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What’s in My Inbox | How do you steward your monthly donors?

Pamela Grow

The letter shares “inside” info — including stuff like how the builder walked off the job of a capital campaign project leading to a delay, etc. — Periodically offer them special opportunities: events, guided tours, president’s breakfasts, mentoring opportunities etc. and it also says thank you.

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What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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Volunteer Retention: What Makes them Stay?

Volunteer Hub

They can see the direct benefits of their work in their role as a mentor, helper, or other capacity. Making snacks available during projects or meetings is another way to show your appreciation. Some of the most rewarding work for volunteers can be direct contact with the individuals an organization serves. Recognition of Service.

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Seven tips to survey staff at your association and improve employee engagement

Nimble AMS

By offering a variety of professional and personal perks like remote and work from anywhere positions, unlimited paid time off, mentors for new staff, no-meeting Fridays, and camera-off meetings. After you receive any feedback from your staff, consider hosting a company town hall to communicate a brief summary of the results.

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Playing the Social by Social Game: London Net Tuesday

Amy Sample Ward

The Social by Social Game really took off at Net Tuesday this week when some 20 participants invented a south London borough, created a set of project ideas for better health, happiness and the environment, and then went on to plan how social technology could yield these social benefits. All within 90 minutes.

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The Art of Tech: Zero1 Festival App to Capture the Crowd

Tech Soup

A Tech Advisory Committee of nine Bay Area technologists such as Kollective Mobile CEO Sian Morson mentored the teams. A core group of interns assembled by Siembieda-Gribben will go on to develop the winning team's idea, using an API designed by Lift Projects for Zero1. The Teams Get to Work.

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Social Media Basic Literacy Skills In the Nonprofit Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Source: Pew Internet and America Life Project: " Networked Workers " Study. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.