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Nerd, Geek, and Gear Herding: Technical Management Techniques for Managers

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By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions I've been asked to present a session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on "Technical Management Techniques for Managers". You'll need the right resources to investigate more thoroughly and come up with possible solutions. Survey the situation.

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How Nonprofits Get Significant Value from Content Curation

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While I have been doing content curation for the past twenty years that I’ve worked as a technology trainer, in July, 2011 I discovered the Scoop.It Jarche mentions some techniques from three different curators on how to add value. Validation: Knowing your sources and their level of expertise. Is it accurate?

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Content Curation for Nonprofits – Notes from #13ntccur8

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This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development. That the curator selects, describes, filters, organizes, and present resources.

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Innogive Conference Panel Resources: Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread

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When Goodwill was planning their mobile site, they knew from their web analytics that their most popular feature would be the store locator; more than 7 million visited the Goodwill website in 2011, and more than 6 million of those visited the locator. Some techniques and resources that the panelists shared: What is responsive web design?

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

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Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey.

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

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Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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The Power of Our Collective Professional Networks and Transdisciplinarity Learning

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Building a solid core, participants can use social media tools to easily connect NGOS with new people who have knowledge, resources, and ideas to share to help with the project goals.