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Tips To Attract & Retain Skilled Volunteers That Grow Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

A famous demonstration of this in action concerns McDonald’s. Time and time again while working at a nonprofit, I saw people come in to help who had skills to be major advocates for the organization that were never fully appreciated, often to the detriment of the charity. Interview, interview, interview your volunteers.

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How to Approach a Nonprofit Job Interview with a For-Profit Attitude (and Résumé)

EveryAction

As someone who has jumped from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector and back again, I’ve learned a lot about the nuances of both, especially in terms of the all-important first interview. No matter the reason, if you want to work at a nonprofit, it’s important to be able to sell yourself in an interview.

Attitude 101
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3 Steps to Create a Thriving Association Community Online

Achieve

Some common goals that an online community can help you reach include: Developing members’ skills. Many members join associations to hone professional skills such as team management, public speaking , or accepting and delivering feedback. There are so many possible ways to structure these forums to garner engagement.

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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud 4 Good

Additionally, apprenticeships are more structured and skill-specific than internships. Robert Lerman (RL): What makes a great apprenticeship program is having an occupational outcome in mind, an expertise that the apprentice will achieve in terms of skills and capabilities. TF: Why do we need apprenticeship programs?

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When Women Lead

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book is divided into three sections: The first section includes: A focus on how and why women tend to build strong companies, staring with the structural challenges they must overcome to raise venture capital and scale their businesses. An Impetus for women to structure their businesses in a more purpose-drive way.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

We all have certain skills and we all possess special passions. But don’t just take it from me – Forbes named storytelling the #1 most important career skill of the future. Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure.

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Learnings From When Women Lead

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book is divided into three sections: The first section includes: A focus on how and why women tend to build strong companies, staring with the structural challenges they must overcome to raise venture capital and scale their businesses. An Impetus for women to structure their businesses in a more purpose-drive way.