What is Cultural Humility and How Can It Help Your Nonprofit?

This free workshop will be held on Thursday, June 17th from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Register here> As nonprofit organizations work to incorporate the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion into their mission and values, cultural humility has become a valuable relationship-building framework. Cultural humility is “a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique whereby the […]

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Organizational Performance Through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with James McKim

ESC is proud to sponsor an upcoming diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training series with James McKim, Managing Partner of Organizational Ignition. This 12-part series of 90-minute workshops will help you discover how to achieve personal and organizational performance through the power of DEI. It will cover a wide range of topics from key concepts in DEI […]

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Hosting Successful Fundraising Events During COVID-19

From Virtually Impossible to a Virtual Success: Nonprofits Discuss Challenges and Successes for Fundraising Events During COVID-19 Last year, nonprofit organizations had to quickly shift gears and adapt their in-person fundraising activities and galas into virtual events. For many, it was a crash course in how to use video communication and online fundraising software. Despite […]

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Intern Opportunity: Videoconferencing Meeting Producer and Virtual Community Coordinator 

Empower Success Corps (ESC) is a nonprofit organization that provides expertise to help other nonprofits succeed. ESC’s expert consultants complete high-impact projects as well as professional development programs to foster creativity and growth for nonprofits. For over 35 years, ESC has been working with nonprofits to help them build capacity and create an impact in their communities.  […]

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ESC Honors and Gives Thanks to Consultants and Fellows at Virtual Celebration of Service

While the COVID-19 global pandemic prevented the staff, consultants and fellows of Empower Success Corps (ESC) from gathering in-person for the annual Celebration of Service, nearly 100 members of the ESC family participated in a virtual program held via Zoom on June 1st. “We can’t be together in person this year,” said Bonnie Clendenning, Board […]

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ESC’s Journey into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

by Lynn Post, Interim Director of ESC Consulting and Director of ESC Northern New England ESC’s learning community of consultants, fellows, board members and staff participated in a three-part training series around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in June. About 50 participants were engaged in deep and meaningful conversations on topics such as implicit bias, […]

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The Client is the Message: Simple Techniques for Creating Effective Marketing Communications

by Claire Larrabee, ESC Northern New England Consultant At the heart of any marketing campaign lies the message – those carefully crafted statements and images designed to get people to pay attention and choose to engage. Without good messaging, even the most well-funded campaign can fall flat. A common communications trap is a belief that […]

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How the federal stimulus package can help your nonprofit: the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

PPP is a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan that helps small businesses, including nonprofits, keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Who Can Apply This Paycheck Protection Program is for any small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed persons), private nonprofit organization or 501(c)(19) veterans organizations affected by coronavirus/COVID-19. […]

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