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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

5 days ago
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 l...

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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 a...

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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. T...

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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 leas...

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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 join...

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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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The MSG Team

Dec 16, 2020
1 min

ENGAGE YOUR PAST AND CURRENT SUPPORTERS

No events . . . no way to engage with your community on a public grand scale? COVID has really made things hard for organizations. What...

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NONPROFIT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS . . . ZZZZZZZZZ......

The MSG Team

Dec 1, 2020
1 min

NONPROFIT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS . . . ZZZZZZZZZ......

As a nonprofit, here is a simple question for you. What are your social media posts like? Seriously. Go back and look at them. If yo...

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NONPROFITS GIVING THANKS . . . THE LITERAL CHALLENGE

The MSG Team

Nov 25, 2020
1 min

NONPROFITS GIVING THANKS . . . THE LITERAL CHALLENGE

Today is the day before Thanksgiving. Tomorrow we make a huge deal of eating turkey, watching football . . . but especially giving thank...

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UGH . . . ANOTHER NONPROFIT ZOOM MEETING BUT . . .

The MSG Team

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

UGH . . . ANOTHER NONPROFIT ZOOM MEETING BUT . . .

If you are like countless of other people, using video conferencing again, and again, and again, and again . . . fatigue has probably sta...

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THE STAT EVERY NONPROFIT NEEDS TO REMEMBER

The MSG Team

Nov 13, 2020
1 min

THE STAT EVERY NONPROFIT NEEDS TO REMEMBER

The holiday season is coming which means it is time for gifts to be given and received. Gifts here, gifts there, and gifts everywhere. ...

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The MSG Team

Nov 11, 2020
1 min

NONPROFIT STAFF - BE PREPARED!!!

Very rarely do we ever repeat our videos, however there are a few we think have a really important message. Below are two videos we thi...

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