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How to better defend an original idea

by Claire | Aug 15, 2019 | Learn from the best, Originality for NGOs

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...

Originality is a competitive advantage for nonprofits too!

by Claire | Aug 12, 2019 | Learn from the best, Originality for NGOs

ORIGINALITY IS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR NONPROFITS TOO! I recently read Originals by Adam Grant, an American organizational psychologist who spent years studying the dynamics of success and productivity in the workplace. In this book, he analyzes how original...

Negotiating your funding

by Claire | Apr 16, 2019 | Learn from the best, Negotiation Skills for Nonprofits

Negotiation Skills for Nonprofits NEGOTIATE YOUR FUNDING SHARPEN YOUR NEGOTIATION SKILLS Why negotiation should be at the heart of every nonprofit People who join nonprofits generally love the word cooperation. One cannot change the world alone: joining forces with...

The perfect fundraising strategy

by Han | Jan 18, 2019 | Learn from the best

THE PERFECT FUNDRAISING STRATEGY Recently I had a series of interviews with the ”top-fundraisers” of the World Bank. These top-fundraisers are responsible for acquiring funds for the Capital Injections in the bank as well as for the so-called Trust Funds and the...

How to develop the perfect proposition?

by Han | Nov 22, 2018 | Fundraising tips & tricks, Learn from the best

how to develop the PERFECT proposition? Recently I had a series of interviews with the ”top-fundraisers” of the World Bank. These top-fundraisers are responsible for acquiring funds for the Capital Injections in the bank as well as for the so-called Trust Funds...