5 Ways To Gauge If Your Communications Cart Is Leading Your Nonprofit’s Horse
In a world where image matters, talented communications’ personnel are able to tap into the emotions that most nonprofits are built around, and even without a clear “blueprint”, communicate and motivate people around the organization’s mission.
4 x 4 x 4 Things We’ve Learned Working with Nonprofits
We launched TakeTwo in July 2011 and since then we've learned there are many things we love about our work and TakeTwo. Here are our top four: We get inspired by our clients and their work, every
Re-defining Nonprofit Work Culture In The World Of 24/7 Communication
The world has changed and corporations with global operations and immense budgets have set the default for what work culture should be. Nonprofits are simply following this lead. So where is the sector heading? Will staff
Being Loyal To Your Nonprofit’s Primary Audience(s)
Whether your first love was a poodle or your next-door neighbor, it’s time to re-live that “first-love feeling” when you think about your nonprofit’s first-love: your constituents. In today’s world where you’re engaging with so
What’s The One Thing Your Major Donors Want To Know?
Do you know what your major donors, the individuals who write large checks, want to hear from your nonprofit? Many people assume that donors want to know “what are you doing with my money?” It’s a
A Grant Opportunity To Help You Make The Greatest City Greater
Here's one of those don't-come-along-very-often-and-it's-exactly-what-we-need grant opportunities: the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) for NYC nonprofits. And we can help. The deadline to apply is October 5, so get in touch with us pronto!
Conquer The Twin Peaks
When we talk about conquering “twin peaks”, we’re not issuing a challenge to David Lynch. We love the show Twin Peaks, but our goal here is to help non-profits scale and conquer the (sometimes) insurmountable
What will our webinar on “making grant proposals visual” look like?
Well, take a look! Stephanie and Bix, with Foundation Center's Christine Bunting, talk through how we'll show you how to Create Visually Exciting Grant Proposals in our webinar coming up on June 14! Sign up for the webinar through June 7th to receive
Mmm… Making Meetings Meaningful (Again!): 3 Tips
Years ago, after a long day of facilitating meetings, I was having dinner with some of the meeting participants, and after a big sip of wine, I said, “Gosh, but I bet most of you just
Dear Nonprofit Leader, I Have a Present for You,
This is the view from my desk as I started writing this: grey, rainy, visibly chilly, a tree barren of its leaves, and across the distance, a tiny, barely visible glimmer of red and yellow light. Some