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7th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Report: A Closer Look (Staffing Levels)

NTEN

In the NTEN community, the concept of "IT Staff" has been more fluid and inclusive, but we also know that many nonprofit professionals who have information technology responsibilities are either not given formal "information technology" titles, or don''t self-identify as "IT Staff" -- and often both cases are true for an individual.

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Seven Ways to Improve Engagement With Your Nonprofit Financial Reports

BoardAssist

A $1 million community group may have limited personnel and need four weeks to close the month, while a large university may only need a few days. Provide a basis for comparison. In financial reporting, context is provided by comparison to the prior year performance, to budget, or to both. That sounds great, right?

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11 Outstanding Nonprofit Reports You Should Read

Care2

This great workbook from Idealware and Darim Online provides insightful questions, exercises, and a sample policy template that community managers can use as a starting point in creating an organization’s official social media policy. Debra Askanase has a great review of the workbook that I’d recommend you check out as well.

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Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a comparison of time on-site with top referrals and Twitter referrals stay longer than Google. Generally, she uses Twitter to take the community's temperature and get rapid feedback on questions. It lead me to this post by Louis Gray called " What's Your Twitter Noise Ratio ?" My ratio is 2.4,

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Issue System: This system is where the non-profit is one of many entities that are working to address an issue such as health care, deforestation, peace, and community development. The production system maps aid an organization to understand how work actually gets done, in comparison to formal org charts.

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6 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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6 Online Speaking Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?