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How to Boost Your Networking Skills and Improve Your Nonprofit
There is an art to networking that will result in your power and ability to network. Let’s begin with defining the word itself: What exactly is networking? It is the purposeful building and maintaining of relationships for success.
Corporate Training Blog3 Reasons Why Education-Industry Partnerships Are Critical
We hear a lot about employees looking for jobs and employers seeking qualified candidates - so how do we bring these two parties together?
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogWhat Exactly is Cause Selling, and How is it Different from Fundraising?
Working in nonprofits oftentimes means that we are less concerned with the “bottom line” or “selling” because that sounds like jargon for the corporate world. We generally focus on our cause (which is important) and our mission (which establishes why we fundraise in the first place). But how do we bring these two focus areas together? How do we combine the bottom line with our cause?
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Identify and Connect With Your Nonprofit Network
So now you’re an expert networker - with practice, of course! But how do you decide who to network with? Simply put: Identify whose life you would like to be part of, both internally and externally to your organization.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogKeeping Up with Networks to Maximize Your Nonprofit’s Success
Networks are at the heart of social capital and are important to achieve career success and organizational goals. Individuals improve their social capital when they can see and understand the connections between themselves and others within and beyond their workplace.
Corporate Training BlogImpact Breakfasts: A Year in Review
As 2019 begins to wind down, it’s time to review some of our favorite takeaways from this year’s Impact Breakfast topics and provide tips that you can bring to your team in the coming new year!
Corporate Training BlogThree Things You Need to Know About Storytelling
Storytelling is a great way to connect with others. It can help your organization identify its mission and values, hear directly from employees, and give your customers a personal connection to your company. With storytelling, we’re getting away from the idea of relying on transaction-centered relationships with customers and, instead, focusing on building human relationships through human stories.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Use Stories from Your Nonprofit to Enhance Your Writing
Grammar and syntax are all important parts of writing, but overall, the most important part of writing is to hone in on the stories that are most important to tell.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogWhy a Call to Action is Important to Helping Your Donors Out (and How to Use One Properly)
One of the most critical things to know about marketing and writing is that you want processes to be easy for your audience to follow.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Make Your Writing Sound Natural and Appeal to Donors
Writing for your nonprofit can be tricky, simply because writing lasts forever in today’s digital age.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogGetting to Know Your Audience in Nonprofit Writing
Writing can be challenging, but it’s an important part of our jobs that can’t be avoided. Between emails, donor letters, thank you notes, and presentations, writing is critical to any successful fundraising campaign. But how are you supposed to handle writing projects if you don’t feel comfortable with your writing?
Corporate Training Blog7 Time Management Techniques to Get You Through Your Day
With all the distractions available to us nowadays, it’s no wonder so many teams suffer from poor time management skills.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Identify Donors For Your Monthly Giving Program
When looking for donors who would best suited to engage with your monthly giving program, start by taking a look at your current and recently lapsed donors giving at a smaller level, particularly if they have donated more than once a year.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogWhy Your Nonprofit Needs a Monthly Giving Program (And How to Get Started)
Do you have a small monthly giving program that you’re looking to enhance? Or perhaps your organization doesn’t have one, yet? If so, here are some tips to help you get started!
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Steward and Upgrade Your Monthly Donors
In this blog, we will discuss ways to steward your monthly donors, which will increase their retention rate but it can also help grow their monthly gift.
Corporate Training Blog3 Tips to Get Millennials Excited About Employee Training (And Why You Should Care)
Studies suggest that the younger generation will make up 50 percent of the global workforce by 2025. So how do we get them excited about corporate training?
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog8 Steps to Tracking Your Follow Up and Retaining Your Donors
Follow-up is arguably one of the most important steps of the cause selling cycle.
Corporate Training BlogTips to Launch Your Career at USAA
As part of a partnership with the Maricopa Community Colleges and USAA, we hosted a webinar featuring Gay Meyer, USAA Vice President of HR. Gay shared a little bit about herself and her path to the company as well as some insightful information about work and life at USAA—so much great information that we knew we had to share it beyond those who were able to watch the webinar live.- Maricopa Community Colleges Blog
Maricopa Community College Student Finds Career at State Farm
Brian Perez’s parents do not speak English. The 20-year-old grew up translating for them, a skill he uses in his new job with State Farm’s Customer Care Center (CCC) In Language Team at Marina Heights. 
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog5 Things Good Nonprofit Boards DON’T Do
In my previous post, I discussed what your board should do to support your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Now, here are five things that a good board doesn’t do when it comes to fundraising:
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog5 Ways Nonprofit Boards Support Fundraising
It’s the job of every nonprofit board of directors to support the financial sustainability and health of the organization, so it’s important that they know what they can do.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Nonprofit's Instagram
Instagram is a great platform if your nonprofit has naturally appealing visual content. Like puppies or cute kids. Or cute kids with puppies. But even if your organization doesn’t have puppies, it’s still a useful platform, you just have to be a little more creative.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog5 Keys for Developing Your Nonprofit's Social Media Strategy
Social media can be a very successful fundraising tool, if you have the strategy to back it up. But sometimes, it can be difficult to know where to start.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog4 Ways to Maximize Your Nonprofit's Facebook Organic Reach
If you’re already managing your nonprofit’s Facebook page, you’ve probably noticed that your posts aren’t reaching nearly as many people as you’d expect. Don’t worry, you’re not alone!- Sanford Institute of Philanthropy Blog
How to Convince Your Leaders You Should Attend the Fundraising Academy [Template Letter Included]
If you’d like to attend the Fundraising Academy, but need help convincing your leaders that the investment is worth it, here are 11 reasons to share with them: 
Corporate Training Blog4 Things the Super Bowl Can Teach Us About Corporate Training
Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles was one for the record books in many ways. This was the Eagles' first Super Bowl win, Nick Foles became the first player in NFL history to both throw for and catch a touchdown in a Super Bowl, and a few other historic milestones.
Corporate Training BlogAn Interview with Torrie Taj of Child Crisis Arizona
Torrie Taj serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Child Crisis Arizona and is a guest presenter at the Fall 2017 Leadership Boot Camp.
Corporate Training BlogAn Interview with Jeff Wells of Tuft & Needle
Jeff Wells serves as the Vice President of Amazon Strategy at Tuft & Needle and is a guest presenter at the Fall 2017 Leadership Boot Camp.
Corporate Training BlogAn Interview with Tracy Bullock of Sandler Training
Tracy Bullock serves as the President/Chief Executive Officer at Sandler Training and is a guest presenter at the Fall 2017 Leadership Boot Camp.
Corporate Training BlogAn Interview with Otto Siegel of Genius Coaching
Otto Siegel is an author, nationally known public speaker, Master Certified Coach and is a guest presenter at the Fall 2017 Leadership Boot Camp.
Corporate Training BlogAn Interview with Karen Halpert of VEREIT, Inc.
Karen Halpert serves as Senior Vice President, Head of Property Management at VEREIT, Inc and is a guest presenter at the Fall 2017 Leadership Boot Camp.
Corporate Training BlogAn Interview with Harrison Rogers of HJR Global
Harrison Rogers serves as the Chief Executive Officer at HJR Global and is a guest presenter at the Fall 2017 Leadership Boot Camp.
Corporate Training BlogMindfulness at Work - A magic bullet for employees to thrive in a fast paced work environment
Today’s work environment has become much more dynamic compared to the last decade.
Corporate Training Blog3 Things You Should Know About the New Era of Emerging Leaders
With the convergence of a multi-generational workforce, constant technological advancements, a geographically dispersed workforce, and younger leaders, a new era of leadership is emerging.
Corporate Training Blog5 Expectations New Grads Will Have as They Enter the Workforce
As graduation season is upon us, a new batch of ready and willing graduates will be entering the workforce. For many of these graduates, they have amassed knowledge and experience and are entering the workforce with some specific expectations.
Corporate Training Blog5 Ways to Invest in Employee Development
One of my early career setbacks (a.k.a layoff) taught me the value of investing in professional growth on my own or through my employer. After going through that career change, I realized how much of an impact my professional skills and network had on my self-esteem.
Corporate Training Blog7 Things You (as a Leader) Must Do to Increase Learning in Your Organization
There are many ways a leader can increase learning within his or her organization with a mix of formal and informal actions. Here is a quick list of 7 important things you, as a leader, can do to increase learning within your organization:
Corporate Training BlogHere’s Proof You Don’t Need Experience To Enroll In A Coding Boot Camp
What do an advertising professional/stay-at-home mom, a vending service tech, a middle school math teacher, and an automotive mechanic have in common?- Corporate Training Blog
What Triggers an Employee Training Need?
Training plays a vital role in developing productive employees, finely tuning processes to increase profits, and manage change. 
Corporate Training BlogMeet 3 of Our Web Developer Boot Camp Participants
Our Web Developer Boot Camp participants come from all different backgrounds. Some have experience in the technology field, while others don't, but by the end of the program everyone is fully prepared to succeed in web development. Meet some of our recent participants in our in-person boot camp and learn more about the paths that led them to this in-demand field.