by Cindy Lauren | Apr 3, 2014 | communications, development and fundraising, membership
Cindy Lauren RT @littlebiancakay: When your best friend tells you she turned down a horse and carriage ride on a date because it’s bad for the animals @jaderibe ??? about an hour ago Cindy Lauren RT @margaretcho: Kathryn Knott was acquitted for brutal beating of...
by Cindy Lauren | Jan 30, 2014 | development and fundraising, donor advice, fiscal management, Making Money, membership
Sometimes It Is More Helpful to Listen:Anyone and everyone can point out a problem, figuring out a solution and the best option for your own needs is a lot harder. The instant communication of the Internet allows many to jump on a bandwagon and join the ?I Have An...
by Cindy Lauren | Jan 21, 2014 | Commentary, communications, development and fundraising, fiscal management, Making Money, membership, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning
Is part of your goal for the upcoming year to acquire new donors? Consider these statisticsTop nonprofit communication goals for 2014: 1. acquiring new donors, 2. engaging community, 3. general brand...
by Cindy Lauren | Apr 13, 2011 | membership, program development, Volunteers
What does being a member of a nonprofit mean? Membership is very loosely defined in the dictionary as being part of a group. If you have a condition that others have, does that make you a member of the group? Do you have to actively make a choice to join a group? If...
by Cindy Lauren | Mar 7, 2011 | communications, development and fundraising, membership, program development, Volunteers
I met the most amazing woman tonight: someone who truly embodied the heart and spirit of what I have always thought a nonprofit would be. Maybe I have become slightly cynical after being involved with several more ?corporate? type nonprofits; not to say that is bad,...
by Cindy Lauren | Mar 3, 2011 | membership, program development, Volunteers
Members? Many groups talk about their ?members?, but just who, or what, constitutes membership? The dictionary defines a member as a person who is part of a group or company or nation. That is a pretty broad definition and includes many variations. For your nonprofit,...
