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What You Need To Know Before Starting A Nonprofit
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 ask yourself first. “Why do you want to start a nonprofit?” “What kind of nonprofit structure are you wanting create?”, etc. There is really good information available to help you answer these important questions. We recommend you read through 10 Questions…
Multitasking Has It’s Downside
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 problem is, this strategy is often done wrong, and it’s easy to get offtrack. Plus, when it’s done wrong, it can really stress you out. That’s the take of Votenet Marketing Director Jenn Barton, who says that you may just be better…
Infographic: 22 Expert Tips on Fundraising
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 infographic represents their responses. Thanks Jen for such a great resource! (click on image to enlarge) [gap size=”100px”]
Pastoral Succession Planning
If you help lead a church and are either in the process, or soon will be, proper succession planning is critical for long term success. Take careful note of an upcoming online conference on this topic from the good folks at Leadership Network. Here is a teaser from their website: While there are numerous stories describing the highly visible failures in transition and succession, there are even more stories of the positive transition from one pastor to another that have rarely been heard. To highlight what is being learned in these cases, as well as the…
Using Short-Term Mission for Meaningful Discipleship
In a world where short term missions team are sent on a routine basis, the nagging question remains about what lasting impact is notices upon returning to the U.S. As a veteran short-term leader, I can say that it is difficult to keep a right perspective after coming home. Life happens. Back to school. Back to work. Back to routine. How do allow the growth to settle in us to a point where the “massing changes” take root and become our new normalcy. Leadership Network posted a ‘Field Report’ of one such church trying to do…