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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. Too often, nonprofit professionals don’t receive the training they need. Justifying the price for a paid training course is never easy.

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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. But with the right training, that lens will shifts to collective success,” says Pandey.

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Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But, anyway, I’m not putting the silly badge in the sidebar, sorry. A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# I’m not sure exactly what that means, but I guess that’s a good thing. And why is this in “social issues&# and not “technology&# ? It looks interesting.

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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. Some people call this a "hello" culture.

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The Future of the LMS

Gyrus

As we embark hundreds of years down the road from some of these grand musings and green field possibilities, it is important to look back and evaluate what we as humans have actually accomplished. In the Learning and Development world training has migrated from solely instructional and self-taught. What’s New with the LMS?

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Never Say These Words To A Customer

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:59 PM Labels: Customer Service , General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Training 1 comments: Dalon said. I read your blog from a business owner perspective, but I have no employees - I do however train my client's employees - and these words eliminate sales. thanks for a great reminder!

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Plan Monthly Job Learning Days

Eric Jacobsen Blog

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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