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Ready to embrace episodic volunteers? Six questions to ask your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Finding ways to bring short-term volunteers into your nonprofit can be tough, especially if your organization relies heavily on training or extensive screening mechanisms to ensure long-term commitments. Some organizations have received legacy donations and major gifts as a result of a well-executed one-time volunteer event.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. You like numbers?

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Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

Tech Soup

But maybe you're skeptical and you're wondering: "How can a free event organized by a volunteer be any good?" In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. Using generative language artificial intelligence tools, we performed an emotional sentiment analysis of 1,177 subject lines sent out on GivingTuesday.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Boston, Massachusetts: Monthly Pitch Night | BostonSpeaks/Impact Hub Open Project Night. Boston, Massachusetts: Community Class — Intro to Design Thinking and Prototyping. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Seattle, Washington: Social Network Analysis: Mapping Your Nonprofit's Connections.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup

Our volunteer community leaders are holding free events across the US (and the globe). Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

That's why we do an annual survey of our members — because our local volunteers are always striving to figure out how they can help your nonprofit use technology to do more good. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Boston, Massachusetts: January Salesforce Bootcamp 101 for Nonprofits.

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