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5 Essential Free Online Courses for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. Today, a wide variety of organizations have made engaging learning opportunities available online. Many of these resources are 100% free.

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Apps for Going Green

Tech Soup

From helping you make informed purchases to saving you money on your electricity bill, these apps make it fun and easy to go green. Green Outlet. The GoodGuide (Android and iPhone) mobile app helps you find safe, healthy, and green products while you're out and about. Can you out-green your friends? Conserving Energy.

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4 Examples Proving Nonprofits Should Offer Trust as a Service (TaaS)

Whole Whale

There is a huge opportunity in using the organization’s mission to support a TaaS model to generate revenue while also pursuing the nonprofit’s goals. Perhaps more than you realize, various companies and organizations have used trust as a service to sell you security or certification. How they make money: The U.S.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

Qgiv

Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. Make it a peer-to-peer fundraiser by allowing teams to have a secondary competition to see who can raise the most for your organization! Host a trash cleanup to help out your community and encourage volunteers to engage with your organization.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Integrated Mobile Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Your organization was one of the early adopters of mobile phone apps. Finally, as a conservation organization, we’re always looking at ways to reduce our use of paper. Each time someone adds a seafood item, they can earn virtual badges (first sushi report, first listing of a particular seafood item).

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Peace Primary by the Ploughshares Fund

Have Fun - Do Good

12 organizations are in the running to win $100,000 to amplify their message during the 2008 election. You can vote for your favorite organization by making a donation to them through the Peace Primary site. One of your dollars equals one vote, and the organization with the most votes by October 31 wins.

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Lucy Bernholz, Guest Post: More thoughts on what is next

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cross posted from SSIR ] "Green Shoots" for New Philanthropic Forms I’ve been writing about information as the currency of change for a long time. Submitted by Lucy Bernholz, publisher of Philanthropy 2173. From these “expectational starting points” new behaviors begin to sprout, leading to the possibility of new products.