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Are You on Purpose?

Posted on: August 7, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: Developing Serving Leaders, Edith Wharton, Finding Your Purpose, High Performing Teams, How to Motivate, leadership, leading teams, nonprofit leadership, tripp braden, Zig Ziglar

I spend time with many serving leaders who run wonderful nonprofits around the country. They range from hospitals to animal sanctuaries. They are big and…

How to Find Your Best Customers ’ Hidden Needs

Posted on: July 31, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: customer engagement, Developing Serving Leaders, healthcare marketing, How to build a great nonprofit, how to identify customers' hidden needs, marketing strategies, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit marketing, tripp braden

How to Find Your Best Customers ’ Hidden Needs

Today we are faced by so many options that many of us are overwhelmed. On an average day, a person might be exposed to over…

What Do Your Stakeholders Value?

Posted on: July 24, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: Building better partnerships, business development, creating community, Developing Serving Leaders, engaging stakeholders, healthcare marketing, How to build a great nonprofit, How to build stakeholders value, how to engage caregivers, nonprofit leadership, tripp braden

For many us, the rate of change is incredible, both personally and for our organizations. How we deal with this change determines if our organization…

Remembering Dr. Stephen Covey

Posted on: July 17, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: Developing Serving Leaders, Dr. Stephen Covey, High Performing Teams, How to Lead, How to Motivate, leadership development, leading teams, nonprofit leadership, successful partnership strategies

The world lost a great man yesterday. Dr. Stephen Covey was one of the most optimistic people I knew. He saw the potential in people…

What’s Your Mission?

Posted on: July 10, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: builiding stronger nonprofits, Developing Serving Leaders, How to develop your mission, leadership development, Leading Nonprofits, nonprofit leadership, tripp braden

For many nonprofits leaders, today is a challenging time. How do they fund their activities, share their message and decide where to invest their time…

Leading the Next Nonprofit Revolution

Posted on: July 3, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: creating community, Developing Serving Leaders, Engaing communities, Innovation for growth, Leveraging Technology, Nonprofit innovation, social engagement, social media, Social media for nonprofits, special events, tripp braden

How do you lead in an uncertain future? Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.” For us working in the nonprofit world…

What’s the Big Idea?

Posted on: June 26, 2012June 26, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: Communication strategies, Creating Big Ideas, How to create the big idea, Michael Reagan, Nonprofit Branding, Ronald Reagan, Social media for nonprofits, Steve Jobs, Strategic Communications, Strategic Marketing, The New Reagan Revolution, tripp braden

People are overwhelmed today. The average person may see over 30,000 different messages every day. So, how can your nonprofit get your best stakeholders’ attention…

How to approach larger donors through questions

Posted on: June 21, 2012June 21, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: 7 figure partnerships, funding strategies, fundraising success, How to build a great nonprofit, how to build strong relationships, how to succeed fundraising, Nonprofit Giving, nonprofit leadership, tripp braden

How to approach larger donors through questions

Our blog on Tuesday covered how to research a potential big donor. Today’s blog covers how to approach the potential donor. The third step is…

How to Find Your Next Big Donor

Posted on: June 19, 2012June 21, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: Developing Serving Leaders, developing your donors, development teams, funding strategist, How to build a great nonprofit, How to Find Your Next Big Donor, how to succeed fundraising, how today's rich give, leadership development, Leading Nonprofits, Millionaire Mind, Nonprofit funding strategies, successful funding strategies, successful nonprofits, tripp braden

How do you attract the best donors to your nonprofit organization? The right donor can help an organization change the world. The wrong donor can…

Motivation – Let your team inspire you

Posted on: June 12, 2012 - Tripp Braden

Post Tags: 7 figure partnerships, Developing Serving Leaders, Eric Nager, high performing leaders, High Performing Teams, How to Motivate, leadership development, leading teams, Nonprofit Success, self motivation, Serving Leaders

I believe true motivation comes from within. It’s the internal desire to want to do something. Outside influences like fear (you’re fired) or greed (bonus…