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6 days ago
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A REHASHED VIDEO, CONNECTING WITH OTHERS, AND BEING INTENTIONAL . . .

Every once in a while we like to rerelease a video we may have used before. In this case, it was a panel discussion we had with a number...

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WANT TO RAISE YOUR DONOR RETENTION RATE?

The MSG Team

Apr 6
2 min

WANT TO RAISE YOUR DONOR RETENTION RATE?

What is "donor retention rate"? It's a fancy way of saying what percentage of donors continue making their gift to you. As we say all...

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NONPROFIT LEADERS AND DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW

The MSG Team

Apr 2
2 min

NONPROFIT LEADERS AND DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW

Here is a piece of photography art that has been floating around the internet. You see it one way, then the another, with your eyes and...

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NONPROFIT LUCK FOR BOARDS AND STAFF . . . ARE YOU A GREAT ORGANIZATION?

The MSG Team

Mar 29
2 min

NONPROFIT LUCK FOR BOARDS AND STAFF . . . ARE YOU A GREAT ORGANIZATION?

"Return on Luck is a concept developed in the book Great by Choice. Our research showed that the great companies were not generally...

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LIVE FROM MSG . . . IT'S . . . GARY KROEGER TO TALK ABOUT NONPROFIT BRANDING

The MSG Team

Mar 17
1 min

LIVE FROM MSG . . . IT'S . . . GARY KROEGER TO TALK ABOUT NONPROFIT BRANDING

Chuck Rowe from Midwest Studies Group, is joined by Saturday Night Live alum, Gary Kroeger from Outlier Creative, to talk about what...

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NONPROFITS AND SNOW . . . THE PERFECT MATCH

The MSG Team

Mar 11
2 min

NONPROFITS AND SNOW . . . THE PERFECT MATCH

Snow is such a subjective topic, right? Not only do you have people who disagree on how they feel about snow, even personally some...

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ARE YOU A NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING FAILURE TODAY . . .

The MSG Team

Mar 3
2 min

ARE YOU A NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING FAILURE TODAY . . .

A failure. Honestly, who doesn't have one of those days at times? Perhaps you didn't get that donor like you were hoping to. Perhaps...

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THE WORLD IS BACK TO NORMAL FOR NONPROFITS???? SORTA??? AND WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE STOCK IN . . .

The MSG Team

Mar 1
2 min

THE WORLD IS BACK TO NORMAL FOR NONPROFITS???? SORTA??? AND WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE STOCK IN . . .

The world is back to normal . . . sorta, kinda, but not really. However the more nonprofit leaders we are talking to, the more we are...

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TIPS TO GIVE BOARD MEMBERS WHEN MAKING AN ASK . . .

The MSG Team

Feb 22
2 min

TIPS TO GIVE BOARD MEMBERS WHEN MAKING AN ASK . . .

Asking an individual for a donation is never easy and may have you and your board members shaking in their boots a bit. When helping to...

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TIPS WHEN HIRING YOUR NEXT NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

The MSG Team

Feb 17
1 min

TIPS WHEN HIRING YOUR NEXT NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Looking to hire a new development director? For this episode Chuck Rowe is joined by Erik Anderson from The Healthy Nonprofit, to talk...

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The MSG Team

Feb 4
2 min

GME, AMC, AND A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN LESSON

Over the past few weeks GameStop and AMC has taken over the world. Their stock prices have gone up, down, up, up, up, up . . . and then...

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NONPROFIT TIP . . . "THANK YOU CALL PARTY"

The MSG Team

Jan 25
2 min

NONPROFIT TIP . . . "THANK YOU CALL PARTY"

A message that we push to clients (and on our blog) over and over again, is in regards to making sure you say THANK YOU to your donors....

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The MSG Team

Jan 18
1 min

WE SHOULD ALL HAVE A DREAM TODAY . . .

Today marks MLK Day . . . the man who's I have a dream speech impacted the lives of so many, with much work still to be done today. It's...

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A THANK YOU IDEA YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS . . .

The MSG Team

Jan 14
1 min

A THANK YOU IDEA YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS . . .

Need to think of a creative way to thank donors during COVID? ROI reports, social media, and breakfast boxes are just a few ideas shared....

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The MSG Team

Jan 8
1 min

WHICH TABLET FOR YOUR NONPROFIT?

It is amazing how tablets have taken over the world. In the past few years alone it is estimated that laptops sales have dropped at...

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ARE YOU DOING THESE GRANT WRITING BASICS . . .

The MSG Team

Jan 5
1 min

ARE YOU DOING THESE GRANT WRITING BASICS . . .

What are some common misconceptions about grant writing? What skills are needed to be a good grant writer? How should you follow up on...

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The MSG Team

Dec 29, 2020
1 min

ONE SIMPLE MESSAGE . . .

Usually our blog entries are a little longer than this but: 1) It's the end of the year. We feel lucky if nonprofit staff find the time...

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IS YOUR NONPROFIT LOOKING FOR AN INTERIM DIRECTOR? HERE ARE SOME TIPS . . .

The MSG Team

Dec 23, 2020
1 min

IS YOUR NONPROFIT LOOKING FOR AN INTERIM DIRECTOR? HERE ARE SOME TIPS . . .

Is your nonprofit looking for an interim director OR perhaps you are looking to become an interim director? For this episode we are...

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The MSG Team

Dec 22, 2020
1 min

MORE NONPROFIT TAX INFO YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many of you really enjoyed the video we did about tax info you and your donors should keep in mind. For those who did not see the video,...

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YOUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY . . . WHY THE IMPORTANCE?

The MSG Team

Dec 21, 2020
2 min

YOUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY . . . WHY THE IMPORTANCE?

Ok class . . . time to get those text books out and prepare for history class. Over the next few weeks you are going to dive deep into...

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