Best Practice

A best practice is a technique, method, process, guideline, etc. that has proven to consistently lead to a superior result. It can also be described as the most efficient (least amount of effort) and effective (best results) way of accomplishing a task, based on repeatable procedures that have proven over time for large numbers of organizations. There is, however, no practice that is best for an organization or in every situation, and no best practice remains best forever as people keep improving ways of doing things.

Is Your Nonprofit Protected from Risks?

by Geri Stengel on Nov 20, 2012 - 12:20am

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“What was the board thinking?” When a nonprofit runs off course, this is question that most people ask. And so it was with the panelists described instances of fraud and malfeasance. The answer, apparently, is that the boards in question weren’t thinking, a lapse that can leave them open to prosecution.

5 Ways to Break Through Barriers to Growth

by Geri Stengel on Apr 17, 2012 - 12:20am

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I’m delighted with the recent Ernst & Young report, Thinking big: How to accelerate the growth of women-owned companies, which matches what I’ve found from talking with high-growth women entrepreneurs. With the number of women-owned businesses increasing yearly, accelerating their growth is important.

12 Ways To Make Your Online Fundraising Campaign Stronger

by Guest Blogger on Nov 2, 2011 - 12:20am

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by Farra Trompeter

As a nonprofit fundraiser, this is my favorite time of year. While others make vacation plans, I work with my colleagues to devise exciting integrated fundraising campaigns for nonprofit organizations.

Study after study shows how most nonprofits see their biggest influx of donations—especially those that come in via email/web/social media—during the last few months, if not days, of the year.

Fellow Big Duck strategist, Rachel Hope Allison, and I have focused on developing online fundraising strategies and campaigns for more than 10 years. With that experience in hand, along with previous training in direct mail and telemarketing programs for nonprofits, we’ve developed a handy list of 12 ingredients for successful multi-channel or integrated fundraising campaigns.

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Design Thinking for Social Inclusion

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Jocelyn Wyatt, IDEO, describes her organization's efforts in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to use design thinking, a problem-solving system that is grounded in a client's or costumer's needs

New eBook Helps Nonprofits Take Charge of Social Media

by Geri Stengel on Apr 26, 2011 - 12:15am

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We’ve dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s and now it’s all yours. Ventureneer’s new, free ebook, Social Media for Your Nonprofit: Take Charge!, is ready for you to download.