Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. Register now for online training.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

Although I love to take photos and videos, I’m not actually one to spend a lot of time looking back. If you want to read about the first 10 years at Matrix Group, here’s a blog post I wrote back in 2009 ! I provide my managers with communications skills training. I’m not someone who looks to the far future, either.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2023

Bring your story to life using different types of video content (e.g., Led by Liz Ngonzi, CFRE, this free training will not only explain how to use a simple storytelling framework to enhance the clarity of your organization’s digital communications. Tell stories to meaningfully engage and form genuine connections with your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Real-time reporting from nonprofit conferences and events requires an advanced skill set, training, and a lot of practice. Live reporting from nonprofit conferences and events requires an advanced skill set, training, and a lot of practice. Instagram: Share photos and video clips and stream using Live Video Stories.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

In part one of our new blog series, Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org , we will explore long-term maintenance and success strategies, starting with best practices for staffing your Salesforce instance. What Skills Does Your Support Staff Have? What general skills are required to support your CRM?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

Diversity is a vital component to recruiting more volunteers because it strengthens your volunteer program by offering a highly skilled volunteer base. After you’ve created the group, you can move into training and engaging your volunteers. . Train your volunteers. The benefits of DEI initiatives at your association.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Editor's Note: This blog was originally published in eLearning Industry in May 2016, and has been reproduced here with permission. Technology has impacted almost every aspect of our lives and training & development is no exception. It’s estimated that the mobile learning industry will grow to over $37 billion by 2020.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Creating short, personalized thank you videos to share with supporters. Invest in your fundraising skills There’s never a bad time to prioritize professional development, so start thinking about putting together a plan based on your career goals. Mailing thank-you, birthday, or holiday cards, signed by your staff or volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. You can find all resources materials here. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

They contribute their time, skills, and passion to support the cause, all without expecting anything in return. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through how to design a volunteer engagement program that fosters a positive experience for both your nonprofit and your volunteers. What skill sets are required for these tasks?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. Upload powerful photos and videos.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Abilities : Your competencies that help you integrate your knowledge, skills, and experiences so you can respond to situations in the most effective way possible. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills. The most tangible is your know-how, which includes your practical knowledge and skills.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is essential to keep technology knowledge and skills up to date. Train on Over 150 Products. You can use Atomic Training to help your organization maximize its tech tools and software products. The training is available to both your staff AND your constituents.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Train on Over 150 Products with Atomic Training.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2021

Finding dedicated, skilled volunteers is usually a difficult task. Volunteering takes a lot of time and plenty of training, and there are many organizations competing for quality volunteer work. Tell stories on your newsletter, blog, website, and social media with visual assets to clearly illustrate your narratives.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 21, 2023

With the help of video conferencing software, volunteers can now participate in meetings and events from anywhere in the world. These opportunities allow volunteers to choose when and how they want to contribute their time and skills. This has expanded the pool of potential volunteers.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

At first we were a bit surprised by the number one response: training staff on technology. We also know that training is one of the most effective ways to support successful adoption and use of technology in your organization. That's why TechSoup offers education and training programs in addition to product donations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

AFP has created resources to help you prepare for National Philanthropy Day, including talking points, videos, and templates which you can see and have access to in their Toolkit Guide. Remember your fundraisers Remembering the professionalism and skill of trained fundraisers is a key part of the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Like all good training sessions, this workshop started off with an opening conversation that allowed us to get to know others in the room and connect to what we already know. Heather facilitated this exercise as a series of share pairs where we discussed each question with a different partner for a few minutes.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

That’s where this blog post comes in! Provide board members with resources and training on making effective asks for donations and support. Providing board members with talking points and training on how to effectively share your nonprofit’s mission and impact during the event.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Have people register for your event, then livestream the class to your participants so they can learn some new skills and recipes from the comfort of their own homes. Host it over a video conferencing platform like Zoom and take advantage of features like breakout rooms to allow participants to get to know each other in a smaller setting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos. A good social media manager has an advanced communications and online fundraising skill set.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Video and Photography 101. Mukono, Uganda: How to Create a Simple Video Story to Advocate for a Community Concern. Then RSVP for our series of free training webinars instead! Thursday, March 31.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. Stay tuned … Video and Storytelling.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2022

Who they are: MOVE Inclusive Dance is an inclusive dance studio that empowers individuals of all ability levels to learn life skills through dance. MOVE Inclusive Dance added some of the Qgiv Help Desk Videos that were created by the Qgiv team to their auction FAQ page to make it easy to get started! Take a look ! Request a Demo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

On Friday, I co-presented the video blogging presentation at the Cambodian Bloggers Summit with Virak , Cambodia's first Cambodian video blogger (I think). A lot of the reaction to video blogging can be summed up by Chandee's face below which I included in the presentation materials I revised the day before.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is a GPT4 response from a tuned model we asked what types of content AI can help with: Blog Posts : AI writers can create engaging blog posts that highlight a nonprofit’s mission, success stories, and upcoming events. Build a model trained on your founder and then have it summarize articles with opinions.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization. There are three major aspects of managing your volunteers: recruitment, training, and stewardship. Increases in donor engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Over those three years, Nonprofit Tech for Good and PIR trained more than 60,000 NPO and NGO staff worldwide! In 2017, early adopter nonprofits began launching Amazon Skills. Since the release of Facebook Live , Facebook video exposure has increased 360% across everyone’s news feed. The Internet of Things.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 15, 2016

History can truly come alive with video clips and interactive timelines. Online resource EdSurge has even compiled a five-point list for educators to help understand and begin merging VR into their lectures and lab exercises as well as how to create their own custom-made videos as supplements to their normal teaching routines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Then check out our new online learning courses, starting with Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries. We hold free weekly webinars on topics like GrantStation and how to develop a tech training plan. NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * Prefer to go at your own pace?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In the first blog post of this series, we discussed the basics that need to occur to onboard any volunteer at any level. Your Program Volunteers Your Fundraising Volunteers Get Them Trained Provide Them with Useful Tools. Train Them On the Job. Get Them Trained. We’ll hold board members for the last post in this series.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

In this blog post, we will talk about what volunteer management is, why it is worth the investment, and what to look for in software. Recruiting and training volunteers. Watch a short video to see how VolunteerHub works. From our experience, your responsibilities could include: Promoting your program and volunteer opportunities.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Additionally, there are also AI-enhanced tools your organization can take advantage of to supplement skills you don’t have expertise in. Matching volunteers with the best roles is easy to do using AI algorithms to analyze skills, preferences, and availability. AI-enhanced editing tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

I created Excel for Evaluation , a series of more than 25 video tutorials with real examples from nonprofits, to share my favorite techniques with nonprofit leaders like you. Each video is only 1-4 minutes long, so you can even watch a few videos while eating lunch. My favorite housekeeping skill is freezing panes.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Today’s students see high tuition costs, increased demand for skilled labor, and a decline in degree requirements for open positions. Use video storytelling! This blog was co-written by Christin Grissom and Kimberley Martin. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Re-examine admissions and tuition practices.

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