A Harvard Business article lists the 17 fundamental traits of organizational effectiveness. The first and most poignant one is that “everyone [in your organization] has a good idea of the decisions and actions for which he or she is responsible.” It seems pretty basic, right? Do you have a “good idea” of the decision and actions […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Association of Christian Nonprofits (ACN) (https://www.christiannonprofits.org) announced today that Brian Rensing has joined the organization as a member of their Board of Directors. Mr. Rensing has broad leadership experience leveraging technology to fuel organizational growth, including heading a global leadership development program for emerging talent at Procter and Gamble. He has
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Any member in a position of leadership in the organization, holding a position on the Board of Directors, or serving on committees, or in chapter leadership, who feels they are unable to support the mission and written policies of the organization, should tender a resignation as a volunteer leader. Non-church nonprofits should consider developing
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Introduction We are very excited that you have decided to venture in to the great area of starting a new nonprofit organization. Starting new ventures are exciting and full of anticipation. However, there are several areas of information that you should be aware of when you start a new nonprofit. There are questions you must
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This post is a repost of an original written by Ernie Smith at Associations Now. You can read the original here. Why taking a step back from doing multiple tasks at once may be the best decision you’ll make all day. Tackling several tasks simultaneously can feel really good if done right. The
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[alert type=”muted” close=”false” heading=”Member Resource”]The following article is part of the FREE resources presented by ACN. More member resources can be found on our Member Resources page… [/alert] Introduction Starting new ventures are exciting and full of anticipation. However, there are several areas of information that you should be aware of when you start a
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Question: “If you could tell a new itinerating missionary one thing about raising funds, what would it be?” Lucky for you, someone already asked that question. Jen Fortner, creator of Financial Partnership Development asked this question to 22 FULLY-FUNDED field workers (ok, pause. Go ahead and say that fast 10 times….since you are anyway). The following
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For some reason, the discussion of money and church staff is always a sticky subject. What should be considered a ‘reasonable’ salary? What does a pastoral salary include? Do you count the housing allowance as part of your calculation? These are all great questions, and thankfully we don’t have to be the legal experts on
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Nonprofits are not known to be on the cutting edge of technology. For those of us in the nonprofit sector, this news comes as no surprise and hardly worth blogging about. However, it is more and more the case that the nonprofit is learning the ongoing necessity of engaging in the digital sphere. But, are
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It is hard to believe, but the holiday season is right around the corner. Next week is Thanksgiving, then followed by the retail juggernaut Black Friday and Cyber Monday, enticing people to go out and start making their Christmas purchases. Did you know after that is Giving Tuesday? What is Giving Tuesday? In the midst
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For both churches and nonprofits alike, your ability to engage web visitors is of great importance. That is why two items are indispensable to you. 1) An engaging website and 2) Online giving. Let’s face it, if you are not using some sort of online giving at this point, you are way behind the
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Kudos to npENGAGE for their post last week on nonprofit websites. As someone who routinely works with nonprofits, websites are often a concern for nonprofit leaders. Does it represent our mission? Is it easy to use? Do you think we need to do something different? These are some of the type of questions that are often
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