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Funding Your Mission: 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Tips

NXUnite

Fundraising costs, which are the upfront costs associated with fundraising campaigns and include event planning, marketing , and fundraising software investments. This ensures all of your employees receive fair salaries and benefits while preventing overcompensation for leadership (which has damaged some nonprofits’ reputations).

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Top benefits for association leaders to connect with their volunteer members

Nimble AMS

One of the simplest ways to boost volunteer engagement and retention at your association is to have leadership create meaningful connections with volunteers. Read on to learn why association leadership should take the extra step of investing in volunteers and for a “how-to” on improving volunteer engagement in your program. .

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10 Unconventional Ways to Get More Value from Your Association’s LMS

WBT Systems

Once they’re taken the orientation “course,” they’ll continue to have access to the course content as well as other resources like the employee handbook, and security and other IT policies. They’re not event planners yet are expected to profitably host numerous events every year. 8 – Offer leadership training programs.

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Daily Buzz: Extra Ways to Provide Value to Members

Associations Now

But there are also less concrete ways to do so that aren’t outlined in your member handbook. assnchat #associations #mindset #leadership #CEO [link]. Sometimes meetings go wrong, so don’t forget event insurance, says the Eventsforce team. It all comes down to value. Is your choice of mindset helping or hurting you?

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

.orgSource

These are a few of the documents that can be included in online welcome handbooks: Bylaws. A calendar of events. Meeting icebreakers and informal social events are obvious activities. You can, and should, also provide written guidance. Financial statements. Minutes of recent meetings. Committee descriptions and rosters.

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When the Staff Leader Is the Only Staffer

Associations Now

And in a new handbook, “ What the Executive Director of a Very Small Organization Needs to Know ,” [PDF] he offers some practical advice for how to successfully handle the gig. Running an association as the sole staffer is the double black diamond trail of soft-skills leadership. Which isn’t easy.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.10.17

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… What do you think about the new 280 Twitter character limit? Understand and appreciate the difference between an event planner and an event strategist. Presenter: Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, founder, Strategic Meetings & Events.

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