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Funders Are People, Too: Build a Funder Relationship Before You Submit

How and why to build a funder relationship to increase your proposal strength and gain a supporter. Grant writing can sometimes feel like a numbers game: draft the narrative, gather the data, hit submit, and hope someone on the other end reads it closely. It’s an easy pattern to fall into, especially when you’re busy … Read More

How to Tell The Story of Your Nonprofit to Any Audience

Storytelling is at the heart of every successful nonprofit. Whether engaging donors, inspiring volunteers, or advocating for change, a well-crafted story can create an emotional connection and drive action. However, one story doesn’t fit all audiences. The challenge lies in adapting your nonprofit’s story to resonate with different stakeholders. We’ll explore how to tailor your storytelling approach to ensure maximum impact.

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Organizational Storytelling Strategy

How to communicate your awesomeness by strategically using your authenticity Leaders have a lot on their plates. Nonprofits and businesses in our community do innovative, mind blowing work every single day. Too often, instead of shouting it from the rooftops, it’s filed away in a drawer to gather dust. Keep reading and we’ll help you … Read More

Three tips to have a better meeting

I recently did a presentation on how to have better meetings and thought I’d share three key meeting communication tips with you as well. 1. Understand we aren’t logical beings! Behavioral economics, the study of why humans make the economic decisions we do tells us a lot about why meetings go astray. There are three … Read More