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Interview with Lindsay Gruber: Building Corporate Resilience through Pro Bono Volunteerism

Saleforce Nonprofit

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. LG: There was a time during the pandemic when hands-on volunteer opportunities all but disappeared. At the same time, people were even more interested in giving back.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But times are changing. How many times have you heard someone say, ‘If you really want to reach me, text me’?”. Building Your List of Cell Phone Numbers. Once an organization decides to communicate via text, the next logical step is to build a list of cell phone numbers—not an easy feat without permission.

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7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

Be sure this person is allowed enough time to manage the software implementation project and regular work tasks, which might require pausing some of the person’s tasks or temporarily shifting tasks to other staff members in the organization until the software implementation project is completed.

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How the Pandemic Has Changed Pro Bono

sgEngage

Nonprofits that pivoted their programming in a matter of weeks now demand fast, targeted and immediate resources for infrastructure building. Skilled based volunteering has been the backbone of organizational capacity building supports for over two decades. The recession pushed forward skilled volunteering as a unique way to meet need.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

.orgSource

From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority. ENA Culture Statements Staff The Emergency Nurses Association will seek at all times to foster and maintain a culture of excellence, commitment, empowerment, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability.

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Songbird is a brillant idea: build a music player using the Mozilla framework. I love discovering new music, seeing what people I know are listening to, and learning more about what I listen to over time. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? There are a lot of good reasons to consider this. SaaS Tools.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In early 2008, villages and cities across Kenya were ravaged with violence following the disputed re-election of the sitting Kenyan president. They couldn’t solve the humanitarian crisis, but they could build a tool that could shine a light on human rights violations, bringing much-needed attention and support to developing emergencies.

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