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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Regardless of a project’s scope or number of potential partners, a nonprofit’s next steps should follow a “two-layer process” of assessment and implementation, according to the AIM Alliance of 2009. Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. Clarity of purpose.

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How can nonprofit organizations measure community engagement?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Shayla Hubbard Project Coordinator, University of Arizona College of Medicine. In addition to encouraging collaboration and shared purpose, nonprofit organizations should ultimately aim to achieve sustained engagement and a participatory culture (Atlee, 2009). 2009, May 1). Harvard University Press. & Cmty.

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

Amy Sample Ward

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009. We learned so much while running that campaign, but we also made lots of mis-steps along the way.

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2013 NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award: Lauren-Glenn Davitian

NTEN

She is a well-known spokeswoman on behalf of public telecommunications and first amendment issues both locally and in the state capital. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. 2009: Daniel Ben Horin , TechSoup. Her most recent project is updating Vermont''s cable statutes. in Anthropology, Phi Beta Kappa, 1982).

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Celebrate Today: One Web. For All.

Amy Sample Ward

with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. Here are just a few ideas to get you started: Participate in Local Events. Help Universal Giving Bring the Web to the Developing World. In 2009, we’re geared for events in over 50 cities in 20 countries! Perform an Internet Health Check.

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OneWebDay: It’s Almost Here!

Amy Sample Ward

In 2009, we’re geared for events in over 50 cities in 20 countries! Here are just a few ideas to get you started: Participate in Local Events. Help Universal Giving Bring the Web to the Developing World. In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. Get Involved.

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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

ASU Lodestar Center

In addition, according to Eisner (2009), nonprofit leaders are not taking the time to develop or support volunteer talent adequately, resulting in a weak or bland experience that leads to an unmotivated volunteer who has little reason to return. 2009) The new volunteer workforce, Stanford, Social, Innovation Review Retrieved from [link].