For Purpose Live

Many of the nonprofits I speak to don’t have an email list yet, or they are just getting started and don’t have much of one. In this episode we discuss prioritizing that email list and give you practical advice to build and use it.

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Even after I realized that I had to start paying myself from my nonprofit, I didn’t know how to do that. Our donations were irregular, I wasn’t landing big multi-year grants that included my salary, so I wasn’t sure how to pay myself. Do I just take more money some months and none the others? In this episode, I show you exactly how to pay yourself from your nonprofit regardless of how little revenue you are bringing in.

Many people go into starting a nonprofit thinking they will do this for free…but that's not a good idea. You need to build a sustainable business model so your mission and organization will live on long after you can run it and nobody else will be willing to run your baby for free. So, you need to build your organization to a point where it can sustain staff. Not just you, but a whole team.

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If you want to really upgrade your nonprofit’s revenue you want to secure funding from grants and corporate partners. If you are talking to the right people, at some point you will be asked to develop a proposal. Writing proposals doesn’t have to be overwhelming, so in this episode I’m breaking down the basic elements so you can start feeling confident about asking for some big dollar amounts. Get your free editable template at http://www.kotulo.com/proposal

As a busy Executive Director you might be overwhelmed by all the leadership paradigm shifts that are being offered out there, but good leadership is actually pretty simple and there are a couple of foundational things, that if you focus your time on getting those qualities right - you will have a ton going for you as a leader. Get your free masterclass at http://www.kotulo.com/startup Join our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/kotulononprofitacademy

Managing a team is tough. Many Executive Directors don’t have any supervisory or leadership experience before starting their nonprofit and unfortunately, that is all too evident to their volunteers and staff. Good culture can make or break an organization. Is this a place where everyone works together, feels valued, and feels like their contribution is meaningful, or is this a place that is disorganized, some people get treated differently or worse than others, and people aren’t really sure where they fit in. A lot of nonprofit leaders KNOW they have poor culture but they don’t know what to do about it so today we are going to help you with that in very practical terms.

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When developing an advisory council you want to make sure you define the core elements upfront. What’s the purpose of the council? How do they function? What are its policies? Who do you need and how and when do they meet? With all this laid out upfront, you are much more likely to have engaged advisory council members.

How do you feel about your surveys? Do you get a good response? Do you use all the data you get? As evaluation gains traction, more and more organizations are launching surveys. There are so many surveys, collecting so much data, but the truth is there are so many BAD surveys. Bad surveys ask for a whole bunch of data, take too long and worst of all are never really used for anything. In this episode, you will learn the survey basics to make sure your surveys have a purpose and are actually utilized for that purpose.

In this episode, I want to help you apply an evaluation lens to your operations and processes. Hopefully, you have written some SOPs or policies, but we don’t just want those sitting on a shelf, right? We want to make sure they’re being followed and ensure that they are helping our organization be a well-oiled machine. So, process evaluation can help you get there. Here is the episode on developing SOPs: https://youtu.be/DYhaHogEziQ Get your free masterclass at http://www.kotulo.com/startup Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kotulononprofitacademy

When I started my nonprofit, measurement & evaluation was the last thing on my mind. I don’t even know if I had heard of it, but eventually, I realized even though I knew the work I was doing was impactful, I didn’t have much to show for it. I wasn’t collecting the right data to be able to really demonstrate my impact. This led me on a path to pursuing my master’s degree in Program Evaluation and now I look at everything with an evaluation lens. So, I want to break down what that means so you can start asking the right questions and collecting the right data to ensure your programs are impactful. In this episode you will learn: How to define what you are measuring How to actually measure your key indicators for success How to utilize the data you’ve collected Get your free masterclass at http://www.kotulo.com/startup Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kotulononprofitacademy