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Love It or List It? Here’s How to Know for Sure!
Have you moved into a new nonprofit platform only to realize that the system wasn't really the problem? Dan was about to move - until I asked him one critical question.
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Five Ways to Optimize Your Nonprofit Homepage for Donations
Poor little website home page. No one is paying attention to you - and you're an online giving powerhouse! Facebook fundraising is great, but give your own home page some polish and watch it perform.
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Wrap Your Nonprofit Tech Project Right
Hooray! You wrapped a nonprofit technology project. Keep that team spirit going by holding a project debrief meeting. In just 90 minutes, this meeting can help you discover what worked well and replicate that the next time!
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The Best Project Management Tools for Nonprofits!
Lou was tired of trying to keep his nonprofit technology project running well. He was leading...but no one was following him. He needed to find a project management tool fast!
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Five Tips to Make the Most of Your Next Nonprofit Software Demo
After attending one million product demos, I'm an expert in doing this the easy way! Prepare yourself, your team, and your vendor for a smooth and useful product demo.
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Are Big Changes on the Way for Nonprofits Using Salesforce ?!?
Salesforce announced big business changes recently! If you're using Nonprofit Success Pack - or considering it - be sure you understand what might happen next.
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Oscar’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Software Selection Process
Oscar crowdsourced his search for a new fundraising system and got burned. He got opinions too early in the search process - read this post and learn the right time to ask around!
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A (Very) Last-Minute Plan for #GivingTuesday!
Rut roh - it's End-Of-Year Campaign time! Don't have a plan? There's no need to panic. Get the basics covered and you can worry about the fancy stuff next year!
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Got the RFP Blues? 3 Tips for Dramatic Improvement!
Mention the term "RFP" and you'll hear lots of passionate opinions. Some nonprofit folks love 'em, while others think they're a big waste of time. You hold the keys to making the RFP process work - get tips here!
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