Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful. My efforts were simple, but impactful for various members of my organization. I worked closely with those teams to help build committee role descriptions for the various events.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

An ambassador program is a fundraising and/or outreach program in which a nonprofit recruits ambassadors to represent their organization, lead peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives, and generate greater awareness for your nonprofit. . Create a mentor program. . Ambassadors can play a big role in increasing visibility and revenue.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

47% of members report joining an association for certifications or credentials and 45% say they chose an organization for job opportunities. . Build interest with non-members. Send them personalized reminder emails about the benefits they could access, at reduced rates, if they joined your organization. Learn more.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

Efforts need to be coordinated across the organization so that data informs your decision-making process, whether it is deciding on a meeting venue or supporting your strategic plan. Does some or all of our desired data already exist anywhere within the organization? What question are we trying to answer? Who will we survey?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. The project is funded by the Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your board can do much more than approve budgetary plans and make high-level decisions about your nonprofit’s direction; in fact, board members can play a substantial role in every aspect of your organization. They just need to feel engaged in your organization’s mission and be given the necessary tools and support to maximize their impact.

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2014

One Economy Corporation was a non-profit organization which was focused on harnessing technology to improve the lives of low-income families and individuals. So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor. So the whole thing went dark.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

You’ve started applying for jobs and have lined up a few interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? 2) Research everyone who will be interviewing you, whether it’s one-on-one or a panel. Sarah : 1) Learn what you can about the organization. Lisa : 1) Don’t just prepare an answer for the “why do you want to work here?”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. However, BIPOC-led organizations are at a statistical disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, particularly from philanthropic sources.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

After 20 years of working with corporations to build a more diverse and inclusive culture, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan wrote, The Inclusion Dividend. These competencies are broad, touching all levels of the organization, from intrapersonal interactions to the organization’s interface with the marketplace.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2015

Learn about Dan in the following interview! As chance would have it, one of my first clients was NTEN, building out a small microsite. We grew rapidly as an organization, and our systems needed to grow along with it, or there would have been chaos. And so we build them a blog, and launch the site. I don’t really know.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When asked to write about this experience as the Organic Social Growth fellow, I held off as long as I possibly could. Without proper “education,” landing an interview let alone a job working in digital marketing was a pipedream—I found myself stuck, making minimum wage, wearing a well-known green apron simply for the health benefits.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

At the conclusion of the program, apprentices are Salesforce certified and ready to be embedded in your organization. . Our staff takes on the burden of posting, interviewing potential hires, and running background/reference checks. . The Value of Talent as a Service (TaaS).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Michael’s inspirational and motivational story is filled with lessons for making the most of your opportunities, achieving success, staying relevant, leading with passion, and building your legacy. How early in life should someone find a mentor? What can leaders do to build more diversity into their organizations?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2016

You may be familiar Goodwill as a place to shop, but the nonprofit does much more including helping people find jobs. In honor of Labor Day, Goodwill launches the #LaborofLove Campaign this week. I interviewed Beth Perell, VP of Communications and Information Management to learn more about the campaign strategy and goals.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Among the thousands of nonprofits that use CauseVox, we’re always amazed at the impact each organization makes everyday. 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.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Jake Wood , author of, Take Command , weaves together hard-learned lessons in leadership and teamwork from his experiences in college football , as a former Marine sniper and as cofounder and CEO of Team Rubicon -- a disaster relief organization that unites military veterans with first responders deployed to areas hit by natural disasters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

." -- 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. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below. We decided to build this market for master folk artists from around the world.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This guide will help you to outline and develop a year-end fundraising campaign that works for your organization and your donors, specifically curated to your needs in 2021. How has COVID impacted your organization? Give Local worked with other organizations to highlight nonprofits during the holiday season.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With virtual volunteering being the current norm, technology can help keep track of key data points, facilitate volunteer communications, and organize volunteer opportunities— all while both your team and volunteers stay socially distant! Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

Building Networks of Partners. Roots of Change talked about how they always work with other organizational partners to cross fertilize or build movements around their policy change ideas. Leadership and Social Media: Reverse Mentoring, Empowering Millennials, and CEO Tweets. Experimenting to Expand Capacity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2013

After 20 years of working with corporations to build a more diverse and inclusive culture, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan wrote, The Inclusion Dividend. These competencies are broad, touching all levels of the organization, from intrapersonal interactions to the organization’s interface with the marketplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

on July 18th and subsequently had a chance to interview her at her fabulous virtual office in Second Life. We were hired by a startup outside of Detroit, a build-your-own computer company, sort of like Gateway. You have worked with nonprofit organizations too ???? t something for all organizations. Mixed Reality Event ???

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute. Think like a political organizer: Virtual engagement is extremely scalable. Tie in a strategic fundraising ask: Take advantage of a high-impact moment of engagement (e.g.,

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Emily Yu of the Case Foundation served as the emcee and interviewer as three social entrepreneurs presented quick pitches about their work and tech products. They''ve also launched the Ecoviate Mentorship Program - so far it''s very informal, they''re mentoring other youth around the world. Are schools receptive?

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Even as more reports illustrate the harms of biased tech, nonprofit organizations are also strategically using digital technology’s power to fight inequality and racial injustice at scale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

While working toward his master’s degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Cohn worked as an Editor at newassignment.net , which focused on citizen journalism and ways news organizations could explore the social web. On July 9, 2009 I interviewed David about Spot.us for the Big Vision Podcast. Why is this needed?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

While her internship could be tough at times, Mackey's mentors at Year Up pushed her to move forward in her career. Year Up is just one of the five nonprofit organizations Microsoft has partnered with along with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, City Year, Junior Achievement USA (JA), and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Let your junior board build your junior board. Let them run with screening resumes and conducting initial interviews of potential junior board members. . Pick a board member to host junior board meetings at their home, who will also attend junior board events and generally liaise with and mentor the junior board. Be flexible.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. I still support a lot of organizations. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. . billion and above. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2015

Most nonprofit leaders will tell you they believe in building consensus and involving staff in decision-making. I went through a staff interview before I was hired as an Executive Director. The best organizations and companies fail forward. Cultural Roadblock #2: We Only Pay Lip Service to Consensus. Maybe I’m being harsh.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Do you have a culture club that organizes team-building activities and social events? But the earliest example of the office as we know it today, a building full of rooms with desks and chairs where people chat, drink coffee and sometimes even work, seems to have been built, like most things, out of necessity. Work-life balance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. This is best accomplished by allowing employees to see clearly where they stand in the organization versus where they want to be in their careers. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

How do I deal with going through the interview process all over again? I had already been having conversations over the months prior to that with some of my mentors about making a switch to consulting. ” I’ve lined up a couple of interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? How do you prepare for interviews?

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