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by Dr. Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Note that this is an expansion of a component of a previous blog post. Every sector has its sacred traditions, but the social sector has elevated tradition to a competitive sport. Somewhere along the way, nonprofit culture adopted the belief that an organization’s founding document

by Tony Murchison, East Tennessee Regional Director, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Here at Tennessee Nonprofit Network, we recently wrapped up our first communications training focused on earning media coverage. This was the first of three communications trainings we are offering across the state for nonprofits to learn how to better communicate their impact to Tennessee donors. Along the way, we learned something

by Dr. Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network There is a undeniably magical period at the inception of a nonprofit organization. You spot a gaping hole in society, invent a clever mechanism to fix it, and watch your creation blossom. Soon enough, the funding streams begin to trickle in, then flow. The evaluation