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#NTCFail: When Things Don't Go as Planned (or Your Plan Stinks)

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NTCFail 2: Name Badges. This is the second year in a row that we were missing a bunch of name badges. It's kind of hard to know if you're missing 100 name badges out of 2,000, so we clearly need a new system. In addition, even when we have a name badge for you, sometimes you want to change the information.

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How Can Volunteer Coordinators Help Their Organizations Become Networked Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As applications come in, the VC helps to narrow the pool, coordinate interviews, and run background checks. Training could also be done virtually with videos or through shared docs on a wiki. Sharing of opportunities among alumni and donors could be encouraged. Filtering candidates to assess fit is a crucial step.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

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According to the Twibbon profile for TMWL, 667 users added the badge to their pictures. When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Epic Change used four planning tools, but much of the work was really in just two: a private Facebook group and Google Docs. Information for bloggers.