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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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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Cambodia Bloggers Summit: Help Young Cambodian Bloggers Join the Global Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's what I'm going to do: A train the trainers workshop with the Cambodian blogging team to share resource information, answer questions, and exchange ideas for teaching young people how to use social media in a developing country like Cambodia. A conference workshop on blogging techniques and video blogging techniques.

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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 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Attract more attendees with a sweet Best Conference badge for your website - just email us! Learn strategies, tools and techniques to enhance your individual leadership style and talents. For easy access you can download all these incredible conferences to your Gmail, ICal or outlook click. Did your event make the list? Name (A-Z).

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

On the list and want a sweet Best Conference badge for your website? We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Drop us a line! Name (a-z). State (A-Z).

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Welcome to Pine Point: A Multimedia Exploration of Nostalgia, History, and What it Means to be Human

Museum 2.0

I was really impressed by the diversity of artifacts in Welcome to Pine Point --from yearbook photos to VFW badges to video and photos from the 1980s and today. Welcome to Pine Point has a lot to teach all of us who strive to design exhibitions and experiences that explore history in a meaningful way. It tells layered personal stories.

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