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Culture, Community, and Technology—A Successful 2022 Convergence

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The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. The goal is to arrive at actionable strategies for building trusting relationships. The “fun stuff” at Solutions Day. Creating Community. Solutions Day exemplifies that idea.

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday, I had a very fun time presenting with my friend and colleague Debra Askanase at the 2 011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Here are the slides! Transparency.

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Join Us! Let's Elevate the Sector Together at The Grand Gathering!

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You can also sign up for one of our $50 Amazon gift cards -- just to keep it fun. These are exciting times as more and more communities expand the breadth and depth of the information and referral, community information exchange, migrant services, and disaster services they provide through the Visionlink platform.

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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

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You CAN have an organized, efficient, and yes – even FUN — Board meeting. This will hopefully build her comfort level and help her to become a stronger contributor. Your Board should be talking about community or economic pressures that may affect your program. Is your landlord selling your building? You know David.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. That’s when the movement building can begin.

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How to Build Your Community While Having Fun

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Many of us spend our time laboring for this support, between fundraising, organization-building, and developing new content. But building a large community around your nonprofit can be far easier when you replace effort with effervescence. I mean have some fun — be you, get people onboard, because your passion is contagious!

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Give Joy!

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But if you make random acts of kindness a habit, you build credit for times when being too much yourself is inevitable. Take Fun Seriously. Mixing fun with work creates space for innovation and creativity to grow. It mixes fun with creativity, innovation, communication, and professional growth. “To

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