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Three Ways You Can Design Better Conferences and Trade Shows for Entrepreneurs and Owners

SBI

Does that mean every event needs to be in Miami or Hawaii? No—and Miami or Hawaii aren’t everyone’s idea of a vacation destination. Okay, maybe Hawaii is.). If your association is willing to shake things up and be innovative, you can plan meetings that appeal to the unique needs of entrepreneurs and practice owners.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

James and Eleanor Randall committed $100 million to Cedars-Sinai in support of the hospitals department of surgery and its efforts to advance innovation in surgical medicine and research. And Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, announced gifts totaling $150 million to hospitals in Hawaii to increase access to health care.

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Pivoting to Digital Fundraising and Standing Out

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

It turns out that people are not averse to donating during a pandemic, people simply want to be asked to donate in innovative ways. Have you found an innovative way to stand out in 2020? Inside of one month, we recruited three new corporate sponsors. We are now on track to hitting our fundraising goal.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.19.20

Reid All About it

They see associations stretching their innovation muscle, learning new skills, reassessing assumptions, discovering ways to improve, and summoning up the courage to take tough steps forward. Watch and listen to the surf of Ehukai Beach on Oahu, Hawaii. Pandemic silver linings. Sigal Samuel, Vox ). Imagine bliss. Explore.org ).

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. How about you?

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Data Visualization Techniques for Those Who Can’t Draw

Beth Kanter

Visual Thinking Presentation for UnitedHealth Innovation Day. But I followed the advice of colleague Rachel Smith, who teaches visual thinking and facilitation : “Send your inner critic who says you can’t draw on a vacation to Hawaii.” View more presentations from burowe.

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Listen Up: A New, National RFP Offers Nonprofits and Funders Tools to Survey Clients

Beth Kanter

In 2016, 46 organizations across the 50 United States, from Hawaii to Massachusetts, received L4G grants to use that survey instrument to collect feedback from the people they serve. More funders and nonprofits are invited to join the excitement, innovation, and good works around feedback.

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