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Why Nonprofits Should Listen to Reddit
Reddit can be a complicated place. One minute you’re watching a gif of a cat, the next moment you’ve strolled into an unpleasant subreddit or offensive comment thread. Even searching for an image to use for this blog post caused me to view a few images that I did not...
Communicating with a Four Year Old
How would you describe what you do to a four year old? That was the question posed in a recent Medium post by Dean Vipond. Invited to talk to an elementary school classroom, what he thought was a presentation to older students, with a greater understanding of what...
Fear, Planning, Communication, and Implementation
Shifting from brainstorming and discussion to implementation can be taxing for many nonprofits. It’s often easier to think about the future. Implementation takes commitment, resources, and acknowledgement that you can fail. This week Steve Scheier wrote an article in...
Just Stop
How many times have you started an email or conversation with the following: I just wanted to say... I just wanted to ask... This is just my opinion... Just, as a word, has a few definitions, including an expression of fairness, a description of immediacy, and a...
Three Ways to Retain Top Volunteers and Supporters
I reconnected with a friend recently. During our communication, I asked about a fundraising volunteer project that I had worked with her on previously. She shared that she was still supporting it and over the years she had raised over $30,000. And then added, “But it...
The Struggle to Collaborate
There are a lot of nonprofits doing the exact same thing. Not literally - clearly each nonprofit has their own methodology, belief system, and implementation. But many social organizations are attempting to serve the same populations and solve the same problems, while...
Eight Vine Tricks for Nonprofits
When Instagram announced they were adding the capacity to record videos, many assumed that this meant the death of Vine. In fact, #RIPVine was a trending topic. We discussed the change here. As expected, Vine continues to serve the Twitter-focused users. We’ve...
Speaking the Same Language
A friend of SCC forwarded along an article that captures the creatures you meet in both the average and important meetings for your organization. The characters, or creatures, in this blog post resonated with us because we can see ourselves in one or more of the...
The Wrong Way to SWOT
The SWOT analysis is an effective and invaluable tool when considering strategic opportunities, regardless of business type or intention. For those uninitiated, SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. The analysis is typically organized in a...
Calling with Purpose
We’re currently working with a client on transitioning their email and file management system from the systems they’re using to Google for Business. As part of that transition, I verified with Google that they own the nonprofit’s website and account. This verification...