by Cyndi Lauren | May 2, 2019 | Commentary, communications, Fresh Eyes, messaging, Nonprofit operations
The of the most essential skills we need is the ability to communicate – clearly and directly. While it seems we have come a long way from grunts and shouts, lately the nonsense quotient has been? ridiculously high.? Jargon is specialized language, a shorthand...
by Cyndi Lauren | Mar 27, 2019 | communications, development and fundraising, Fresh Eyes, fundraising, Making Money, messaging, Nonprofit operations
Good writing is hard to do; strong nonprofit writing is harder still. What are the best ways to make your message understandable and accessible to the people you want to reach? Clear, simple nonprofit writing can be done with a little guidance.? We are all deluged by...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 10, 2018 | Nonprofit operations
What is a Story? Stories are about change, how something or someone has changed as a result of something that comes into their lives. ?It is about people, regular people and extraordinary people. Often, though, telling a good story in a good way can be challenging-...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 10, 2018 | annual gala, development and fundraising, Making Money, Nonprofit operations
? Ok, its that time of year, again.? Pay for the tickets, get a babysitter, get dressed, head out: Look for signs: parking, ballroom, bathroom Stand in line to check in & get table number Stand in line at the bar Chicken or veggie pasta: both tragic It’s too...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 3, 2016 | development and fundraising, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Making Money, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Tools
A? nonprofit metric is a standard of measurement, most often represented with numbers.? A number has little ambiguity on its own, but alongside other numbers, the meaning of that number can become less clear.? In nonprofit management and fundraising there has...
