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Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.

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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

However, according to research by Points of Light , post-pandemic Gen Z (those born 1997-2010) are more likely to volunteer. Knowledge spillover”. Pre-pandemic, Boomers (born pre-1965) and Gen X (born 1965-1980) could boast the highest volunteer rates, and Millennials (born 1981-1996) outpaced any previous generation in volunteering.

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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly under pressure from funders, clients, and others to “prove” that they are achieving their mission effectively and efficiently (Renz and Murray, 2010). This means an increased demand for more and better evaluation (Renz and Murray, 2010) is needed.

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Foundation Transparency – Foundation Center’s Surprising Glass Pockets Website

Tech Soup

Chronicle of Philanthropy published a great announcement of the project a few months after its launch in 2010. It also provides a knowledge management function since each magnifying glass icon takes the viewer directly to the relevant page on the foundation’s website. Governance Policies & Information.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent. Always read the privacy policy – if you have sensitive data, this might be a deal-breaker Always maintain your own backups. Your data is not directly in your hands, but in the hands of a third party. Make sure access is secure.

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

Our report on Giving and Volunteering for 2008, published in 2010, reports on household giving as determined through a web-based representative panel survey. It was organized by our Center in collaboration with the ASU Morrison Institute and Knowledge Networks, a firm that specializes in web-based surveys. billion, an increase of 3.9%

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

Data un-communicated, or ineffectively communicated, amount to personal knowledge or useless raw material. My measurement of "hot" and "humid" remains my personal data/knowledge until I walk back into the house and tell my wife. This is well-addressed in a 2010 Economist cover story "Data, data everywhere."

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