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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before. It wasn’t!

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How Do You Measure Up? [Benchmarks Webinar]

Care2

She has a BS in Business Administration in Marketing and Advertising from Marquette University, and lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter. Prior to joining Care2, Ashley spent 10 years at the Student Conservation Association (SCA) where she helped hundreds of young people volunteer on public lands and start careers in conservation.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of workforce development, community service, and conservation. Feb 21 - 24.

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

NTEN

Veda Banerjee, Director of Communications, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Eva Penar, Director of Marketing & Communications, The Chicago Community Trust. John Cluverius, Teaching Assistant/Graduate Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Conor Barnes, Advisor, Investor, & Student.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. ASAE / Chicago, IL / Not available. Grant Professionals Association / Chicago, IL / TBD. Alliance Management Institute (AMI). Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Kansan City, KA/ $625.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Nature Conservancy. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. Photography students use Flickr to post, organize, share, and critique their colleagues?????? Research to incorporate in instructional materials.

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[VIDEO] The Science of Philanthropic Psychology

Bloomerang

Now, if I pause for a minute, moment, I’m sure there will be people from animal causes and nature conservancy asking me, “Jen, I am sure that you’re missing something out here. All my students are my favorite. Like, “I love the Lyric Opera Chicago as much as a sunflower loves the sun.”

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