The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Central Chapter invites you to: Reaching Out, Connecting Within Wednesday, May 15 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Best Western Kelly Inn – St. Cloud HBH is a sponsor along with the Initiative Foundation, Central Minnesota Community Foundation, and Mutual of America. This event is designed to be a “summit” in [...]
Whether you are one or ninety two, may you experience the wonder of the holiday season through the eyes of a child this year. See you in 2013! Your Friends at HBH Consultants: Bob Bunger, Dianne Hennes [...]
We are pleased to welcome guest blogger, Christa Otteson who is Regional Coordinator for the Central Chapter of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and an independent consultant specializing in program evaluation and strategic planning for small, rural organizations. Christa is based in Willmar but works throughout Greater MN. This is her third of three posts [...]
It’s Friday afternoon and I am pleased as punch to announce that I recently moved into an office in historic downtown St. Cloud at 701 West St. Germain Street, Suite 206. I am still working on fully moving in (primarily art and furniture), but the essential coffee pot (thanks, Dianne Hennes!), book collection, desk and [...]
We just couldn’t wait any longer–HBH Consultants announced earlier today that House of Charity in Minneapolis is the lucky winner of our [Image is Everything] Giveaway and Data Storytelling Toolkit (which they excitedly responded to: “YAYYY!! We are soooooooo excited!”) We can’t wait to kick things off next week with our design partners, Paul and [...]
John Haydon over at Social Brite recently posted an excellent blog on how to leverage your organization’s Facebook page to promote your event. The nugget of wisdom that resonated the most with me, is the reminder to follow up with event attendees. I especially loved the idea of asking Facebook fans and e-mail subscribers to [...]
HBH is excited to share with you our very first issue of Innovation Digest, our 6x per year e-newsletter to inform, inspire and motivate you with new ideas to power your mission forward. Check it out here. We have, of course, created the publication with you in mind. So, please let us know what you [...]
I’m honored to be the first guest blogger over at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence and Social Innovation blog. Hop on over and check it out. Today’s lesson is on social media and the visual revolution. Enjoy! ~Katrina
Yesterday, Giving USA released its annual report of charitable giving in the U.S. In 2011, charitable gifts totaled $298.42 billion. Susan Stehiling over at the Minnesota Council on Foundations has done a great job summarizing its findings on the Philanthropy Potluck Blog. The good news is that giving remained flat or was up across the [...]
Rum River Health Services (RRHS) was founded in 1987 by Brenda Hoffman in Princeton, MN. Its offices were in her house for a number of years prior to moving into larger commercial space to accommodate the rapidly growing organization. Brenda is a personal friend, so I (Bob) followed RRHS’s development and eventually served as a [...]
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