It’s been a year for Third Sector Today-the first year, that is. So the site is celebrating its hit-the-ground-running success and the positive engagement of readers and members-that’s you!-since TST was launched in 2013. Your nonprofit’s goals and aspirations are reflected in the most popular posts on Third Sector Today. As we revisit the Most […]
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In the second installment of this two-part post, we discuss nonprofit event photography. If you missed it, Part 1 can be read here. One of New York City’s most star-studded charity events, The Met Gala (aka the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala) always gets it right. The stars come out for […]
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In this two-part post (Click HERE to read Part 2), tips for overall management of resources to support photography will be followed by a second installment focusing on event photography. We look forward to hearing your ideas and needs for future discussion about photography for nonprofits. One of the most viral and successful […]
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Delivering a talk is like learning to drive in midtown Manhattan. Watch people who do it and survive-like taxi drivers. You don’t have to like them, but they do get through the traffic. Why is it some people speak in front of groups with such ease and others falter? Are some people […]
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The urge to ignore capacity is a natural reaction for busy nonprofit teams. Who has time for more strategic planning, tasks, or—let’s say it—panic? Help is here: Part Two on Capacity Building
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We hear all the reasons NOT to blog in nonprofits. No time. No staff. No volunteers. No time to get ideas when we are SO very busy. But here are compelling reasons to make it a priority-and how to do so.
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A movement away from self-absorbed duck faces to a more altruistic social media self-portrait, “unselfies” have arrived. Officially introduced as a participatory element of the second annual Giving Tuesday in December 2013. Good thing, too, because after this Oscar Selfie, none of us regular folk stand a chance. Thanks, Ellen! It was dubbed “The […]
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Many factors erode effective listening in nonprofit environments. Go ahead and list them: workload, multi-tasking, sharing office space with others, and lacking time for the kind of listening appropriate for our most important constituents. However, in the real world of nonprofits, listening to donors and those we serve is critical for fundraising, strategic planning, […]
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Nonprofits might want to hop on the Instagram wagon- if not taking the ride already: social media engagement on Instagram is reported to be 15 times that of Facebook. Another social media channel to monitor? Worry not: Here are some tips!
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Capacity. It’s the ingredient supporting growth, increased staff, and the expansion of services for nonprofits. Identifying the goals and realities of capacity building are first steps, but many factors can fuel or inhibit capacity building.
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