Upcoming Events
May 22, 2013
5/22/2013: Conversations Across the Invisible Yellow Line – Board and Staff Roles
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If you’ve ever watched a football game on television, you’ve seen the yellow line that appears on the screen, showing the placement of the next down. We can see it, but those on the field cannot. It’s invisible to the players. The same is true in many board and staff relationships. There is a yellow [...] |
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5/22/2013: Can Your Board Tell Your Story?
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Board members often don’t want to ask for funds, but when it comes to raising friends for your organization, most of them are eager. But, do they know how to tell your story? Here are some things board members can do: • Develop their own 30-second elevator speech about your organization • Present “just the [...] |
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May 28, 2013
5/28/2013: Simplified Data Mining for Direct Mail
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Don’t waste time and money by trying to communicate to those who have shown little or no affinity to your cause. Our webinar will examine how to look at your constituents through the filter of your database, thus providing a better understanding of who they are and what they are interested in. Know your audience…manage [...] |
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May 29, 2013
5/29/2013: What to Expect During an Audit
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GA guided tour of the financial statement audit process from selecting an audit firm to preparing for the audit to executing the audit and follow up afterwards. Takeaways: Paul Konigstein has over twenty years experience as a controller and Chief Financial Officer at arts, culture, education, and international development not for profits including the Metropolitan [...] |
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5/29/2013: Campaigns: Leveraging Major, Planned and Student Giving
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In 2009, the South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina found itself in a unique position as we looked to re-energize a building campaign which had been “public” for over four decades. This presentation will highlight how “everyday” fundraising principals (planned, major, and student giving) came together to re-brand a [...] |
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June 4, 2013
6/4/2013: A New Era in Nonprofit Marketing: Why Winging It with Social Media No Longer Works
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If you’ve dipped your toe in the social media waters, do you wonder why you aren’t reaching more people or raising more dollars? If you haven’t yet begun, have you considered what social media marketing might do to help you reach – or not reach — your goals? This webinar will explore why winging it [...] |
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June 5, 2013
6/5/2013: Leadership Engagement as an Operations Strategy
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Organizations frequently overlook the “critical middle”–how the exercise of leadership at all levels and how the application of a well-integrated operations strategy contribute to results and outcomes. This webinar offers a practical framework for integrating defined leadership and management practices into a holistic operations strategy in order to maximize organizational outcomes. Strategic plans are crucial. [...] |
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6/5/2013: Crowdfunding: Not just for first-world problems
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Sometimes it seems like crowdfunding is just for new digital devices, iPhone covers and games. But crowdfunding can be used a powerful tool for social change! Whether you’re an established non-profit or a social start-up crowdfunding can help you activate and expand your supporter base and maximise your fundraising to make a difference. This webinar [...] |
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June 11, 2013
6/11/2013: Telling the Right Story for Your Online Campaign
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Pink Slime. The Boy Scouts of America. Trayvon Martin. Each of these news stories started with an online petition that led to real, tangible impact. Each represents the power that people and organizations have today to engage and motivate hundreds and thousands of supporters to take action. The internet, social networks and mobile technology provide [...] |
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June 12, 2013
6/12/2013: The Case for Integrated Planning
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The term “strategic planning” gets attached to a wide range of nonprofit planning—for programs and services, budgeting, communications, information technology, etc. But these address very different kinds of issues, and should involve different participants, processes, tools, and products. We’ll look at the various kinds of planning needed by a nonprofit, see how they can intersect [...] |
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