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How to Drive High Donor Retention Rates with Text Messaging

Achieve

Text messaging is one of the best communication tools in nonprofits’ disposal, allowing organizations to reach supporters directly with personalized messaging. Use gamification tools: Send polls or quizzes that test supporters’ knowledge of your mission to keep them tapped into your organization and eager to learn more.

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Leadership Limerick: Innovation Requires Many Contributions

Idea Architects

When it comes to innovation, too many people think of the lone genius who invents some breakthrough product, instead of a diverse team with each member contributing different perspectives and roles to create new value. At minimum, when forming project teams consider what strengths the work requires and what individuals possess them.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Beware of Binders Becoming.

Idea Architects

I am a huge believer in the value of record-keeping in volunteer organizations and regularly preach the power of checklists as a vital tool in project management (you have read The Checklist Manifesto , right?). You can also think about creation and compliance as individual mindsets and skillsets when forming project teams.

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Facilitation Friday #1: Anyone Can and Everyone Should

Idea Architects

So think about the groups and teams that you are a part of: (1) What are the consequences you want to help create? (2) Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2). Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4).

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Bringing Credibility to the Conversation: Katie Butler, IIABA

Association Adviser

Katie has served IIABA since 2003 and has helmed the communications department since communications since 2004. Katie manages a team of six across three functional areas: editorial/content strategy, public relations and marketing. That skill set is what I look for in members of our team. Anything more frequent is cumbersome.

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Facilitation Friday #23: Going in Different Directions

Idea Architects

Whether it is an internal team meeting or a small group conversation as part of a convention workshop, sometimes people arent clear on the purpose or the instructions for why they are there and what is supposed to happen. Affinity diagrams are one effective tool for managing this issue. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2).

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Facilitation Friday #10: Establish Rules of Engagement

Idea Architects

You could begin the process prior to the first meeting or conversation, anonymously collecting and aggregating individuals ideas via an online tool like SurveyMonkey. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2).