Precious Snowflake Syndrome

Precious Snowflake Syndrome occurs when a person, group of people, funder or foundation believes they can or have created a totally unique solution to a problem. A precious, unique snowflake of an idea- or is it?

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Will they stay or will they go? Keeping Millennials at your organization

There are a lot of organizations focused on cultivating millennial donors, anticipating that as they progress in age they’ll give more. What about cultivating the relationship with your millennial employees? Where to start? Our Millennial Blogger has some useful suggestions that can apply to many generations.

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#GivingTuesday Countdown

Third Sector Today is very excited to be a #GivingTuesday media partner and, in an effort to provide some additional exposure and get you all motivated: Here’s a quick overview of how your organization can participate and use it to advance your cause. Mission Statement #GivingTuesday™ is a campaign to create a national day of […]

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10 Things to Avoid When Saying Thank You

I thoroughly enjoyed taking Claire Axelrad and Pamela Grow’s e-course: The Power of Thank You. I even bought it, myself-and glad I did. Generally, thanks are always appreciated and the more heart-felt the better, but there are 10 Things to Avoid When Thanking Donors- Here’s a peek.

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Sustainability: Top Funders

Sustainability is an ever-present concern for nonprofits, whether yours serves children, the arts, a church, healthcare or education. This is an incredibly useful list to keep on hand.  We are happy to share this link to The Foundation Center’s list of Top Funders to provide you some direction. There are links to almost all of […]

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