In an ever more competitive sector, how can you, as a social purpose organization, build a culture of originality that will help you stand out and secure more funding over time?
How to spark originality in your team
In a traditional workplace where hierarchy and hyperspecialization remain prevalent, voicing novelty can be scary for original thinkers. How can you, as a team leader, create an environment that welcomes and nurtures originality?
Kickstart September with books!
While summer is ending, let’s kickstart your September with inspiring readings, directly or indirectly connected to the NGO and fundraising sector. From practical insights to Science-Fiction, our team members share which book was or still is on their bedside tables!
How to better defend an original idea
In last week’s blog, we discussed how to unchain your creative self and generate novel ideas to better achieve your goals and your organization’s mission. Now the question is, how do you defend original ideas in a system that often doesn’t welcome novelty or doesn’t understand it?
Originality is a competitive advantage for nonprofits too!
Through a series of four articles, we explore how triggering and nurturing a culture of originality will help you achieve better results, as a social purpose organization, as a team and as an individual.
How to make the best of summer as a fundraiser
It is summer time! Some colleagues are off for a well-deserved holiday, while you intend to hold the fort for a month or two. Here are some ideas about how to best spend your summer as a fundraiser.
How to handle internal negotiations
The toughest negotiations are often not those with external partners or donors but with colleagues inside the organization. How can negotiation theory help you handle internal challenges?
How to build strategic partnerships
Partnerships are the bread and butter of nonprofits. They are an indispensable part of international development cooperation. This blog post gives you insights on how to better negotiate partnerships.
Sjir from Founders Pledge talks about impact
As part of the impact interview series, we discussed with Sjir Hoeijmakers, Researcher at Founders Pledge. This British non-profit organization helps donors give more effectively to charity through research and recommendation.
