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What I’ve learned from working with mission-based organizations

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

The nonprofit/philanthropic sector in Massachusetts is different from the analogous sector in any other state in the U.S.A. I invite you to leave comments about what lessons you’ve learned from working with mission-based organizations! Age discrimination is alive and well in mission-based organizations. the possible solutions.

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising

Amy Sample Ward

When the external community sees your staff using a community platform, a knowledge management resource, or another shared online space it says to them that the organization actually cares and is invested in both collaboration and the resource itself. So why would it be any different with fundraising! That’s right!

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How the Nonprofit Sector Can Share What We Learn and Why We Should

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’ve been a big believer in shared knowledge and learning for the sector. IssueLab has been working for ten years to apply the age-old knowledge management question, “what if I knew what others know?” But you don’t know how people might use the knowledge that you have, until you put it out there.”.

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4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website

Forum One

Different types of nonprofits will have different needs — e.g., associations are different businesses than research and policy institutes — so do what is more directly connected to your mission and goals. Consider how these various elements connect and work together to vocalize your mission and brand. Get in touch today.

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Moment Capture/Sharing from Conference Sessions.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He describes the difference between a condenser and dynamic mic. (My I went in with the eyes of what my colleague, David Wilcox , has dubbed "citizen knowledge manager." So, now that I've shared it, I think about the notion of social -- when does the moment of knowledge capture have meaning for someone else?

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Evernote for Nonprofits

Connection Cafe

There is another type of information and memory management that relates to the everyday memories and knowledge management of your staff, volunteers, and other supporters. The following ideas are just a few of the ways that we thought different teams in an organization could use Evernote as a tool to support their roles.

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Friday Links: July 14

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Email: Knowledge Management Speaking of which. I've commented before on the problem of building truly organizational knowledge to minimize the impact of individual staff departures from your non-profit. And now for something completely different. Gets you thinking! I've got an application in mind for it already!