Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As employees in the nonprofit sector, we often rely on the transferrable skills we've gained over time to accomplish our jobs. However, this is where we often find ourselves as mission-driven employees — called to perform tasks that stretch our skills and plunge us headlong into new areas of professional development.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Real world applications are especially useful, with DreamWakers hosting videos such as “Language Arts in the Real World” and “Art in the Real World.” Remote classroom learning helps students acquire digital citizenship skills and enables them to make smart, safe and ethical decisions online.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This group is a go-to for many fundraisers looking to learn and improve their skills. AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Want to get your site checked for inclusive language before the end of 2021? Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

Asking is part art and part science. Strong and effective body language. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Share requirements and expectations for participation, time, and any technical skills needed, including internet access, device, and language requirements. Integrate elements of creativity and art: some grantmakers include music, poetry, and art. Outline the participant role. What exactly are you asking people to do?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. While I’d had little direct experience with individual donors, I had many valuable transferable skills to bring to the table.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. We hope to help paint a fuller picture, invite hard questions, and showcase the power of what these AIs are capable of with skillful prompting. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Asking is part art and part science. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Body language can betray you. Give sincere compliments.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Crafting compelling letters is an art, one that requires finesse and skill. Avoid vague requests; instead, use language that assures donors of the direct effect their donation will have. Have you ever cringed in embarrassment after writing a fundraising appeal letter that fell flat? We’ve all been there.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Have people register for your event, then livestream the class to your participants so they can learn some new skills and recipes from the comfort of their own homes. Check out how Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass put their supporters’ hunting skills to the test with their Scavenger Hunt for Kids’ Sake fundraiser.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

These types of tools are mostly built on top of GPT3 (General Pre-Trained Transformer) which is a machine learning platform that enables developers to train and deploy models that perform a variety of natural language processing tasks. Gives you real-time, personalized feedback on your writing so you can improve your skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Yes, the process of creating your own information design is straightforward but you need to invest some energy learning about design fundamentals and honing your visual thinking skills. And then there is mastering the tools. Clip Art: There’s a lot of clip art around, although a lot of it is ugly. Here they are: 1.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Skills-Based Volunteering. CommonImpact : Skilled volunteering can be a powerful way to support communities in preparation for and in times of crisis, both as a way to continue to engage with your community when traveling isn’t an option, and overall in supporting the resiliency of communities. There’s an app for that!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

artsnetCMS - Center for Arts Management and Technology free CMS via Ma.gnolia NpTech Group with a hat tip to Idealware The On-Demand Nonprofit by Sonny Cloward on NTEN Blog as Laura Quinn notes on Idealware Blog , "A great rundown from Sonny Cloward about the practical applications (and limitations) of Google Apps for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. When on site, make sure you introduce yourself and ask for any clarifications of language or ideas. The thumbs up means the pace and language is good.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

Training your team and developing their communication skills will be essential. Try using this language on your Ways to Give page or planned giving microsite—here’s an example from the National Museum of Wildlife Art. They’re also framed in appealing ways that emphasize the benefits donors receive from them.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Skills-based volunteering or Pro Bono support – We are seeing companies sharing the unique skills of employees in two ways: filling specific request for help from non-profit organizations or making skills-based help known to non-profits. IG employees and Consultants broke all previous records with their generous participation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help participants self-assess their skills or attitudes by seeing aggregate data on the screen together and have it be catalyst for reflection. As a facilitator, you have to watch the participants body language and look for the “slump,” when they get tired and interject movement.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

There are bots that are self-training using AI language. To program a bot in Facebook Messenger, you don’t necessarily need deep technical skills as there are apps that make it easy, including Octiveai , Manychat , or Chatfuel. Here’s a few good tip sheets if you want experiment.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. I’d also like to see nonprofits master the art of writing. Jocelyn Harmon: Care2. Organizations must test appeals to determine which messaging works best.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. . __ This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 25, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Power Up Your Content: Mastering the Art of Compelling Storytelling Discover the secrets of storytelling that make your nonprofit stand out! Avoid using too much jargon or technical language that your audience may not understand. Keep It Simple : Simple stories are often the most effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Plug donor skills into the work. Use warm values-based language and feelings into your messaging.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 21, 2014

Unfamiliar with the field of development—and already frustrated that his youngest daughter had taken the nonprofit road rather than getting a “real” job in business—he was even less thrilled when I told him that “development” meant fundraising, in this case for a small liberal arts college in western Wisconsin. Dad continued.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Finding the right funders that match your mission, your specific project, and your geographic locale is quite an art. Clubs and organizations may have a service, civic, or skill-based focus. Finding corporate funding may be the trickiest of all funders to engage. Here is her wisdom on finding corporate funders. Clubs and Organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The organizations are a combination of smaller, progressive organizations like Ushahidi and the Sunlight Foundation and large venerable institutions like NPR and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Jumo means “together in concert” in Yoruba, a West African language. What is Jumo? by Steve MacLaughlin. Chris Hughes.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

Interestingly--for good and ill--this transformative funding program coincided with a national funding crisis in the arts in the UK. Different External Voices Bring Different Skills to the Table Community partners, artists, peers, and funders all play different roles as collaborators and contributors to participatory institutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2006

The above powerpoint is from 1999 and excerpted from day-long workshops I used to lead when I worked at NYFA and design and ran a program called "KIT: Knowledge in Technology - Technology Planning for Arts Organizations." At least it did to me, until I figured out I should simply apply the same skills of assimilation I???d

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. The possibilities are endless!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Streetside Stories is a San Francisco based arts education nonprofit that actually just started a blog , so give them a little link love! I work with a co-facilitator and we visit sixth grade language arts and social studies classes for two-week writing workshops. One of our biggest challenges is to get them to just write.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2005

s Triad Model of learning for gifted students where students participate in a variety of workshops that emphasize higher-order thinking skills, providing opportunities for creative and productive applications of these skills to real-world situations.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Our Story I came to the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago. As one visitor recently commented, "the MAH has become 'our' museum, a reflection of us and a place where we can appreciate art, share it with each other, learn and make new connections." At the time, we were fighting for survival. We had to make a change.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

He is also the co-founder of the International Folk Art Market. That can mean, for example, language; it can mean architecture; it can mean food; it can mean artisan work, or artistic work. Another would be - a friend and I are co-founders of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. This was 7 years ago.

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