Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

In memory of my brother-in-law, Bill Drew, I joined Team in Training in 2002 and committed to raise $2,500 and run a marathon. Despite these challenges, I became one of the organization’s top fundraisers in Northern California that year. (I And who better to push them along than the organization behind the event!

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

The BlueCross' original breach occurred in October 2009, but five months, $7 million and 110,000 work hours later, they are still dealing with the issue. Many small businesses, a category which many nonprofit organizations fall into, think that they are not important enough to be a target of hackers.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

And once member lists, actions and events, emails and documents are collected and stored by an online service, outdated electronic privacy law is failing to keep this information safe from inappropriate access and potential misuse. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization. The Central Asia Institute is only one nonprofit organization that has fallen from grace due to poor nonprofit governance. The ASU Lodestar Center can help! Below are a few examples to help you get started. Sources: 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. Short-term, Band-Aid strategies are no longer tenable for our communities or the organizations that serve them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The news no doubt sent many board members scurrying to their organizations to find out if they are on the list. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Traditionally (which is to say for the last 60+ years or so), charities focused on the magnitude of the problems they were addressing and the efforts they were making to help. For government, they offered reams of paper showing that they were following the letter of the law in the use of their grants.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 set aside $7.2 The plan will help determine the future of Internet access across the country. As organizations with a stake in the future of communications, we must ensure that the commissioners hear our call for fast, affordable, ubiquitous, and open Internet access.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

If you are a grantmaker, you know how important it is to have a reliable and efficient software system that can help you manage your grants, track your impact, and collaborate with your stakeholders. MicroEdge was established back in 1985 and released their Grants Management Software “GIFTS Online” in 2009.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The idea, grand in scope, was to present models and technology that can assist organizations shift internal cultures to make diversity of all types the norm. Instead, I’m going to share some of my experiences and tell how an organization that embraces diversity can have a huge impact for people with disabilities.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The terrific news is that the U.S.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) It’s $330 a day, every day, period.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

Jim Fruchterman Chairman’s Address to the Social Enterprise Alliance 2009 Annual Summit The world’s a mess. When charity goes beyond helping someone in need and creates dependency and even creates disincentives to self help — we can’t afford charity like that. I’m here because I want to help build that movement.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

There has been little consensus about the impact of focusing on overhead as a means of evaluating nonprofit organizations, either among nonprofit leadership or researchers. My research was done via a survey directed to employees and board members of nonprofit organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Saturday, June 19, 2010 How To Help Your Employees Click More At Work Research from universities around the country show that employees who "click" with each other at work have more career success.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 20th, 2011 Nonprofit organizations are a big target for online credit card fraud. Here are steps organizations can take: 1.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Nonprofit organizations would get far better results from improving their own online giving experience. Will they generate significant revenue for your organization, give again, and remain loyal? Only 501(c)(3) organizations? What about the 27 other types of tax exempt organizations in the US? Probably not. Probably not.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

Journalism is really the act of informing communities so that they can make better decisions, that is part of the public service, informing communities so that together we can know where else we need to help." --David Cohn, Founder, Spot.us On July 9, 2009 I interviewed David about Spot.us is; money actually helps grease the wheels.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Annika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. In 2009, we finalized a technology plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

One unique idea is in the area of donor advice, for example developing a personal assistant for donors to help them decide where to donate. The Two Sides of the AI and Humanity Debate: I’ve been following Shel Israel for over ten years, since he interviewed for a chapter about nonprofits and Twitter in his 2009 book, Twitterville.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I first discovered the organization about a year ago when I taught some workshops in India. In this post, shares more about how his organization uses Creative Commons licenses and why he thinks it is important for your organization to consider it too. Creative Commons to the rescue.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Ask your staff to help set the agenda so theyll know the meeting will be relevant. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. My manager/supervisor provides me with continuous feedback to help me achieve. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. In fourth place is an organizations financial stability. Okay, thats really not too surprising during these times of high unemployment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. This is a group of people, three to five, that have rotated into my life at various times and that speak into it and help me grow. I benefit from the variety of experience these people have."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. What can I do in the next review period to help you achieve/improve? How can I help you reach your career goals? Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. • How to create an environment that will help you win. She also said that, "One of the most important things you can do to reach any difficult goal is know when to ask for and accept help."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. One nice benefit of having mentoring as a New Year’s resolution is you’ll have a dedicated partner helping you to fulfill your resolution!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Your organizations work ethic should be solution- and positive-results-oriented. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. This is best accomplished by allowing employees to see clearly where they stand in the organization versus where they want to be in their careers. A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion.

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