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Nonprofit Strategy: Three Things to Cleverly Finagle

Clairification

Sam sent me this: I always thought it was someone who could manipulate circumstances to achieve some goal. I always felt it was sort of clever or creative negotiations to get something done when it seemed like it couldn’t be done. . No adverse implications. No criminal intent.

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Nonprofit Strategy: Three Things to Cleverly Finagle

Clairification

Sam sent me this: I always thought it was someone who could manipulate circumstances to achieve a goal. I always felt it was sort of clever or creative negotiations to get something done when it seemed like it couldn’t be done. No adverse implications. No criminal intent.

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Meet the Experts: Interview with TechImpact’s Sam Chenkin

Tech Soup

Sam Chenkin is someone who has advised many people on what to do – in an understandable non-jargony way. Sam’s philosophy is that there shouldn’t be an expectation for busy nonprofit people to be experts in technology, but it is important that they be self-sufficient. ” Here’s my conversation with Sam.

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Nonprofit Leadership Isn’t Perfect, and That’s the Point

Blue Avocado

In this complexity, a leaders role becomes that of a connector uniting people, ideas, and resources toward shared goals amidst the chaos. One of my favorite quotes is from philosopher Sam Keen, who speaks not of leadership but of love: We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

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What You Can Learn About Cultivating Community from The Lord of the Rings

Tech Soup

So with that in mind, let's explore how you can build this kind of meaningful relationship with your supporters by taking a few hints from the best friends ever, Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Watch how this basic principle of listening sets up the whole journey of friendship for Frodo and Sam.

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Celebrate the Fourth with Cause Marketing that Supports Troops

Selfish Giving

When you buy the “Uncle Sam Hat&# or “US Flag&# , GAC will donate $2 to the Yellow Ribbon Fund , a nonprofit committed to helping injured troops and their families. Budweiser’s goal is to raise $2 million for Folds of Honor. Sign Up for the SG Newsletter. This promotion kicks off TODAY and runs through September 16th!

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The Advantages of Asymmetric Information

ProposalPRO

Same Information, Different Understanding Uncle Sam provides information about grants for free. PRO Tip: Learn the best way to respond to a grant by studying the agency issuing that grant - its mission, policy goals, and types of grants it awards. Information, then, may be available but not shared, not used, or not known.