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Organizations we work with are trying to reach their goals but their strategic plan is outdated or vague, they’re unclear about board and staff roles and responsibilities, governance policies and structure lack clarity, or they don’t have mechanisms for monitoring organizational effectiveness.

We help nonprofit and corporate boards optimize their governance process through our facilitated sessions and e-learning courses so they can realize their vision, mission and strategic goals.

The Three Pillars Of Nonprofit Branding Every Organization Should Know

The Three Pillars Of Nonprofit Branding Every Organization Should Know

In this episode of the Strategic Nonprofit podcast, Trista McIver sits down with Amy Small, EVP of Creative & Brand at Media Cause, a full-service digital agency that works only with nonprofits. Join them as they discuss everything about nonprofit branding, particularly why you should be using branding to tell your organization’s story and the […]

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7 Tips For Writing A Compelling Fundraising Grant Proposal

Fundraising is the holy grail for many nonprofit organizations; without it, many aren’t able to survive, thrive or further their cause. Unfortunately, having only one fixed source of funding leaves many organizations vulnerable, which is why a commonly asked question is “how can my organization expand our grant program past core funders?” The answer lies in writing

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A Simple Guide To Creating Your Nonprofit Organization’s Bylaws

Nonprofit organizations should spend their passion, time and creative energy on working hard to strengthen and enrich our communities. Not wasting time trying to answer questions like “how do we remove a board member?”, “how often shall we meet as a board?” or even, “who’s responsibility is this?” That’s why we’ve created a simple guide

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How To Take Board Meeting Minutes: The Nonprofit Guide

Well-prepared board meeting minutes are an important part of every board meeting. Minutes are an official record of actions the board or committee took at a meeting. So it’s important to get them right. Yet, despite their importance, many organizations continue to create less than stellar records. Usually by recording irrelevant statements, missing important decisions

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A Guide To Social Media for Nonprofits: Impact With A Low Budget

Nonprofits usually struggle for resources, whether that’s staffing, donations or even just time. Often, this leads to disappointment about the organization’s progression, particularly for those trying to expand the reach and awareness of the cause through social media. However, don’t feel disheartened because, in this comprehensive guide to social media for nonprofits, we’ll explain how

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Don’t Know How To Get Started With Nonprofit Branding? Read this.

Brand recognition isn’t just for big corporate companies. If done well, your nonprofit organization can too benefit from the advantages that come with a solid branding strategy; increased trust in your work, instant recognition and differentiation in an increasingly crowded space. If you’re struggling to communicate your work, the people you help, and the change

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Succession Planning For Nonprofit Leadership: A Brief Guide

One of the primary responsibilities of boards is choosing successors for the organization’s senior leadership. In other words – succession planning for nonprofit leadership. This task is crucial because changes in these positions inevitably disrupt organizational performance. So how can directors ensure that their board’s approach to succession is practical and ultimately effective? The following

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Nonprofit Financial Management: It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift

Few would deny that we have gone through a tumultuous period with the economy. There is no consensus as to how long the turbulence will continue—certainly for months, perhaps for years, depending upon which analyst you are listening to. However, most of us would agree that economic times are difficult right now, for our NPO,

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An Overview of Nonprofit Compensation Trends

Are you struggling to find a benchmark for your employees’ and executive directors’ compensation plans? Then this short article examing our 2014 Compensation and Operations Report that identifies nonprofit compensation trends is for you.  How Not-For-Profit Associations Are Setting Salaries in British Columbia Based on our 2014 Compensation and Operations Report, the NPO salary setting process’s positive

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10 Best Practices For Nonprofit Membership Retention

Annually, Canadians give $14 billion to registered nonprofit organizations. For this reason, members are naturally one of the vital keys to success if you’re looking to sustain and grow your association. However, the problem is that many nonprofits make the mistake of prioritizing finding new members instead of ensuring their existing ones are happy. So

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