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News, Tips, and Strategies for Nonprofits


How to Tell a Good Nonprofit Story
Humans begin telling stories soon after they learn the basic concepts of speech, with most 3- and 4-year-olds able to tell many stories,...
Jul 30, 20182 min read


Finding a Mentor in 2018
Have you ever wondered how to find a mentor? As children, it seems like everything we do is guided by someone helping us, whether it is a...
May 16, 20182 min read


Four Unique Things to Do in Your First Four Weeks as a New Development Staff Person
So you’re excited to start your next development position. Or, conversely, you’ve just hired a new Development Director and you’re pumped...
Mar 30, 20182 min read


The Pros and Cons of Amazon HQ2 for Denver’s nonprofits
As Denver and 19 other cities throughout North America wait to hear from Amazon about where their second headquarters, or “HQ2” will be...
Feb 22, 20182 min read


Earned Income, Cookies, and Nonprofits
We are approaching our favorite time of year – Girl Scout cookie season! We want to buy all the cookies, but we also want to take the...
Jan 24, 20182 min read


Tax Reform - How Non-profits Can Succeed
Whatever your political beliefs, the passing of the new tax law leaves many non-profits concerned for the future. The way the bill is...
Dec 21, 20173 min read


A Passport to Success: How One Nonprofit Amped Up Colorado Gives Day
Before there was Giving Tuesday, the Centennial State embraced its nonprofits with Colorado Gives Day. Starting in 2010, Community First...
Dec 19, 20172 min read


ZIM Crowdfunding 101
Many nonprofits think of crowdfunding as an easy strategy to gain new donors, raise money, and increase awareness of the organization’s...
Nov 17, 20172 min read


Philanthropy Trends to Watch for in 2017-2018
Good news for nonprofits! Foundation funding in the U.S. had an upsurge in 2016 and 2017 and is expected to continue to grow. According...
Sep 21, 20171 min read


* Giveaway Alert *
For those who missed our FB post, ZIM is giving away four pairs of Frozen tickets! The performance is September 5th at 7:30pm at the...
Aug 3, 20171 min read


Hiring Time: How to make sure you have the right candidate
Finding the Right Person In light of our recent blog series on finding development staff – and the fact that EVERYONE seems to be looking...
Jul 26, 20172 min read


Time for a little "Summer Cleaning"
Summer Cleaning For many organizations, summer is a relative downtime compared to the rest of the year. This makes it a great time to do...
Jul 26, 20172 min read
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