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From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

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Faculty engaged her both inside and outside the classroom by providing feedback on assignments, encouraging her to step outside her comfort zone to acquire new skills, recommending extracurricular activities, and checking in on the progress she’s making towards her goals. What was the turning point?

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills. Demonstrate how individual and departmental objectives relate to overarching goals and the organization’s mission. We schedule daily conference calls around a number of activities.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. The ability to “shift” delivery formats – from say an interactive lecture to small group activities helps students pay more attention. The flexible classroom is a large open space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

However, you also know these cycles of boom and bust aren’t always efficient or effective at building a truly successful program—instead, retaining advocates year-round and between campaigns is what will help you build more power and make a deeper impact in alignment with your long-term vision and goals. Here’s what they said.

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Nail Online Giving With These Tips and Tools

Get Fully Funded

Qgiv provides non-profits with branded donation pages, mobile and text giving capabilities, plus options for on-site donation at events or other activities. DonorsChoose is a cool platform for classrooms where teachers post a project and people commit to giving.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals. Examine current goals and objectives around board diversity and create benchmarks. Jen earned a bachelor’s of recreation management from University of Northern Iowa.

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Love At First Sight: Getting To The Heart Of Fundraising With Effective Reporting

Bloomerang

Communicate more effectively with your board and stakeholders: Offer a clear, quantifiable view of your organization’s fundraising activities to boards and potential fundraisers, building trust and accountability. While this post focuses on donor reports, see this link to learn more about reports on volunteer activities.

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