Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

Your volunteer orientation and training program should foster a happy, prepared volunteer base. A good orientation and training program will provide volunteers with a positive experience and first impression of your organization. Is your orientation and training program creating value and engagement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. There are many creative ways to engage participants at a training - both face-to-face and online. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Are you taking advantage of this important information, or are you still creating events, products, and activities based on what’s always been done? For example, a medical association might set up their membership journey like so: medical students, residents, fellows in training, early career, mid-career, and senior-level or experts.

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Analytics Associations Model Metrics 169

.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. We now have over 2,000 members who are actively involved. “We A common vocabulary to build on.

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Mentoring Giving Associations Leadership 251

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. A professional DEI training program can help people identify blind spots and biases while maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere. Pave the Way Don’t assume that everyone shares your enthusiasm.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed. They should explain their activities and how they interface with staff and other finance professionals. Share information. One-on-one coaching.

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Raise Law Associations Director 419

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This was the first 90 minutes of the workshop, and while content and interaction kept in active learning mode — the next step was a synthesis. That is hard to do but a good professional skill in many other contexts than training. Training Design' I thought the most helpful synthesis task would be a “design rationale.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

It’s easy to push training to the bottom of a packed priority list, but it is truly an investment. Tons of organizations are offering free training – including Blackbaud! Schedule time on your calendar monthly for training so it doesn’t drop to the bottom of the priority list again!

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Activities Active Activism Develop 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

Mary Joyce leads a session on digital activism using the Story of Electronics. I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings.

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Activities Active Activism Digital 92

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Update Assigned Tasks One major pitfall to avoid during periods of staff turnover at your grantmaking organization is leaving ongoing activities or requests assigned to people who no longer work there. Action items not assigned to an active team member can lead to phone calls, meetings, and other crucial tasks not being completed.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 74

.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

Training is the magic that transforms LLMs from a blank slate into a bot, or a machine with a ‘personality.’ In training the AI is exposed to vast amounts of text, datasets, and other types of information from the internet. If data in their training is inaccurate, the response to your question may also be incorrect.

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Learning Brain Associations Training 221

EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

In order to attract and activate caring advocates, you need a clearly defined vision, consistent and accessible communications, and multiple opportunities for action. Here are a few key ways to mobilize your advocates: Provide training opportunities. It’s also important to ensure your trainings are accessible and inclusive!

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

BoardAssist

AUGUST 19, 2014

For answers to these financial management questions, we turned to guest blogger Andrew Schwalm of FMA, a leading provider of fiscal consulting, outsourcing and professional development training to nonprofits and their staff nationwide. Turning to Strategy after the Audit: A Calendar of Activities. Great advice Andrew!

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

And staff training will ensure that everyone has insight into their numbers. A freelance expert can train current staff and get your organization up to speed. Make space to give your current staff the time and training they need to become engagement specialists. This is not a one-and-done activity.

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Trend Influence Taxonomy Associations 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. The leader as member -- You serve as part of the team, taking full responsibility for the success of the team and actively participate in the team's activities. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore a few key types of advocacy that help organizations drive positive change; tactics that unite and activate supporters; and technology to make this important work more effective and efficient. Later, that information can be used to target the most active and educated supporters and get them involved.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2021

We can sort by the number of grants to see who is doing the most grant funded activity in this area. And, then from here, you can start drilling down into the grants detail to get a sense of the kinds of activities and efforts these organizations are engaged in to determine if there’s an alignment with your portfolio’s approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Host volunteer training Ensure your member volunteers are prepared for their roles by providing adequate training. Consider using your online member community to conduct volunteer training sessions either by facilitating virtual discussions or by creating online videos where members can watch and react.

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Volunteer Program Community Online 114

The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

All of this new work is prompting new offerings by Matrix Group, necessitating new training for my staff, and creating a need for new skills sets and new positions at the company. I’m proud of the active and intentional culture that we’ve created at Matrix Group. I provide my managers with communications skills training.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Invest In Training and Workshops Some of the best resources available in any industry are training programs, webinars, and workshops. By actively engaging in networking activities, leaders can broaden their perspectives, stay informed about industry trends, and cultivate a supportive community of peers and mentors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2011

I got to introduce myself and my role in the project, but the most valuable part of the meeting was briefing on social media and activism. Mary Joyce , who is an expert on digital activism and will be delivering a training on that topic, gave us an overview of how social media is being used for activism around the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. The leader as member -- You serve as part of the team, taking full responsibility for the success of the team and actively participate in the team's activities. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 81

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Run a report on how many volunteers are involved in your day-to-day activities. Evaluate which opportunities you notice the most volunteer activity in, and consider why. Consider seasonal volunteer activities. Do you notice that certain opportunities or activities generate more volunteer activity than others?

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Volunteer Report Demonstration Activities 82

Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

The words training and development are mostly used together in the corporate world and are seen as activities focused on improving the knowledge, performance and productivity of the employees. Training programs are organized by the organization to develop employees' knowledge and skills as per their job requirements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. Icebreakers are discussion questions or activities used to help participants relax. energize & motivate. Also be aware of the group dynamics.

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Training Train Exercise Fun 78

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tip: for example, if your supporters are predominantly young families, offering items related to children’s activities, education, or family experiences can be more enticing. Your auction participants should be able to bid in real-time and see on-going bid activity right up until the auction closes.

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Tips Online Management Help 267

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When we discuss peer-to-peer fundraising our focus often is on the online components; however, the offline activities surrounding our event allow us to improve relationships and connections with our supporters, thus potentially improving our online outcomes. Onsite Training. And these relationships can be vital to fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. People who are active on Twitter tend to be plugged into current events and trending news. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 355

Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Plan for annual giving In addition to cultivating donor relationships year-round, you should also plan activities to solicit annual gifts throughout the year. That way, you can target and tailor your fundraising communications and activities to personally appeal to your supporters.

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Ideas Fundraising Linkedin Grant 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conduct staff training. Automated marketing: With AI-powered marketing automation tools, you can automate routine activities, such as email campaigns, social media scheduling, and content creation, to save your team time during the busy fundraising season. Conduct staff training. Encourage experimentation. Let’s dive in!

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Gyrus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Technology has changed the mode of delivery of education or skill training drastically. Especially in the current times of COVID-19 pandemic, companies are looking at the use of Learning Management Systems to aid their Training and Development (T&D) activities.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely on the commitment and active engagement of their board members to make a significant impact in their communities. Board members should allocate ten hours per year for regular board meetings, where they actively participate in discussions, provide input, and make informed decisions.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Co-boting is the sweet spot created when people do deeply human activities and bots perform rote tasks learned over millions of attempts with no harm. Two of the examples it cited were made up, further reinforcing the idea that ChatGPT can give inaccurate information without proper training and supervision.

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Literacy Advice Test Training 138

Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

When you work for an active and dynamic nonprofit or charity, it might feel like you're constantly learning new skills or building knowledge in different areas. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. TechSoup Training Products. Advanced/IT Training.

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