Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It’s important to note that an apprenticeship differs from an internship in a few key ways. Talent for Good designs and undertakes training to develop diverse talent for the ever-growing Salesforce ecosystem and allow Cloud for Good’s clients to hire Salesforce-trained talent after trying out the new talent on Cloud for Good projects.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. Brad: Nancy, what a pleasure to talk with you today about this groundbreaking partnership between the Packard Foundation and Candid. Also, why do this now?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Kania and Kramer developed the methodology to correct the practice of isolated intervention, choosing instead diverse partnerships aligned around shared goals. Unfortunately, the division between churches often mirror the broken system they are trying to alleviate. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. Communicate openly and timely.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

You may have heard this software referred to by a few different names, including donor management software, nonprofit CRM , donor database, donor software, and donor tracking software. When my sister first started working with a nonprofit museum, she had a lot to learn about the fundraising process for the organization.

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Software Management Donor Guide 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

As a professional in the nonprofit sector, you can absolutely still work to be the best you can be, developing your personal and professional skills and advancing your career along the way. Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, we’ve dedicated ourselves to professional development in the nonprofit sector. Let’s get started. .

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Socialbrite

JANUARY 15, 2021

The differences between them is a fundamental concept of knowledge management. . Knowing the distinction between these two types will help greatly when coming up with strategies for sharing knowledge across the organization. . Can your team take advantage of the new breed of knowledge management tools? Post by Mary Jo Johnson.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Salesforce has been at the forefront of AI in CRM technology ever since it first introduced an AI tool, Salesforce Einstein , to the platform in 2016. At fusionSpan, we’ve been supporting non-profits to take full advantage of this. At the heart of every effective Salesforce implementation lies a good data strategy.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteer management system can facilitate more streamlined volunteer engagement and communication. Training: A thorough training and onboarding process prepares volunteers to fulfill their roles effectively. However, successful volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention are no easy feat. Let’s dive in!

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Four Donor Management Benefits Beyond fostering a positive environment for donors, adopting an effective donor management system offers several additional benefits for organizations of every size.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

No matter how urgent the issue, many people and organizations, nonprofits included, still find it challenging and uncomfortable at best and triggering at worst to address systemic and institutional racism and to go so far as to implement JEDI-centered hiring practices as the norm rather than as a box-checking activity. . Set a SMART goal.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The phenomenon of our shrinking school-aged population is well documented. People have been choosing to have fewer children, and that decline has significant implications for educational institutions worldwide. The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

As you transition from your outdated Learning Management System (LMS) to your new GyrusAim v16.1.0.4 application it is important to keep in mind your users’ perception of the change. Fostering User Adoption in your Learning Program. Keep Users involved in the Selection Process.

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Gyrus

MAY 3, 2016

Learning and Development industry is no different and the list of acronyms are never ending especially when you are talking to Learning Management System (LMS) Vendors. and can be integrated with multiple software systems including LMS. and can be integrated with multiple software systems including LMS.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And the difference between truth and speculation can be difficult to see. Here are some major distinctions between human thought and artificial intelligence courtesy of Bard, ChatGPT, and Bing. Here are some major distinctions between human thought and artificial intelligence courtesy of Bard, ChatGPT, and Bing.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

But, what really is an LXP and how is it different from your typical LMS? At Web Courseworks , we help professional, healthcare, and trade associations grow their learning businesses with effective learning management systems. For years, the LMS has reigned supreme as the top learning platform for associations.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You see, your nonprofit’s Board is ultimately responsible for your organization, interfacing between your organization and the community. Yet most people don’t understand exactly what the Board’s job is. And this is a problem. It’s surprising. And concerning. And you know what? A Board has to provide foresight, oversight, and insight.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

Web Hosting?”), development fees that were well out of your young nonprofit’s budget and a lengthy process. Why Work With A Development Agency to Complete Your Web Design Project. We’d guess a bunch of unfamiliar vernacular (“Domain Name?” “Web These services are often out of range for new nonprofits building a site for the first time.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

25+ Fundraising Apps for Your Nonprofit to Consider Fundraising apps can be powerful tools for raising more for your mission, but each one is different and will provide different benefits to your organization. Let’s dive right in! Let’s explore both kinds of apps in the next section.

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Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

At the end of the day, it is the experience of ourselves and our colleagues that make the difference between industry acceptance and being just another small fish in the industry pond. Sit down with department heads and obtain the commitment to developing your workforce. Establishing a formal policy of Continuous Learning.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. This is our most popular Managing eLearning post every year, and by now we know you want to see the hype curve first. Innovation Trigger.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 7, 2022

Depending on your organization’s activities, you may need fundraising to help fund your: Volunteer training opportunities. Equipment and supply purchases. Marketing materials. Volunteer thank-you gifts. In this guide, we’ll explore five ideas to help you raise more for your volunteer program: . Raise awareness of volunteer grants.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

The content of this full-day event will be geared toward IT decision-makers who either currently manage, or are considering, the Drupal content management system. The content of this full-day event will be geared toward IT decision-makers who either currently manage, or are considering, the Drupal content management system.

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Drupal Conference NTC Technology 66

Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

Having a strong, engaged board is one of the most underappreciated keys to nonprofit success–but building one is no easy task. According to a 2021 report from BoardSource , almost half (49%) of nonprofit executives feel that they do not have the right board members to “establish trust with the communities they serve.”

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Government Roles Review 52

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The Role of Coaching in your Learning and Development Program. As Learning and Development professionals it is time to ask ourselves… What does this mean to our industry? As Learning and Development professionals it is time to ask ourselves… What does this mean to our industry? It must be exceedingly important.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 29, 2013

My first day on the job was to familiarize myself with the organization by learning about their history and development. This gave me the tools to develop the steps to get the program going. I recently completed a nonprofit internship, and it was a very difficult and challenging experience. I looked up shelters all over the U.S.

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Alaska Causes Americorp Arizona 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Other areas include: communications, executive transition, evaluation/learning, networking/convening, and professional development. This post summarizes gems from both reports. While the reports are guides to funders, if you do work as a capacity builder, you will find some useful insights for your practice. 2: Culture Change.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

But if you set up your systems right, you can minimize the number of people who show up wanting to volunteer then flake out. Volunteers are not that different from paid staff in many ways. Volunteers are not that different from paid staff in many ways. And in other ways they’ve very different. You’re thrilled!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

For another client, I helped them vet vendors for their new website, taught them the difference between Joomla, Drupal and Plone, and I helped free them from a vendor who was particularly egregious in their hosting charges, among other things. And, I guess truthfully, the blurb on my consulting site is kinda dry. Gotta work on that.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. on our own servers or desktops.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. on our own servers or desktops.

Social 61

Social South America Disaster Mobile 61

Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

I’m often asked to help nonprofits define a technology roadmap – that is, figuring out how to migrate their business from a legacy system(s) to a new solution(s) and beyond. And, as organizations grow, most will require custom development somewhere in their systems architecture at some point.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Even if they do, it takes developer time to write the code to do the integration, and that may be resources that a nonprofit doesn’t have. And because of this, it makes sense that integration of these two is something that is a need to be filled. What’s involved in this? First, the what – what to integrate? All-in-one.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I mean with artificial intelligence we’re summoning the demon.” – Elon Musk. We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet. So, what changed?

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Donor Law Data New York 138

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop). They certainly are consistent with each other, but they are distinct. Intermediation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

There were a very wide range of people there, from folks who didn’t know a whole lot about open source, to those who were developing open source apps. An older woman of color noted that a lot of the problems that open source developers were solving weren’t problems that communities faced.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

It’s aimed primarily at developers. OpenSocial is a set of APIs that handle three different kinds of user data: profiles, social graph (who your friends are) and activities (the stuff of the Facebook news feeds.) I thought that it would be a good idea to describe what it is, and what it might mean for the nonprofit sector.

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