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What do you believe are the most critical areas for improvement to achieve your mission?

Blue Avocado

Youth Outreach and Support: We need to create programs offering safe spaces and peer mentoring for LGBTQ+ youth to address issues like bullying and family rejection. Economic Empowerment: We need to offer job training, financial literacy, and connections with inclusive employers to improve economic opportunities for LGBTQ+ individuals.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

Providing your nonprofits volunteers with the same recruitment, training, mentoring, and appreciation as your employees can reduce turnover and create a better overall volunteer experience. Strategic planning for your nonprofit doesnt have to be a painful process. You want a good volunteer to stick around!

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How to Evaluate Grant Opportunities: When to Say No to a Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

This could be a great fit if you already incorporate STEM activities into your mentoring sessions. Will we need to hire, train, or contract new support to fulfill the grant? Funders want to support organizations that know who they are and where they’re going, not those trying to shape-shift for every opportunity.

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What are the best strategies and tips for managing a nonprofit board of directors?

Blue Avocado

EmilyThabes from Beltrami County Historical Society Invest in board training and orientations for better results. I also encourage organizations to invest in board development training. Lisa Palermo from Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County Brief board training boosts understanding and focus at meetings. Relationship building!

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Boost Your External Funding via Effective Leadership

Grant Training Center

Equally, leadership training has become increasingly significant for those who need to be successful at managing and implementing grants, for their leadership skills will have an important effect on their teams and their ongoing efforts to continue procuring external funding. These include: 1.

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Sales Operations Demystified: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Do It Right

Wild Apricot

Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. . Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Salesforce Recruitment, Onboarding and Training. Performance Metrics Analyses. Operations.

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Investing in Growth: Leaders’ Professional Development Plans

The NonProfit Times

Invest In Training and Workshops Some of the best resources available in any industry are training programs, webinars, and workshops. Look for opportunities that cover topics relevant to nonprofit leadership, including strategic planning, fundraising, board governance, and program management.