Denise McMahan

Denise McMahan is founder and publisher of CausePlanet. Since 2006, CausePlanet has connected budding and bestselling authors with curious readers through Page to Practice book summaries, leadership training, blogging and speaking engagements. Read her blog at CausePlanet.org or email her at Denise@CausePlanet.org.

Nonprofits: You have my permission to navel-gaze

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Getting past the “meh” response to nonprofit evaluation

Today, nonprofits are increasingly faced with bridging the gap between urgent issues and the models to solve them. As a result, nonprofit boards, leaders and staff members need program evaluation to deliver on its on promise more than ever. But what is that promise and why does evaluation often get a “meh” response frohe weihnachten... Read more

Interview with Steve MacLaughlin about Data Driven Nonprofits

The nonprofit sector has grown dramatically in the last two decades and part of that trajectory has involved the growing use of technology. However, author Steve MacLaughlin argues that nonprofits aren’t using data nearly as much as they could be to move their missions forward hr1 app herunterladen. His new book, Data Driven Nonprofits, focuses... Read more

[Podcast] Kathie Sorensen on culture: optimizing interactions and dispensing with outdated practices

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[Podcast] Get ready to update your assumptions about millennials

While the topic of engaging millennials as donors and volunteers seems to constantly bubble to the surface, unfortunately, the frequency of these conversations doesn’t equate to having all the answers epson tm-t88v treiber herunterladen. We decided it was time to have another chat with Kari Dunn Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann about Cause for Change, a... Read more

[Podcast] Your best sustainability safety net: Create a culture of leadership development

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[Podcast] 4 strategies and 1 fundamental truth for standing out among other nonprofits

Differentiation is the one the best ways to set your organization apart from the rest internet videos herunterladen mac. But how do we go about doing that in our donor communications when there are so many worthy causes? Last week, we interviewed fundraising expert Jeff Brooks about four great strategies for differentiation and he also... Read more

[Podcast] Commercial brands need not apply with nonprofit donors

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[Podcast] Avoid burnout by getting your people connected

I love it when the planets align videostar pro herunterladen. I was about to hold a podcast with Connection Culture author, Michael Stallard, when I read an article in Fast Company titled, “The Top Three Nonprofit Jobs of the Future.” One of those jobs is Chief Culture Officer picasa bilder herunterladen. It’s been said that... Read more

[Podcast] Getting to the heart of a great ask

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