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2-1-1 Connecting Communities

VisionLink

Leading 2-1-1s are transforming themselves from simple directories of services into professional managers of community information, providers of decision-making analytics, and proving themselves able to integrate solutions to leverage assets into outcomes.

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Three Imperatives for the Modern Nonprofit CFO in the Digital Age

sgEngage

As a former nonprofit finance professional, I know that whenever opportunities appear to reduce costs, we should embrace them. Determine which tasks require high-level creativity, analysis, or other human intelligence—and which might be automated. Identify Ways to Reduce Waste.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Talk to fundraising professionals experienced at spurring immediate response. Blend time-tested principles with bold new applications.

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Does Social Media Help You Be Human Through Your Computer?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Chris John Beckett Sean Stannard-Stockton wrote a reflection on my analysis of the list of “foundations that tweet”. I look at what was being tweeted and the voice used (institutional versus personal versus a blend). on the Philanthropy411 blog. Why is it that we're afraid of being human in our social media channels?

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What I Learned About Crime by Mapping It with Tableau

Tech Soup

All data analysis and visualization packages are able to read a CSV file. As with many data sets, SF OpenData maps the data by default, which allows you to quickly view the data if you don't need to do further analysis or layering. This is often the most time-consuming step of data analysis, but often the most crucial.

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5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

Forj

This has left you juggling multiple systems, without a clear path forward into additional professional development opportunities. Ongoing professional development is a large non-dues revenue-generating activity for your association, and if you’re working with a sub-par LMS you could be watching that revenue drop month after month.

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Research Friday: Ten Types of Collaboration (an alternate view)

ASU Lodestar Center

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. Instead, they were often blends that involved different levels of partnership and sharing. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit. nonprofit practice.