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5 Essential Free Online Courses for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. Complete all three courses, pass a short knowledge check, and you will earn a certificate and badge to add to your resume and LinkedIn profile.

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4 Examples Proving Nonprofits Should Offer Trust as a Service (TaaS)

Whole Whale

When you see a building with a LEED-certified plaque, you probably immediately think about how sustainable and green that building is according to the highest standard. LEED built a brand on trust by becoming the gold-standard rating for green buildings. Green Building Council, the group that LEED is a part of.

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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beyond the First Click examines innovative volunteer engagement work by 35 organisations empowering people to scale change and win by learning and doing more. For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Integrated Mobile Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Before that, we’d heard stories of people carrying dog-eared copies of an old – outdated – paper pocket guide. The Seafood Watch app has been downloaded by more than 480,000 people. People can tag any of more than one million restaurants and markets across the United States when they find ocean-friendly seafood.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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This is a perfect fundraising idea for late April or early May because you can use catalogs that feature Mother’s Day presents to motivate people to make a purchase. To add a little competition to the challenge, provide participants that hit major milestones with a badge on your campaign’s main donation page!

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Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. But, anyway, I’m not putting the silly badge in the sidebar, sorry. A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# That’s kinda fun!

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Peace Primary by the Ploughshares Fund

Have Fun - Do Good

You can pick up a button or badge (like the one above) on the Peace Primary site to promote the contest on your blog, web site or email. Brown-eyed Girl voted and posted an, "I Voted for Peace" badge on her blog. Wendy is spreading the word for people to vote for the Genocide Intervention Network through her MySpace blog.

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