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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. Update your database policies.

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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

Have Fun - Do Good

We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Challenge for the rest of 2008: I'm feeling a bit discouraged about what feels like a lack of progress in the situation. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. My resolutions were to: 1.

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5 Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs an Operating Reserve

sgEngage

Restricted funds can only be used for the specific purpose or time the donor intended and are typically tied to an individual program, project, fiscal year, or permanent endowment. The Operating Reserve is designed to be built up to a target amount, and the funds must be replenished per the policy established by the board.

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How can nonprofits effectively implement revenue diversification?

ASU Lodestar Center

The American spirit has long been rooted in entrepreneurial success (Acs et al, 2008). In the current and upcoming fiscal year, giving is projected to continue to grow (Bivin et al, 2017). In Nonprofit Policy Forum (Vol. From this, the writer predicts the growth of entrepreneurship and philanthropy in the future of nonprofits.

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2013 NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award: Lauren-Glenn Davitian

NTEN

Her most recent project is updating Vermont''s cable statutes. She has served on the editorial board of the Alliance for Community Media''s Community Media Review and produced a policy handbook. 2008: Vince Stehle. Ms.Davitian was named one of Vermont''s "25 most influential people" in the mid 1990''s.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

As part of Federal stimulus spending, we think the government should expand funding for a very innovative online database project that will help with this transition, a project started at Los Alamos National Laboratory and called the ? Global Energy Observatory ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s We think it?s shovel-ready?

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Project #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

As part of Federal stimulus spending, we think the government should expand funding for a very innovative online database project that will help with this transition, a project started at Los Alamos National Laboratory and called the ? Global Energy Observatory ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s We think it?s shovel-ready?