IMPACT: OCTOBER 2007

Programs: The Point of Impact

In his book, Good to Great and the Social Sectors, Jim Collins describes the pinnacle of not-for-profit programming.“The organization makes such a unique contribution to the communities it touches and does its work with such unadulterated excellence that if it were to disappear, it would leave a hole that could not be easily filled by any other institution on the planet.” Is that how people describe your organization and program?

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Tips for Achieving IMPACT
  • eCRM: Successfully Managing Your Relationships (Part II). >> Click here
  • What is the difference between an activity and a program? >> Click here
  • How to develop an effective donor newsletter. >> Click here

“Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not
something you do in your spare time." - Marian Wright Edelman

Recommended Resources

NONPROFIT 911: Cultivating Donors Online with Katya Andresen
Nonprofit 911, a Network for Good, provided a fundraising training session in July entitled Cultivating Donors Online. Katya Andresen, the VP of Marketing for Network for Good, takes the audience through 5 steps to improve your online fundraising program. Listen to the Audio of the Call.

Logic Model Resources
   Program Development and Evaluation - Provided by the University of Wisconsin Extension Center.
   Logic Model Development Guide - Provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

IMPACT! Monthly - September 2007
Click here to read September's newsletter as we discuss why planning is vital to maximizing your impact, eCRM and how it effects fundraising, and much more.

"The best way to find yourself to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Ghandi

"Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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