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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. Many of these resources are 100% free. The most popular resource of 2019! Ready to prioritize your own professional development?

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Apps for Going Green

Tech Soup

From helping you make informed purchases to saving you money on your electricity bill, these apps make it fun and easy to go green. Green Outlet. The GoodGuide (Android and iPhone) mobile app helps you find safe, healthy, and green products while you're out and about. Can you out-green your friends? Conserving Energy.

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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour. Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits – Guest Post.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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To add a little competition to the challenge, provide participants that hit major milestones with a badge on your campaign’s main donation page! Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Integrated Mobile Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s won awards from Treehugger.com as the “Best of Green in Food and Health” and is cited regularly in mainstream and new media as a trusted source for sustainable seafood information. Each time someone adds a seafood item, they can earn virtual badges (first sushi report, first listing of a particular seafood item).

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Lucy Bernholz, Guest Post: More thoughts on what is next

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cross posted from SSIR ] "Green Shoots" for New Philanthropic Forms I’ve been writing about information as the currency of change for a long time. Submitted by Lucy Bernholz, publisher of Philanthropy 2173. We should also plan on this changing landscape of information being full of the seeds of new forms.

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Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Sunday, August 29, 2010 Use New-Hire Employee Badges If you lead an organization that uses employee ID badges, considering using a different color or a special designation on the badges for newly hired employees for at least their first 30 days and ideally up to 60 days. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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