The art of giving good feedback
March 2010
A few months ago, Dan and Sonny, the fearless-except-when-fearful heads of our creative team, put together a lovely blog series about feedback. Over the years, we’ve found that good, honest feedback can make all the difference in having that new website, brand identity, marketing campaign, etc. be something you want to show off to participants, donors, advocates, funders, board members, and the like.
We got such a great response from our clients that we thought we’d send it out again to make sure you saw it. The series offers advice on how to give helpful (read: productive) feedback whether you are working with an in-house designer or writer, a freelancer, or an agency like ours.
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capacity-building, communications strategy, nonprofit management
Beyond the RFP: Better, Stronger, Faster!
June 2009
More than ever, nonprofits are using RFP's (requests for proposals) as part of the process for determining which vendors or partners they'll hire. RFP's can help you gather information about a lot of different possible vendors or partners in one fell swoop. That's the good news. But there's also a dark side....
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communications strategy, nonprofit management
Reflections for the NTC — NTEN’s nonprofit technology conference
May 2009
On April 26-28, 2009, Big Duck's
Sarah Durham and
Farra Trompeter joined over 1,400 nonprofit professionals and consultants in San Francisco, CA for the 2009 NTC (nonprofit technology conference). Read on to get some of their takeaways.
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capacity-building, communications strategy, nonprofit management, social media
Who are you — Personify your organization
October 16, 2008
Defining your org’s personality can be relatively painless, cheap, and fun, and will help ensure your communications sing from the same songbook and express the feeling you want to communicate.
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branding, nonprofit management
Guiding Growth — An Interview on Vision with Mark Lipton
August 18, 2008
What is Vision? And how does it differ from Mission? In this interview with Mark Lipton (Professor and Chair of Management Programs at Milano, the New School for Management and Urban Policy), we talk about how Visions are critical to guiding organizational growth.
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nonprofit management, positioning
Research — An Interview with Ann Duffett on the basics
July 01, 2008
Conducting research can help inform your organization's communications, and can be done in creative and cost-effective ways. In this interview with FDR Group's Ann Duffett, we explore the basics of what you need to know and how to dive in.
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communications strategy, nonprofit management
501c3Cast
May 12, 2008
Podcast for nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and do-gooders to share information and resources to help them do their jobs better.
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nonprofit management
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 27, 2008
News for nonprofit organizations on grant seeking, foundations, fundraising, managing nonprofit organizations, technology, and nonprofit jobs.
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nonprofit management
Contributions Magazine
March 27, 2008
Quarterly magazine with articles on board development, major gifts fundraising, donor research, direct mail fundraising, nonprofit marketing, online fundraising, and more.
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fundraising, marketing, nonprofit management
GuideStar
March 27, 2008
Directory of nonprofit organizations offered to help donors make better decisions.
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nonprofit management
Idealist
March 20, 2008
One-stop shop for nonprofit jobs, volunteer opportunities, organizations, and more.
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nonprofit management
New York Nonprofit Press
March 20, 2008
Monthly newspaper about the human and social services community in and around New York City.
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nonprofit management
The Nonprofit Quarterly
March 20, 2008
Articles on nonprofit governance, technology, finance and leadership.
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nonprofit management
The Nonprofit Times
March 20, 2008
News and resources of interest to nonprofit leaders.
nonprofit management, technology
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nonprofit management
White Paper: Great Creative by Committee
August 2007
A little well-organized preparation will help you avoid common pitfalls in the group creative process. Click on the title for some pointers on working through this particular — and often unavoidable — challenge.
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design, nonprofit management
New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofits: Communicating More with Less in 2006
January 2006
Suggestions for ways nonprofits can get supporters’ attention through planning, staffing, partnering, and budgeting.
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fundraising, nonprofit management
