Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Nonprofits: Up for the Privacy Challenge. Simple Steps for Teaching Privacy. Although privacy issues can be a challenge to teach, Scott recommends a few simple steps for digital literacy educators: Provide basic privacy instruction. Give Internet users some tools they can use right away. spanhidden.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. Storytelling is a powerful tool. And like all powerful tools, it can be used or misused.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

By investing in automation and organizational tools that let technology take over on the day-to-day tasks, your team can devote more of themselves to your organization’s big-picture initiatives. An instructor travels to your place of business to teach you how to apply your new features to your existing processes, one-on-one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

63% are worried about the security risks posed by AI 58% are worried about this really steep learning curve that their entire team has to go through to understand how to use generative AI The last point highlights a perceived challenge that, in practice, becomes less daunting once users engage with tools like Copilot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? When thinking about fundraising, many nonprofits and funders believe in the old adage, “Give a person a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a person to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The book’s material will help you quickly evaluate challenges in your presentations and make simple corrections that can expand your influence and generate better outcomes.” One of my favorite parts of the book is where Sjodin teaches how best to use visual aids in your presentations. Sjodin : Great Question!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This newest installment includes a new introduction and addresses challenges posed by the pandemic—including remote work, flexibility, and mental health. “It Particularly helpful for leaders, Brown provides instructions on how to take an online assessment tool where you can discover where you are currently on the Inclusive Leader Continuum.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2023

This newest installment includes a new introduction and addresses challenges posed by the pandemic—including remote work, flexibility, and mental health. “It Particularly helpful for leaders, Brown provides instructions on how to take an online assessment tool where you can discover where you are currently on the Inclusive Leader Continuum.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Use this time of the year to audit your long-term plan to ensure it’s a powerful tool for your annual planning. Build relationships, focus on cultivation, and practice time-blocking to navigate challenges with confidence and purpose. Listen to this episode. Listen to this episode. Behavior design strategies can help.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant. Consider: can you/should you offer tools and resources to help your members address trust issues with their stakeholders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2014

Today, many of the most successful organizations on the planet intentionally use storytelling as a key leadership tool ,” explains Smith. Several companies, such as Kimberly-Clark , actively teach storytelling skills to their leaders. Two key points from Smith are : Experience is the best teacher.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

I wrote Sell Yourself because no other book out there looks at personal branding as a sales tool. And no other book on personal branding teaches readers the sales skills that will help them sell that brand—sell themselves—like a pro. I’d say living our personal brands is the greatest challenge.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 27, 2017

Online fundraising garners millions in charitable giving for the nonprofit industry every year, but with so many options, it can be difficult to find the right online donation tools for your organization. To make the buying process a little less intimidating, here are some of our favorite online donation tools: Fundly. FirstGiving.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2013

I learned a lot about my strengths and challenges as a leader, and gained a bevy of tools to help me be a better one. Although I will use what I learned about myself and the tools for a lifetime, the most powerful experience was watching the evolution of trust and love in my group of 29 incredibly diverse people (e.g.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Christopher’s School In this thought-provoking session, two technology experts delve into the transformative potential and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Plus, we’ll have how-to and best practice sessions for Blackbaud software users to delve deeper and learn how to get the most from their tools.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Equip fundraisers with tools to talk about your cause so that it will resonate with donors. During onboarding, walk fundraisers through the process and teach them how to set up their pages to share their unique connection with your mission. Do they have the right tools? Set up donation pages. Set up donation pages.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

It is, but there are other considerations for each of these stories, as well as the added challenge of telling each of them well. By employing these tools, you can craft a powerful narrative that will resonate with your supporters and move them to action. Why was it a challenge? Sounds simple, right? What was the outcome?

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Provide volunteers with challenging opportunities. According to a study, 36% of people stop participating in an opportunity because the work is not challenging enough for them. Is your nonprofit providing volunteers with interesting and challenging opportunities to fulfill? Communicate effectively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This newest installment includes a new introduction and addresses challenges posed by the pandemic—including remote work, flexibility, and mental health. “It Particularly helpful for leaders, Brown provides instructions on how to take an online assessment tool where you can discover where you are currently on the Inclusive Leader Continuum.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

The unique challenge for nonprofits—especially those that rely on in-person support—will be providing virtual opportunities to their supporters to adapt to this new environment. Borrow from political organizers to build a grassroots movement at scale by empowering supporters locally with the right messages and tools to spread your mission.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. Storytelling is a powerful tool. And like all powerful tools, it can be used or misused.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

Provide volunteers with challenging Opportunity. According to a study, 36% of people stop participating in an opportunity because the work is not challenging enough for them. Is your nonprofit providing volunteers with interesting and challenging opportunities to fulfill? Communicate Effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I have continued my work as senior advisor to Lightful , a social media management tool for charities based in London. Here they are: Rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. He plans to use the grant to create a training program to teach homeless people to use social media tools to tell their own story. Applause!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. Storytelling is a powerful tool. And like all powerful tools, it can be used or misused.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Provide volunteers with challenging Opportunity. According to a study, 36% of people stop participating in an opportunity because the work is not challenging enough for them. Is your nonprofit providing volunteers with interesting and challenging opportunities to fulfill? Communicate Effectively.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

Organize and Participate in Cultural Events Multicultural Cooking Class : Organize a cooking class where immigrants teach participants how to make traditional dishes from their home countries. This collaborative approach can lead to more effective and sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by immigrants.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

You will learn how to apply well-tested coaching tools to becoming more influential and achieving impact at work. The Working Job Description we present in Chapter 4 is a novel and very useful tool for integrating all this information into a clear, one-page message about the person, the job and the organization.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. Fortunately, TechSoup’s generous donors offer the following range of tools to create powerful digital stories.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

When there is a challenge to solve that involves multiple teams, is it easy to find and share data? Data director Eric Dayton says their transformation work set them up to pivot strategically in 2020 when COVID-19 challenged every aspect of their model. Do we make decisions based on data and evidence? About the Author.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. What potential challenges or risks will the nonprofit face?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. If so, you need to spend some time investing in new tools and finding processes and workflows that play to your strengths. Other popular project management tools include Basecamp and Asana. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. And the new book is all about learning how to learn, about taking your education into your own hands, and about tools that will help you succeed beyond your wildest dreams.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Making The Ask: 20 Decision Science Tools To Shape Your Solicitation. Brilliant and hysterically witty, he dazzles nonprofit audiences by teaching them how to apply decision science (aka behavioral economics) to campaigns, communications, and fundraising. . You should know the average gift in a will is approximately USD $37,000! .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. And the new book is all about learning how to learn, about taking your education into your own hands, and about tools that will help you succeed beyond your wildest dreams.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships. What is your organization''s mission?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It wasn’t long after their civil war, and the program was working with child combatants, using sports to teach new skills. In 2021, despite the challenges of COVID-19, Laureus positively impacted more than 250,000 young people through its programs and initiatives.

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