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Board Visioning Activity

A great board meeting icebreaker.
Categories: Board Development, Change Management, Contemporary Leadership, Healthy Organizations, Strategic Planning
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Changing Your FR Mindset

Originally published in 2005 in the Bulletin of the National Mentoring Center, this article is all about changing your paradigm when it comes to raising money.
Categories: Board Development, Capacity Building, Change Management, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Published Resource, Sustainability
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Funded for Life

An overview of the important ways you need to shift your thinking when it comes to fundraising.
Categories: Board Development, Capacity Building, Change Management, Fundraising & Development, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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Groundrules

These are the "rules" or "ways of being" that we've amassed over almost three decades of working with groups. They will serve you well.
Categories: About Common Ground, Change Management, Community Building, Contemporary Leadership, Deeply Rooted Equity, Training & Facilitation
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Strategic Planning Template

This template has been designed to help you draft a strategic plan for your organization.
Categories: Board Development, Change Management, Healthy Organizations, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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The Art of the Ask

Asking for money can be really hard for a lot of people. It requires a shift in mindset and this checklist is a great place to start.
Categories: Board Development, Change Management, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Management, Storytelling, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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The Status Quo Bias

We wrote this case study for the Mentoring Resource Center in 2009 to help organizations who are having a difficult time managing necessary change.
Categories: Change Management, Contemporary Leadership, Healthy Organizations, Published Resource, Strategic Planning
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Treasure Mapping Podcast

A simple activity that you can lead to help your team recognize all of the people and organizations that already care about your work; and who are potential donors. This podcast is only about six minutes in length. I hope you'll listen and try the activity.
Categories: Board Development, Capacity Building, Change Management, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Published Resource, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity

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