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Politics & Echo Chambers: Perspective from a Political Communications Consultant

As a political and communications consultant, I have watched this election cycle (and moreover, the past 6+ years), unfold with great…

4 min readOct 26, 2020

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Nonprofit Leadership Toolbox

Nonprofit Book Review: Lead From the Outside, Stacey Abrams

You probably already know who Stacey Abrams is, but you may not yet know about her book. Let’s fix that.

2 min readNov 7, 2019

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Book cover of Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams

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Nonprofit Book Review: Wounded Charity by Doug White

One of the newest books to rock the nonprofit sector is Wounded Charity: Lessons from the Wounded Warrior Project Crisis.” Released…

2 min readOct 16, 2019

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Nonprofit Book Review: The Mission Driven Venture

The Mission-Driven Venture: Business Solutions to the World’s Most Vexing Social Problems is for anyone not satisfied with the current…

2 min readAug 15, 2019

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Nonprofit Book Review: The Mission Driven Venture

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Placing Talent: Finding the Perfect Roles for Your Volunteers

The difference between a good volunteer and a great volunteer is quite often decided by the organization itself. Building relationships…

3 min readMay 14, 2019

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Placing Talent: Finding the Perfect Roles for Your Volunteers

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Why EVERY Nonprofit Needs to be Onboarding Its Volunteers

We have already addressed the importance of having volunteer policies and procedures in place to guide the relationship between your…

3 min readMay 9, 2019

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Why EVERY Nonprofit Needs to be Onboarding Its Volunteers

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It’s Time to Reintroduce Grace Into Politics

Our country has grown ever more divisive in recent years- especially in the political sphere. Some of have made the claim that we are the…

3 min readApr 17, 2019

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It’s Time to Reintroduce Grace Into Politics

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The “Think Before You Donate” Facebook Post is Going Viral. Again. Here’s How to Handle It.

This problematic viral picture is once again making its rounds on social media. One of your well-meaning friends will inevitably share this…

4 min readApr 11, 2019

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The “Think Before You Donate” Facebook Post is Going Viral. Again. Here’s How to Handle It.

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Nonprofit Book Review: Scaling Leadership

Scaling Leadership: Building Organizational Capability and Capacity to Create Outcomes that Matter Most, by Robert J. Anderson & William A…

3 min readApr 10, 2019

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Nonprofit Book Review: Scaling Leadership

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Program Evaluation Series: Choosing and Budgeting for an Evaluator

Evaluation is HARD work, so if you are struggling with it, go ahead and take a deep breath…Feel better? If not, we hope this post will help…

3 min readApr 4, 2019

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Program Evaluation Series: Choosing and Budgeting for an Evaluator

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Elena

Elena

Public Relations & Communications Consultant for Nonprofit & Political Organizations. Social Enterprise and New Ventures Enthusiast.

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