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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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Ries defines the MVP like this: “The MVP is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.” Everyone on your team will not become a believer overnight. Don’t limit creativity to the management team. Then invite ideas and innovation.

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Insights from the 12th Annual Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report

sgEngage

The 12th edition of the Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report is here! So, organizations did a more effective job of driving participation and fundraising rather than creating more events. Putting Benchmarks into Action So, what does all this mean for nonprofit P2P marketers and fundraisers?

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7 signs of a successful enterprise association

Nimble AMS

Maybe your association is experiencing challenges, so you’re searching for strategies to empower your staff and enhance the member experience. Regardless of your large association’s situation, the Nimble AMS team is here to offer tips to measure your success and meet your future goals!

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Social Media Benchmarking: Gauging Success for Project and Organizations in Global Health and Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. By: Rebecca Shore.

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4 Keys for Attracting, Hiring and Retaining a Successful Major Gift Team

Connection Cafe

One of the most important hires are those tasked to keep money flowing: the development team. Half of chief development officers plan to quit within 2 years and 40% of the development directors said they were not committed to their jobs. 4 Themes for Successful Development Teams. You don’t raise funds just to meet goals.

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Beyond The Job Description -- Interview With The Book's Author

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Q and A with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? Sostrin : Beyond the Job Description represents two fundamental truths about the world of work.

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Nonprofits Value a Facebook Like at $214.81

NetWits

Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. While we were there, Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. The conference was amazing!

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