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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before. It wasn’t!

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How can nonprofits embrace technology to achieve social impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Technology in the nonprofit sector is historically integrated more slowly than in other sectors, which stems from many nonprofit organizations having restrictive budgets and a more traditional or conservative mindset. As noted by Ally Marotti in an article in the Chicago Tribune, “ Data is at our fingertips now. Employee benefits.

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The Environmental Case for Remanufactured IT

Tech Soup

They wrote Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts. It's much better for the environment to extend the life of a computer for an extra two or three years than to buy a new one every three to four years. It also conserves materials. How Does Refurbished Equipment Perform Compared to New?

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of youth development, community service, and the environment. Council on Foundations Public Policy Summit. Council on Foundations Public Policy Summit. ASAE / Chicago, IL / Not available. Associations.

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AAM Recap: Slides, Observations, and Object Fetishism

Museum 2.0

A Crowd-Curated Exhibition (Shelley Bernstein), the Tech Virtual Test Zone (me), along with a new participatory research project, Children of the Lodz Ghetto (David Klevan), to talk about our lessons and struggles working with the public to create "museum-quality" exhibitions and research projects.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. askformore. Rachel Carson. You can thank marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson for that. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Say you want to track mentions of a particular public issue or news item. Nature Conservancy. Enable public feedback on assignments. library, and nonprofit environments is mainly due to the benefits offered. Chicago Crime Maps; Another googlemap mashup with crime statistics. That means you can subscribe.

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