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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

If the pandemic forced us onto new and unfamiliar ground, now is the time to assess and balance how technologies have affected our reach, for better and for worse. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. and Canada about their technology use.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. Volunteer managers adapted and learned how to use old technology in new ways.

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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

Whole Whale

Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). Who attends: Anyone in the nonprofit or social enterprise space looking to learn more about fundraising and technology best practices, Classy platform features, leadership lessons, and insights on how to grow your organization. . When : April 12-14, 2023. Website : [link]. Don’t want to travel?

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

On the other hand, in this age of electronic networking and virtual technology, we shouldn’t say that the volunteers disappeared. What was new in the spring of 2020 was the scale of need to adopt information technologies to do our work, including providing opportunities for volunteers. We refer to these individuals as “CVAs.”.

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Volunteer administration: What has changed in recent decades?

ASU Lodestar Center

A second is the technology revolution. A second social change is huge: The diffusion of information technology into all parts of our lives. This is not unique to volunteer administration, given how technology has transformed both home entertainment and our workplaces. In some ways, not much has changed.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Young people today are well-connected because of social media and technology. An AmeriCorps alum and recent inductee of the Nu Lambda Mu International Honor Society , Ms. Directly asking how they would like to be involved is an effective way to engage young individuals and make their voices heard. Explore networking.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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