Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, a nonprofit looking to hire a volunteer manager might list 2-5 years of leadership experience in addition to a certain amount of hours spent volunteering and an undergraduate degree. Conduct an initial interview with a predefined set of questions and criteria. Associated responsibilities. Preferred skills.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, a nonprofit looking to hire a volunteer manager might list 2-5 years of leadership experience in addition to a certain amount of hours spent volunteering and an undergraduate degree. Conduct an initial interview with a predefined set of questions and criteria. Associated responsibilities. Preferred skills.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When my business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I wrote two books about the impact of the digital revolution on associations, we interviewed entrepreneurs both inside and outside our community. Sig VanDamme, Co-founder at Gojectory, who has been an entrepreneur since he was old enough to mow lawns and shovel snow, had this advice.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To put our ideas into real-world context, we interviewed leaders who are using this approach to grow their organizations. I’ve summarized advice from our contributors to offer practical ideas for beginning to integrate the Association 4.0 It is the product of ongoing research to prepare our clients for success in digital markets.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic while trying to navigate engaging volunteers in a meaningful way. In addition, I made sure to ask staff about their expectations of a volunteer.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Would volunteering help? Q: Will it help to become a volunteer? It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Show donors you’re invested in getting to know them personally by asking questions about their hobbies, families, professions, and connections to your nonprofit’s mission. Keep supporters on the page by: Reducing unnecessary questions. However, asking too many questions increases the chances that supporters will abandon your page.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

But waiting until a feasibility interview to engage with prospective donors may be missing a critical opportunity to build donor engagement. These conversations are an opportunity to ask for something often overlooked in donor relationship building— advice. Talk about the need you see and your plans for addressing it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I have noticed that many people on our Facebook page openly offer support to one another and provide advice about grief, caring for a loved one and more. Another part of my position is coaching the volunteers to embrace social media and use it to mobilize their volunteer base and communicate our message in their communities.

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Cancer Social Media Los Angeles Action 217

The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

Interview a donor Another non-profit newsletter idea if you’re trying to raise money through your newsletters, it is to share a short interview with a donor. You could ask a couple of questions and publish the donor’s answers. This is great social proof that reinforces peoples’ decisions to donate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Interview Experts. Highlight Special Donors, Fund-Raisers, and Volunteers.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

The answer to that last question is almost certainly your website. Answering these questions will be a great way to get started making UX improvements across your website. Digital content, including blog posts, videos, interviews, and constituent stories, will help to: Engage supporters and keep your organization on their minds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Interview Experts. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 253

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly. Managing your donors, your volunteers, your taxes, your recruitment, your advertising, and your social media outreach will all be carried out digitally. Have several interviews before you offer the job. . Try to gain the technological edge.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Without further ado, check out my interview with this consulting expert. As Tech Impact grew, I transitioned into Director of Technology Services where I now provide technology advice and solution development to nonprofits around the globe. Linda Widdop : Colleagues and clients rely on me to provide technology planning advice.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

In-person volunteers are disappearing for key activities (e.g., – Host virtual “office hours” where people can drop in to ask questions. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice. Improve first line of defense safety net programs to protect people during COVID-19. HEALTH & DISASTER RESPONSE.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For example, what if someone they connect with through your association ends up interviewing them for a job at their dream company? Consider creating new forums each week with a question or prompt for members to respond to, asking for comments or questions about your regular meetings, or gathering feedback and opinions.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both! Start small.

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Community Organization Online Netsquared 179

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Worldchanging: Bright Green: Worldchanging Interview: Jean Russell on Thrivability - Great interview with Jean Russell at Worldchanging! After that talk (which you can hear via the above link), I asked Jean to join me in a brief but enlightening Worldchanging interview." Find me on Delicious for more!

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 11, 2009

The WE Volunteer blog I write for, Do Good, Feel Good , was mentioned in WSJ.com's Blog Watch (thanks Beckey Bright!), and Kimberly Wilson interviewed me for the Tranquility du Jour Podcast (thanks, Kimberly!). Share Your WE Volunteering Story Microvolunteer in Minutes What Blogs and Sites About Volunteering Do You Recommend?

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Advice Fun Podcast Journal 44

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Interview Experts. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

Second Life kiva.org volunteer: Julles Boucher Kiva.org , a micro-finance organization, has funded nearly 17,0000 loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries and last week crossed the $11 million rank. Julles Boucher or ( Julia Bailey, PhD ) serves as kiva.org's Second Life Coordinator on a volunteer basis.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

So, I moved to Asia, learned Indonesian, and volunteered at Yayasan Emmanuel , which had just started to run mobile health clinics in Jakarta’s poorest slums. a cover letter that has generated many interviews for me and others who got nonprofit and government jobs. That you just had to let things go. And I thought, “Wow, really?”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Keep it simple,” says Arja Hilberdink from Nieuwe Generatie Brasil when asked what advice she would give to nonprofits that are still planning or deciding on their Giving Tuesday campaign, “but you have to want to do it!”. Perhaps an interview with a beneficiary or a fun competition that involves supporters? What’s Your Goal?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 10, 2014

Janna Finch is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and is the Managing Editor at Software Advice , where she manages all content related to the nonprofit software market and reports on retail and construction technologies, topics and trends. _. What are the best volunteer options to give prospects?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

A couple months before graduation I went to my religion professor's office hours to ask for advice. If you are a college student, or someone in career transition, who wants to find work that fulfills your big vision for a better world, I have a few words of advice, and some books to recommend. My advice: 1.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When an organization conducts a nonprofit feasibility study , they interview important stakeholders in their organization to assess their support of an upcoming fundraising campaign. Assemble key insiders for your feasibility study interviews. Ask the right questions in the right way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. This was my third visit to the country. The audience laughed.

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Learning Donor Online Fundraising 86

Achieve

APRIL 29, 2015

I interview donors, young and old, all the time to learn why they support and give to the causes that are dear to them. One question in particular generates interesting responses every time I ask it: How involved are you with the organizations you support? Philantopic. , a blog of opinion and commentary by Philanthropy News Digest. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2009

If these questions have crossed your mind and your answers are less than ideal, you should join us for our two-part webinar series on disaster planning to protect your technology. We'll also be joined by Michelle Baldwin, Executive Director of Volunteers in Service to Others, which runs the Cooke County emergency food bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked. I had a chance to reconnect again with Michelle when she signed up to volunteer for the NTC Day of Service. Here's my interview: 1. Aye, what a question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. The interview went so well that I was offered a full-time web developer position on the spot. What’s your advice to nonprofit professionals? What is your advice about consuming the news these days and how to be an activist but also balance self-care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

For each group, I had them create a spectra-gram and interviewed them and gave advice on next steps. Having a metaphor, made it easy. I pull out a few screen captures and then do an interview with the organization in front of the room. This typically unpacks more insightful information and nuggets of wisdom.

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Social Media Reflection Leadership Media 96

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

How do I deal with going through the interview process all over again? Talk to each other, introduce yourself in the chat if you haven’t already because we will save some time for some Q&A once we kind of get through our scripted questions. Sarah, I’m going to start with you in the first question. Ephraim: Okay.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Although they grew more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual volunteer opportunities are likely here to stay. Besides keeping people safe during the pandemic, virtual volunteering also allows nonprofits to: Reach a more geographically far-flung audience. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Why is that?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. This process emerged based on working for four years in a more traditional development organization sense, in which we were bringing in international volunteers. What advice do you have for them?

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