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10/15/2021
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Otto Reinisch
- Apr 1
- 2 min
"Help! My Board Members Won't _____________."
Nearly 90% of nonprofit executive directors share some dissatisfaction with board members. They won’t help with fundraising, they meddle,...
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Otto Reinisch
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Before Dusting Off Your Strategic Plan...Do This First
The best nonprofit leaders did for us what strategic planning never could in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. They took risks, they...
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Otto Reinisch
- Jan 14
- 2 min
2021: A Planned Giving Opportunity Unlike Any Other
In 2021, nonprofit organizations – like yours – will receive more than $45 billion in charitable bequests. Isn’t it time to move past the...
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Otto Reinisch
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Lessons from Ebeneezer Scrooge About What Your Donors [Really] Want This Christmas
A Christmas morning encounter between Ebeneezer Scrooge and two solicitors provides powerful lessons about generosity and what donors...
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Otto Reinisch
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
From the Crucible: Your Journey Toward Values-Based Leadership
Here is an effective strategy every nonprofit leader can follow to become the dependable, inspired source of hope their organization needs.
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Otto Reinisch
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
Pandemic Update: Turning Chaos Into Meaningful Growth
As nonprofit organizations adapted to a new reality, the danger was - and still is - in becoming something its leaders never intended.
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Otto Reinisch
- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
Your Donors [Finally] Are Talking About Planned Giving. Here's How to Join Their Conversation
In the midst of today's COVID-19 pandemic, there’s never been a better – or easier – time to help your donors talk about estate planning.
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Otto Reinisch
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Leading in Crisis: The 'New Work' of Nonprofit Boards (Part III)
The final task in completing the ‘new work’ of nonprofit boards is to identify and monitor the critical indicators of meaningful success.
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Otto Reinisch
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
Leading in Crisis: The New Work of Nonprofit Boards [Part II]
Today’s challenges require nonprofit boards to re-think how precious, scarce resources can keep their organization relevant.
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Otto Reinisch
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Leading in Crisis: The New Work of Nonprofit Boards [Part I]
Nonprofit organizations remain relevant only when they provide what matters to constituents. Make room for the new work of nonprofit boards.
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Otto Reinisch
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Good News: Your Strategic Plan is Obsolete
Starting Next Week: A new blog series will look at how the 'new work' of nonprofit boards will help organizations thrive in the 'new normal'
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Otto Reinisch
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
5 Best Practices for Saying "Thank You" After Giving Tuesday
5 Best Practices for saying thank you after Giving Tuesday to set your organization apart and win new friends over as regular donors.
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Otto Reinisch
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
A Kansas Farmer: The Power of Hope and Everyday Heroes
Today, be the leader who uses the power of story to inspire hope through the work of everyday heroes who show "humanity at its best".
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Otto Reinisch
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Isolation, Loneliness, and a Leader's Greatest Challenge
The opportunity for this generation of leaders is to discover how technology (social media) can be used to support face-to-face interaction.
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Otto Reinisch
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Values are Forged in the Crucible of Crisis - Not the Boardroom
Values-based leadership begins when nonprofit boards discern values that ignite passion as they "open the door into the organization's soul"
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Otto Reinisch
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
How Nonprofit Leaders Build Trust in Times of Crisis
In the midst of uncertainty, here’s how nonprofit leaders become a reassuring ‘voice’ that earns the trust of their constituents.
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Otto Reinisch
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
A Special Message for Nonprofit Leaders in a Time of Uncertainty
Today, the question for faith-based nonprofit leaders – now, as it always has been – is not IF your organization will survive, but HOW.
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Otto Reinisch
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
Do your gift acknowledgement letters do these three things?
The most important letter your donors receive is a timely, personalized gift acknowledgement letter. They accomplish these three things.
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Otto Reinisch
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Be the Authentic Leader You're Called to Be
Values-based leadership is guiding, often walking alongside, others in a discovery of the potential inside each of us.
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