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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 Do You Measure Up? [Benchmarks Webinar]

Care2

She has a BS in Business Administration in Marketing and Advertising from Marquette University, and lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter. Prior to joining Care2, Ashley spent 10 years at the Student Conservation Association (SCA) where she helped hundreds of young people volunteer on public lands and start careers in conservation.

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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

It also conserves materials. So retaining valuable and often toxic materials as long as possible is another reason why reuse is so important for conservation. I like the quote in that post by Sarah Cade of PC Rebuilders and Recyclers in Chicago: "We think of refurbished equipment as well-tested equipment.

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

NTEN

The NTEN Editorial Committee is a group of committed professionals that meet monthly to discuss content and strategy for the NTEN: Change Journal , our quarterly digital publication for nonprofit leaders. Veda Banerjee, Director of Communications, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Beth Kanter, Consultant, Beth''s Blog.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Engage for Good / Chicago, IL / TBD. Jan 16 - 19. Finance / @southwestfdns.

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3 Nonprofits Aim to Better Connect with Donors

Connection Cafe

” Christine Bork, Chicago-based chief development and communications officer for CureSearch for Children’s Cancer in Bethesda, Md. The analysis found that donors who cared most about conservation and research, animal care, and general zoo activities gave more than other donors.

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