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5 Types of People Who Need Nonprofit Fundraising Training

Achieve

It was the late 1980s and I was signing up for the first class in the first master’s program in philanthropy and development in the country, at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. and the updates in science, and the pressures on nonprofits for revenue, “the only way to learn is to do it!” Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.18.22

Reid All About it

One of those articles is by Mark Dorsey, FASAE, CAE, CEO at the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), about how CSI busted out of narrow mindsets about markets and revenue streams and found new value creation opportunities. Director, Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association. Digital value creation. Seasoned professionals.

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Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts

Association Adviser

Angela Kisskeys , marketing and communications manager, Midwest Society of Association Executives (MSAE) , which represents associations in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, said her organization doesn’t lobby directly unless the issue impacts the overall operations of non-profits.