VQ Strategies

MARCH 2, 2023

I’m “crashing” a team meeting to try to inspire our team that works closely with volunteers and appreciate any direction you might have! ” Mini-trainings are 20-30 minute sessions designed to provide a very specific tool or concept. Is everyone (volunteers included) clear on the expectations?

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. In recent years, we have conducted surveys and interviews at institutions with longstanding volunteer councils. But there are also many that are, well, less so.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We’ve had the opportunity to speak with a few organizations that are focused on supporting our veterans. Its mission is to enlist recovering warriors in a therapeutic mission of learning to train service dogs for fellow vets. He earned his degree in assistance dog training, an idea that is at the core of WCC’s work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. Clearly, the V2I team needed a quick pivot to a new way to achieve their mission.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Sometimes this feeling can leave you wondering where or how to start organizing your data, which can easily lead to a cycle of inaction and increased overwhelm. Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. And of course, make it easy! credits offered).

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. Is it even possible in organizations where the staff has little control over who fills those seats? Volunteers join the board because they are inspired by your mission. Set Expectations. This seems obvious.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Organizations that do have a strategic plan continually express the advantages that this type of preparation gives them. Volunteer boards should take charge of fundraising. Let’s get started.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month, we did a Networked Nonprofit session at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. He offered to write a guest post. Opportunity Design.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In the last week, I’ve interviewed three different volunteer engagement professionals about volunteer retention as their organizations are in various stages of reopening and recovery from the pandemic-related restrictions on volunteer engagement. I am particularly fond of the model of 5 Levels of Delegation.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To provide customized support, an AI must be configured and trained to assist in your particular project. Compared to today’s models, Eliza was tongue-tied. Send the Bot to School Most bots will require training. Get the dialogue started at your organization. In other words, you need a bot of your own.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 3, 2023

Listen to the full audio recording VolunteerHub has helped West Houston Assistance Ministries (WHAM) reduce administrative time, grow active volunteers, increase donations, and better engage corporate partners. Matthew: As an organization, we run a food pantry and a resale store. How did you manage volunteers before VolunteerHub?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. Well, there’s a solution. It can also reject inappropriate prompts and admit its mistakes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

According to Huiquan Zhou and Shihua Ye, “The rapid development of information technology has boosted nonprofit organizations’ ability to reach out to a larger and more diverse audience… in a fast and affordable way.” Utilizing the internet, email and social media has substantially expanded the visibility of nonprofit organizations worldwide.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. One best practice for ChatGPT is to never share any personally identifiable information or financial details about your organization. How can I use ChatGPT?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the nonprofit sector and many organizations have had to undergo massive staffing cuts, eliminate programs, and struggle through maintaining minimal viable operations to avoid closing permanently. Many organizations are now finding that a crisis management plan is not the whole story.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

The chatter is everywhere, and it can be challenging for organizations, especially those that tend to have fewer technical resources on staff, to know how these new tools might help (or hinder) their work. Many AI models take a series of input data points and use them to predict aspects of new data points.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. In the process, I was exposed to a number of organizations whose boards struggled with a variety of issues. Reality 1: Most boards live by the rule of thirds.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

Most nonprofits supplement staff labor with volunteer support. Volunteers tend to fall into one of two categories: key volunteers, who envision and plan the event, and episodic volunteers, who do the day-of work or small tasks around the office. But key volunteers are essential to making sure your event is successful.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

It may be hard to believe but there is a near future when your organization will likely be hiring a AI Prompt Architect to build custom applications for your staff and stakeholders. These models are presently built on snapshots of internet data and aren’t designed to be research assistants. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Organize : Once you have clarified each item, organize them into projects and next actions. Instead of completing the task yourself or putting it on the pile, send it to a trained model that can deliver a rough draft or quick solutions. MODEL: requires Read.ai MODEL: requires Read.ai MODEL: requires Read.ai

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Leaders can see the path forward for the organization. They can help the organization set and achieve goals.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2019

Days of service are one of the most popular corporate volunteer programs. While most days of service engage volunteers in projects like building a home, cleaning a local park or packing groceries at a food bank, a skills-based volunteer day of service can help address a different type of nonprofit need: capacity support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am , will feature fundraising and social media gurus Katya Andresen, Danielle Brigida, Tracy Equality Viselli, Jocelyn Harmon and more. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. Designate a cheer leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Policy Technique News 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Despite the growing use of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the nonprofit sector, there are pervasive disparities among who is leading these organizations. Respondents of color report greater workplace challenges than white respondents, including: Lack of role models. Disparities in access to mentorship programs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. Once you have information about your supporters’ interests, engagement histories, and past interactions with your organization, you can reach out to them with more personalized messages that speak to their motivations.

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

A few organizations among us saw and seized opportunities for growth even mid-pandemic, proving how resilient the sector is. Whether your organization paused or pounced, one thing is clear: there’s no going back. The social impact sector cannot return to a pre-pandemic operating model because we have adapted and grown in the last year.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

It’s just a matter of attracting them to your organization. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s nonprofit professional development expertise has helped hundreds of nonprofits understand their professional goals and empower them to find and train the employees they need. Provide training resources . Survey current employees .

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These solutions power workplace giving programs by helping to match contributions to nonprofits, track volunteer hours, and manage other company-wide philanthropic efforts. CSR professionals are typically responsible for overseeing an organization’s CSR strategy, initiatives, and reporting, which makes access to a platform essential.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

What must your organization do now to position your mission to thrive, not just survive, once the threat from the current pandemic has been vanquished? Different organizations will see different results. Which describes your relationship with (name of organization)? This may seem scary, but it’s actually a way of modern life.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 23, 2020

One of the things I’ve been thinking about a lot recently is how the traditional development model puts up a lot of barriers to engagement. When I talk about the traditional development model, I’m talking about annual giving, major giving and planned giving. The traditional development model uses what’s called a ladder of engagement.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Building an organization from the ground up is a challenge, but with the right nonprofit tools, the heavy lifting gets easier. Office Tools No matter how small your organization is when you start, you need a basic office setup. Most people you work with, from students to volunteers to Board members, will already know how to use them.

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Tools Nonprofit Doc Google 105

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In order to be eligible for a spot on one of the few remaining flights out of the country, Afghan allies had to demonstrate their affiliation with allied organizations and navigate dangerous checkpoints. True to their military training, the veterans quickly mobilized to help from afar. Salesforce Volunteers Mobilize. Government.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You see, your nonprofit’s Board is ultimately responsible for your organization, interfacing between your organization and the community. What a Nonprofit Board does Your nonprofit’s Board of Directors exists to make sure that your organization fulfills its mission. A Board has to provide foresight, oversight, and insight.

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