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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. You could also review each job description and add essential and helpful skills. One approach to documenting skill requirements could be to create a matrix of skills and roles for your organization.

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NTEN Member Case Study: Rebranding the Accidental Techie

NTEN

On taking on the "tech leader" role more purposefully: At my last performance review, I requested and was granted a change of official job title from "Public Relations Coordinator" to "Public Relations and Technology Coordinator." Did I give up any job responsibilities to add these?

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Guest Post by Holly Hight: When Controlling the Message Stifles Community (and Staff Morale)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s my job to listen to our members and empower them to get involved. Social media teaches us that the best way to get the message out is to foster conversation. How are you changing the culture of your organization to embrace social media? Tags: change management.

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Parlez Vous Twitter? Evangelizing Social Media In Your Nonprofit Organization and Paving the Way for Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This slide show from Stephen Collins make me think about teaching Internet Skills Workshops for Nonprofits that I used teach over dozen or so years ago. Personal How does this impact my job? Management How can I master it? How can I fit it into my job? | View | Upload your own. t universally adopt new curricula.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chip Conley was the keynote speaker at last week’s Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp and one thing that he said that has been stuck in my head is: “ You can have a job, a career, or calling “ The latter, a calling, is when you can tap into an internal motivation that fuels and inspires you. It resonated.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

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You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. That's teaching. Fundamentally that's what teaching should be. I can't give you an answer in my job, but I can as a dad: I love it. So how do you do that?

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Plan Monthly Job Learning Days

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Plan Monthly Job Learning Days Having your employees learn more about what their fellow employees do is invaluable. When everyone knows how each job/position on your team fits together, your team can accomplish so much more. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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