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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Dr. Dietmar Kress puts his PhD in Sociology to work as Director of Actions and Volunteering at Greenpeace Germany. These volunteers engage journalists at local newspapers, radio and TV stations to exponentially scale up Greenpeace’s visibility and impact in Germany.

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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud 4 Good

Essentially, the apprentice should contribute to the organization, actively learn while they’re contributing, should have in mind what the final outcome of their skill development would be, and then receive some kind of recognized certification that demonstrates that capability. Forgone earnings are a big expense.

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Crypto Donors Don’t Wear Tinfoil Hats: The 14 differences between Crypto & Traditional Donors

Whole Whale

We also use some terms like “fiat” (Government-backed money), “getting rugged” (ripped off by a project), “mooning” (rapidly increasing in value) and others along the way, sorry for the jargon but don’t worry WAGMI (we’re all going to make it). So every client we work with, even on the lowest end there’s an active strategy.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

Teams of bowlers raise money to participate, either in-person or online using a fundraising platform. Since bowling requires a bowling alley, participants can’t move the activity to their homes. Whatever option you go with, this is a fundraiser your active supporters are guaranteed to love. Bowl-a-Thon. Chili Cook-Off.

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How to Build a Culture that Leaves Behind a Legacy

NonProfit Hub

While these ideas are a good starting point, company culture is so much more than a one-time activity here and a day-off there, or feeling the need to spend money to try to look fun. Thanks to my friend Google, I learned the largest Lego tower to date is at Legoland in Germany, and is built of over 500,000 Lego bricks.

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A Twitter follower is worth $0.24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. I started this campaign in Chicago, having never been to Nashville, and received donations from different countries and states (England, Germany, and several states within the U.S.). Your key performance indicator is of course the money you raised.

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Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

Museum 2.0

MuseumNext had four main sections: Interactive activities , including an opening workshop with a group of designers associated with an extremely wonderful exhibition called Doing it for the Kids featuring sustainable toy designs. Vary the activities. Facilitator bits.