Jonah Berger – Ideas That Spread
Social benefit and nonprofit organizations need to grow to be effective. They have an important message and are doing really good work, but they need to get their message out there. It's not enough just to do good work; you have to get your ideas to catch on. Unfortunately, many organizations don't have a huge budget to spend on advertising. So, very simply, how [...]
Stacy Wellborn – Hashtags Raise Stories above the Fray
With nearly two-thirds of American adults using social media networking, it is increasingly important that nonprofits use this communication tool to engage audiences and disseminate their message. With so many users and messages flying across the channels, how does a nonprofit get its message heard? One tool allows organizations to cut through the chatter, connect with the target audience, and tell their story. Introduced [...]
Tammy Harden – Encourage, Equip, and Empower: 3e Restoration
What if serving others were something that didn’t drain us, but a process that both aided the holistic growth of the individual and also contributed to the development of an organization? That very ideal sits at the heart of most organizations in the nonprofit sector. Yet, sadly, we often fall short. Homelessness is not a new phenomenon. Shelters, soup kitchens, and a wide variety [...]
HiRho Park – Adapting to an Ever-Changing World
Institutions, like ideas, adapt to changes in culture and context. When two of the world's oldest institutions, higher education and the church, become united, staying flexible and current can be challenging. In 2014, the Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment ranked South Korean education number one in the world. Its foundation was three schools in Seoul established by American missionaries in 1885 and [...]
Dan Clark – Reaching Beyond Success
One of the highlights of my professional speaking career was as the keynote speaker at the United Nations World NGO Conference in Hamburg, Germany. With well over a hundred countries represented, I needed to deliver a message that would ring loud and clear in every language and every culture. Based on my firm conviction that the same God who made me, made you too, [...]
Nicholas Ripplinger – What’s in Your Repository?
In today’s ever-changing climate, the leader has to be flexible and capable of changing course at a moment’s notice. This applies equally to the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, the young adult overseeing his or her first service project, and every leader at every level in between. But what tools do leaders possess to help them make these decisions? Education, mentoring, and training [...]
Cheryl Snapp Conner – What Gives a Program Wings?
There’s a particular challenge in the marketing of social responsibility causes. By their very nature, these programs are founded on principles of doing good. But the altruistic core of these projects is dangerously seductive: How could an idea fail when it is so badly needed, and when the motives for proceeding are so important and pure? So there we have it. Thousands of nonprofits [...]
Dave Austin – Where You’re Needed Most
Why did you put your life on the line? "Because, I love God... and I love my Marines, and that is where I was needed most." That is all that my father said when my brother asked him why he led the charge. That is what he did at two very bloody battles, Iwo Jima and Saipan, when he didn't need to. You see, [...]
Russell Dennis – Leadership: the High Innovation Quotient
Innovation has been a key driver of business for many years. Leaders at the most profitable companies are always looking for ways to reinvent themselves. Look at Apple, Samsung, and Amazon. Need more proof of the power of innovation? Try Airbnb, Uber, and Snapchat. They are transforming the way we do business. Nonprofits are tackling the most pervasive problems we face in modern society [...]
Cynthia Adams – Simple Ways to Expand Your Grant Support
In our semiannual State of Grantseeking survey, we regularly hear, “We apply to grantmakers we are familiar with, but do not have time to search for other funding sources for specific projects or needs.” It's easy to get stuck on a treadmill when it comes to grantseeking, and very difficult to expand outside our comfort zones. These tips will help you develop a larger [...]
