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What’s the ROI of Online Voting and Fundraising Contests?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Allison Fine and I, we pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests ? Are the sponsors and competition model in alignment with our personal values?

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

Fifty-one percent of Americans reported mental health challenges at work since COVID-19 began, and 30% are fearful to report their mental health struggles to their employer. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level.

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A Review of the Guardian ACTIVATE Summit in London

Tech Soup

discuss approaches to addressing nagging challenges of the current. the opportunity it gave me to hear leaders in the sector discuss the challenges faced at the grassroots level; the. we like to buy mobile phones to have fun, talk to friends, listen to music, tweet and connect on Facebook.” However, the surprise was that.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They will be more likely to apply what they learned or what we call the “challenge of transfer” because they’re inspired. It’s more fun to teach this way and more fun to learn this. It’s more fun to teach this way and more fun to learn this. That’s the theory at least.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both. Make It Fun, Celebrate.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. What's the challenge of using that process ?

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

What we do here in Oakland, and throughout the Bay Area, is we work with inner city companies that not only have a scalable model, but also have a social responsibility aspect built into their business model. What are the challenges specific to having an enterprise in an inner city? That is our inherent challenge.

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