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Zero-cost, maximum-impact professional development for fundraisers

Candid

Another quick way to pick up practical tips is to browse Candid’s knowledge base , which provides answers to hundreds of questions. Our team of librarians has curated responses to the questions we hear most from nonprofits. Fundraising-related entries include “ How do I find grants for my nonprofit? ”

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From Community Arts To Community of Online Learners: Janet Salmons, Ph.D

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started in the Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts , where I founded and directed two programs: Cornell Theatre Outreach and the Community-Based Arts Project. It focused on collaborative e-learning. Similarly, as an online learner, I find it exciting to share ideas and learn from and with others.

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Great reads from around the web on April 28th

Amy Sample Ward

We hope to establish a collaborative learning community — with plenty of space for ideas and wisdom of the field. We aim to work together to create a vision for meeting the education and learning needs of people in our field. The question, says Nancy Lublin, is whether such so-called slacktivism really works.

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Why You Need To Keep Fundraising Technology Skills Current

Greater Giving

Now the question is out there: What skills are missing, and how do nonprofits catch up to achieve their full fundraising potential? Connecting remarkable fundraisers to collaborate, learn, and become inspired. Though the last two years have been a trial-by-fire learning experience for many of us, the future doesn’t have to be.

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NpTech Tag Roundup: Election Day, NPTech Blog Chatter, and Tool Talk

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Knowledge-at-Work blog writes about when learning and knowledge collide -- and the importance of collaborative learning networks. A new service called Qunu that uses IM to match people who have software or tech-related questions with experts who are passionate and willing to help. More information here.

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Building My Leadership Tribe in the American Express Leadership Academy

ASU Lodestar Center

And yet, according to that April 2019 HBR study, Educating the Next Generation of Leaders , “the most difficult skills to teach, measure, or even articulate are leading, communicating, relating, and energizing groups,” all of which require collaborative learning environments, individual coaching and personalized learning plans.

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Harnessing Philanthropy to Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Nonprofit Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

There is a glaring lack of diversity within the nonprofit sector and philanthropic community that harms not only minority communities but nonprofit institutions themselves. The traditional power dynamics created between philanthropy, nonprofit organizations and the community beneficiaries of the nonprofit work is imbalanced.