, MajorDonors.com
Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio Presentation: Bequests are the bedrock of every Planned Giving program
Planning for Giving by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
Building an Endowment for Your Organzation, Power Point Presentation By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture
June 2011
So You are Thinking About Starting a New Nonprofit? by Renee Steffen, Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceEight Pieces of Advice for Nonprofit Start-ups By Chataun Denis, Grant Source
How to Incorporate in Massachusetts by Nonprofit Capital ManagementNonprofit Capital Management
Managing Information For a New Nonprofit by Cheryl Weissman, CJW Consulting and Services
Some Thoughts on Start Ups and Mergers by Michael Sand, Sand Associates
Example of a merger of two Vermont nonprofits from Common Good Vermont
May 2011
Steps to Creating a More Eco-friendly Fundraising Campaign by Kari Ann Kiel, DoJiggy
For Earth Day: 17 Things We Do to Live a Little Greener, Gayle Gifford, Cause & Effect
"Nonprofit Guide to Going Green" by Ted Hart, Adrienne D. Capps, Matthew Bauer - John Wiley & Sons (2009) recommended by Robert L. Weiner
April 2011
Demystifying Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits by DonorPerfect
Spring Cleaning Your Organization's Website by Jenny Kearney, Capability Company
Training For Nonprofits: Using Technology Today by Mary M. Rydesky, Transition Management
Best Practice in IT Planning for Executives of Nonprofit Agencies by Tim Clark, Vertex Systems
A Video from Team Ra Ras Kicks Breast Cancer from Jeanette Stephens-El of Raining Deer
Six Principles of Social Media Behavior by Taylor Ellwood, Imagine Your Reality
A Smart Phone Ap for Your Nonprofit, Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
Achieving Excellence With Data, Sheri Chaney Jones, Measurement Resources
March 2011:
Unraveling Diversity Management: A Practitioners Road Map to Doing It Right by Gladis Benavides, Benavides Enterprises, Inc
Sexism Confirmed by Tony Martignetti, Tony Martignetti Planned Giving Advisors
System Wide Governance for Community Empowerment by Judith Freiwirth of Nonprofit Solutions Associates and Maria Elena Letona (originally printed in The Nonprofit Quarterly)
Celebrating Diversity by Michael Sand, Sand Associates
February 2011:
Reinvention and Change: Essential For Positive Organizations by Michael A. Sand, Sand and Associates
Destined for success or failure? Why goals are not enough by Sheri Jones, Measure Resources Company
Estimating the Costs for Change by Kayte Connelly of Best Principled Solutions
Creatures of Habit? Shake It Up by Steven Smith of It's The Results
Succession Planning for Nonprofit Boards by Susan Griffin, Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Video Interview with Chris Forbes on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
November 2010:
Theme: Whistle While We Work: Jobs in the Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit Employment: Same Universe, Worlds Apart by Patricia Duarte, Decision Insight, Inc.
Basics of the Nonprofit Job Hunt by Sherry Heuser, Capability Company
Why Nonprofit Executives Leave, And How to Keep Them by Molly Brennan, Koya Consulting
Wayfinding: The Art of Navigating Your Career by Dan King, Career Planning and Management, Inc.
9 Tips to Improve Your Networking Skills by Renee Alfieri, Empowering Inquiry
October 2010:
Theme: How Special Are Your Special Events?
How FUN Are Your Special Events? by Jean Block, Jean Block Consulting
When Special Events Are Not Special by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates
Extend the Reach of Your Event Fundraising Campaign with Online Fundraising Software by DoJiggy
“How Special Are Your Special Events?” 5 Ways to pump up your event online! By Sarah Frank, Karma411
Position Sponsorships as a Marketing Vehicle by Deborah Spector, Creative Solutions & Innovations
September 2010:
Theme: Mediating Social Media
Kayte Connelly ~10 Vital Questions When Planning for Social Networking
Sage Nonprofit Solutions ~ Five Myths of Online Fundraising
Social Fish ~ 100 Ways to Measure Social Media by Maddie Grant
Karma411 ~ Connecting With Your Donors in the Age of Social Media by Sarah Frank
August 2010:
Hide and Seek: Identifying and Cultivating Donors
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