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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

.orgSource

Once you know who is needed, you must explain exactly what the organization expects from their service both in terms of activities and culture. A calendar of events. Mentors also can perform the very important function of providing background and color to the board’s activities. Set Expectations. This seems obvious.

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The 2024 Best NPOs To Work For: Data Shows Satisfaction Slipping In Some Areas

The NonProfit Times

There is a curiosity when looking at historical data — a period covering the calendar years 2019-2023. This year, the aggregated figure stood at 92% of positive responses. Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction.

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How to Maximize Your Nonprofit CEO’s Social Profiles

Whole Whale

Before reading further, be clear, none of this will really work if your executive employees refuse to be public and let others support in the sheer volume of work necessary for creating active profiles. Whole Whale Content Calendar to organize out a year in themes Read this before starting a nonprofit podcast. Social Media Tools.

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Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Use of editorial calendar. Support national partner Facebook chats, blog carnivals, and other networked advocacy activities. intense days of meetings. The design incorporate many interactive learning techniques to ensure that participants were actively learning and sharing, and not falling asleep! Written social media plan.

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Going Virtual is Not Enough, Part Two: Competitive P2P Events

Connection Cafe

While walks attract participation from a broad-based audience without an implicit need to be athletic, competitive events attract those with an affinity for the activity itself and those seeking to become more athletic. Community-driven on-the-ground activities: These folks are nothing if not competitive and creative.

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My New Year’s Resolution: Balancing Solitude and Connectedness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Aggregation: These tools aggregate sources/content on a central site. It is a balancing act in your calendar and to do list. Examples: DataSift and Research.ly. Curation: These are curated sources by communities and networks of people. Examples include: Pearltrees , Curated.by , and Storify.

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Building Your Grantseeking Program: Setting Measurable Objectives

Tech Soup

How Active Should Your Organization Be When Seeking Grant Support? That's compared to the largest individual award median of $150,000 for government funders (an aggregate of local, state, and federal government). Mark your calendar now for May 16 and 17 (next week!). Learn more. This blog post was written by Cynthia M.

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