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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. . I’m Steven.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. In a Zen-like way, history, people, circumstance, politics, luck, and fate combine to determine the job as it is lived, rather than imagined.

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Compassion Services International on Growing Your Nonprofit Email List, Donation Thank You’s, and Powerful Storytelling

CauseVox

Watch the interview on demand here. As a graduate of Indiana Bible College, she spent two decades working at a ministry and mentoring missionary kids before transitioning to her current role. Invite People To Like Your Page If They’ve Liked Your Post. About Compassion Services International. Recent Donors Notes.

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Interview with My Dad, Tom Aageson, Co-Founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship

Have Fun - Do Good

We want to give people an opportunity to really develop, innovate, and preserve their own culture." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. That's what that is.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We worked with a network of women’s rights NGOs located throughout Latin America and Guatemala who traveled to Antigua for the multi-day training. Even if your group consists of a team of people who work together regularly, it is still a good idea to ease them into the training with a good opener. (2)

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Tag, You're IT! An Introduction for Technical Managers

Tech Soup

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America’s Nonprofit Solutions. "soft skills" in managing people. shift of importance to working with people instead of working with "bits and gear." Philosophy: Technology Is About People. on technology instead of people.

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

Tech Soup

A lively discussion took place regarding how to prepare young people for the jobs of the 21 st century and what nonprofits and corporations can do to support the initiative. with the goal of creating opportunities for 300 million young people worldwide. Microsoft, a TechSoup donation partner, launched YouthSpark.