Thu.Nov 20, 2014

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The 4 Building Blocks For Happy Volunteers

TechImpact

'Are your volunteers taken care of? No, I mean REALLY taken care of. If you were to ask all of your volunteers, how many of them would say they were given everything they needed to be successful? Or that they were satisfied with their experience working for your nonprofit? 50%? 70? 99? Chances are, your volunteers are what makes your nonprofit go. They’re the heavy lifters, the guys and girls on the ground.

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How Nonprofits Can Navigate the New Media Landscape

NTEN

'In 2009, Clay Shirkey predicted , “For the next few decades, journalism will be made up of overlapping special cases.” Meaning, as print news becomes obsolete, nuanced approaches to information-sharing will emerge that will meet the intended goals of journalism; consumption of information will change; and reporters will no longer be the only ones who are breaking news.

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How to Be a Web Developer’s Dream Client

See3

'Being a great client can help your web project stay on time and on budget. Read 4 easy things you can do to create a great relationship between your organization and an external web team. The post How to Be a Web Developer’s Dream Client appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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The Ten Golden Rules Of Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'This month saw the release of the new book, The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership: Classical Wisdom for Modern Leaders. As you dig in, you''ll step back in time to learn philosophies of the past and how to apply them today. Authors M. A. Soupios and Panos Mourdoukoutas offer a fresh approach to becoming a great leader by learning from antiquity''s great thinkers, such as Aristotle, Hesiod, Sophocles, Heraclitus, and others.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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The Impact of Your Donation: Paul Webster, 14NTC Scholarship Recipient, Shares

NTEN

'Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships. To whom did the scholarships go, and what was the impact of your donation?

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How To Click At Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Research from some universities around the country show that employees who " click " with each other at work have more career success. And, those who "click" well get to the core of the office network within 18 months, while it can take years for those who don''t "click" well. As a leader, there are things you can do and things you can encourage your employees to do to promote better clicking.

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New to TechSoup: Skype Credit

Tech Soup

'Eligible organizations in the United States and United Kingdom can now request donations of $20 credit vouchers for Microsoft's Skype. For those unfamiliar with Skype, it provides voice calling, video calling, instant messaging, and more, allowing users to communicate with other Skype users and with mobile phones and landlines. How Can My Organization Benefit?

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Buy-in for an LMS Implementation

Gyrus

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. These include an organized implementation plan, communication, and management buy-in. This blog will focus on management buy-in. A direct report's level of engagement can be effected by information or business practices received by their manager.

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How the National Council on Family Relations Used the Office 365 DIY Migration Workshop

Tech Soup

'Jason Samuels is the director of innovation and technology at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) in Minneapolis. NCFR is a nonprofit professional association for the multidisciplinary understanding of families. Its goal is to bring together theory and academic research in the field of family science with therapists who are working directly with families to help them solve their problems.

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How to be a Web Developer’s Dream Client

See3

'Being a great client can help your web project stay on time and on budget. Read 4 easy things you can do to create a great relationship between your organization and an external web team. The post How to be a Web Developer’s Dream Client appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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Why And How to Manage Your Volunteer Program Professionally

Connection Cafe

'Volunteers are every nonprofit’s dream. They believe in your organization and what it stands for, they give 100% and of course, they’re doing it for free. All this makes their contribution invaluable, but just like with employees, they need to be managed professionally. Although it might seem strange, because they participate freely and out of their own time, organizations should recruit, delegate, evaluate and show appreciation like they would with any employee.

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How to Be a Web Developer’s Dream Client

See3

'Being a great client can help your web project stay on time and on budget. Read 4 easy things you can do to create a great relationship between your organization and an external web team. The post How to Be a Web Developer’s Dream Client appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Around the Mug: What Happens After the Ice Melts?

Connection Cafe

'Grab a cup of coffee, five minutes and tune in with me to the topic of the ice bucket challenge: What happens after the ice melts? . Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down in an interview styled webinar with the ALS Association and the folks at Fundraising Success. We had a delightful discussion with Lance Slaughter, Chief Development Officer and Chapter Relations extraordinaire for the ALS Association.

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Six Ways to Crowdsource Your Nonprofit’s Blog Content | NTEN

AFP Blog

'Six Ways to Crowdsource Your Nonprofit’s Blog Content | NTEN : "Your nonprofit organization has a blog. Awesome. You have a plan that outlines post content and frequency. Fantastic. You’re ready to roll up your sleeves and start creating content…wait…that’s a lot of content. How are you going to produce it all? I know! You’re going to crowdsource your blog content.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Understanding the New Power of the Collaborative Economy for Social Good Sector

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'My colleague, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans have just published an important piece over on the Harvard Business School blog called “ Understanding the New Power ” that gives us a great high level analysis of how collaborative economy is operating in the social good sector. The piece talks about how the growing tension between: old power and new power are transforming the way that social good activists do their work.

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Futures Lab update #84: Engagement Using Text Messages, and Corrections via Social Media | Mediashift | PBS

AFP Blog

'Futures Lab update #84: Engagement Using Text Messages, and Corrections via Social Media | Mediashift | PBS : "Engagement Using Text Messages, and Corrections via Social Media" ''via Blog this'''