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Click to listenJuly 16, 2008 —
 
Spacer-no linkPOPULAR PICK: MARKETING THE MISSION
Time: 9:34
 
Do you want to create a buzz around your cause? Marketing an organization’s mission is key to its success, but a nonprofit may struggle with identifying its true message and how to effectively share that message with the public. Gary Mueller, creative director at advertising agency BVK and founder of SERVE, Inc., a nonprofit advertising and marketing agency, addresses the role of a nonprofit Board in marketing the mission and the Board’s obligation to understand, approve, and support marketing strategy. He is interviewed by Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund.
 
Click to listenJuly 2, 2008 —
 
Spacer-no linkSPENDING DOWN ASSETS
Time: 8:02
 
The Board of the Elizabeth A. Brinn Foundation, a private, independent charitable foundation in the Milwaukee area, decided to sunset and dissolve the organization on a specific timetable. Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund talks with Rick Wiederhold about the Foundation’s decision, its approach to grantmaking, and the impact the Foundation hopes to have before it closes its doors. Brinn Foundation President, CEO, and Board Director Rick Wiederhold is the retired Chairman of the Board for the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise in Washington, DC.
 
 
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