Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history.

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History Benefit Guide United States 88

Nimble AMS

APRIL 19, 2023

Organizations honor volunteers to show the impact of the work in the larger community. Wh y is an association’s volunteer program important? Did you know that member volunteers can help you grow your association ? But Community Brands Research estimates that only 23% of association professionals plan to ask their members to volunteer.

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Celebrate National Associations Volunteer 110

Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hosting a donor appreciation event to celebrate your community of supporters. Here are some ways you can find and get in front of new funders: Attend a “ Meet the Funders ” panel in your community or ask to take a local funder out to coffee to learn more about their organization and funding priorities.

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Ideas Fundraising Linkedin Grant 105

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Spring fundraisers are a great way to bring your community together while gaining support for your cause. You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Offer tickets for your community to come watch the event and bring in a judging panel to determine the prize winners.

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Ideas Fundraising Celebrate Hosting 95

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2011

Successful technology training has less to do with technical knowledge than with other abilities such as communication skills, patience, interpersonal skills, flexibility, and empathy towards learners struggling with new technologies. Key Skills and Attributes. Why Be a Tech Trainer? read more.

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Skills Training Train Technology 50

Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Digital Literacy Community Build 66

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

An instructor travels to your place of business to teach you how to apply your new features to your existing processes, one-on-one. An interactive online community hub – Connect with other nonprofits , review your support case history, learn new features, and discover useful tips and best practices. In-person training.

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Software Fundraising Training Train 313

Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

Whether you’re a parental figure blocking out time in your schedule for school supply shopping or someone who isn’t in school anymore, there are plenty of ways to observe National Back to School Month and support students and teachers in your community. Teach for America. Donate school supplies. Volunteer at your local school.

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National Awareness Student Classroom 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. How do we teach leaders to know when emergence is working? Essentially, design thinking process teaches how to be iterative. This is always enlightening.

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Design Course Leadership Network 105

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Juni Felix, a member of the Stanford Behavior Design Lab teaching team and an expert in behavior change shares how to create effective systems using the science of behavior design to elevate your donor engagement game. Behavior design strategies can help. Listen to this episode. Listen to this episode.

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Podcast Fundraising Storytelling Culture 87

M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

Volunteers self-selecting into text banking, phone banking, social media, community mobilization, and/or storytelling. The Planned Parenthood team has built a community that they nurture with content and skills. Volunteers show up because they’re growing as activists and finding a community that’s proven will always be there.

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Volunteer Program Raise Storytelling 67

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

When she’s not representing political prisoners, journalists, and victims of mass atrocities around the world, she co-teaches the Human Rights course at Columbia Law School, and serves as co-founder and President of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which aims to advance justice through accountability for human rights abuses around the world.

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Nonprofit Headline Teach America 134

NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Every org is different and must build its community to work toward its own goals and mission. Devendra Shrikande and I are creating a year-long curriculum — a step-by-step DIY guide — to developing an in-house social network for nonprofits (a private online community for constituents). I’d love to hear about all of it!

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Build Community Social Network Social Media 103

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Teach them that fundraising isn’t about asking for money; it’s about giving people the opportunity to give back and improve their communities. Once the new staffer understands the cycle of giving, you can start teaching them to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors. Luckily, fundraising is a learnable skill.

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Fundraising Teach Hosting Skills 85

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

How can they enable their institutions to reach the next level of student success, community engagement, and research impact? Universities are learning from other industries and accelerating business model innovation, with a focus on hybrid learning and teaching. So what does this opportunity mean for global university leaders?

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Education Global Trend Student 98

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Glenn Stein, a community organizer who wound up as “the guy in charge of computers” before founding Byte Back, started the organization in collaboration with his friend Barbara Altman. Programs and Impact.

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Baltimore Honduras Classes Washington 52

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

This free webinar will teach you basic SEO tips to help your organization's site and content rank higher in online searches. This free webinar will offer practical guidance on the best tools, training resources, and marketing tactics your library can use engage the social sector in your community. Engage your community.

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Tech Skills Adobe Beginner 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

I facilitated several peer learning groups, including Teaching Tuesdays for trainers with John Kenyon for the Parents Center staff, and numerous workshops for the Resilience Initiative on leading with empathy, using generative AI for personal and team productivity, and ethical and responsible AI use.

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Reflection Professional Facilitation San Jose 73

Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Put another way, if we ask donors to cover the cost of a learning event to help students gain job skills, with different set amounts per month (e.g., As you point out, rescuing a dog, providing a meal, sourcing 20 chickens, or teaching a child new skills are multi-faceted processes. Impact a Community.”.

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Gift Lesson Skills Training 80

Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books.

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Free Help Fundraising Storytelling 120

Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2022

According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, the average volunteer retention rate is 65%. According to a study, performed by the Corporation for National & Community Service, volunteers who serve 50 hours per year or more are 40% more likely to give one year to the next than those who serve 1-14 hours per year.

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Volunteer Effective Retention Skills 70

Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

Publicly acknowledging your volunteer program is a great method to attract new volunteers and increase the recruitment of highly skilled members. . Not only will your volunteer program benefit from an emphasis on DEI initiatives, but you’ll also positively impact your association and community. . Offer mentor/mentee programs .

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Associations Volunteer Benefit Retention 132

Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, the average volunteer retention rate in 2019 was 65%. Provide volunteers with valuable skills. One of the best ways to provide value to volunteers, in exchange for their commitment to your organization, is in the form of skill development.

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Volunteer Retention Skills Studies 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

I’ve been part of the NTEN community since its inception and while this is my final year as a NTEN board member, I’ll also continue to be a community member. The highlights including designing and facilitating for the Gates Foundation Greater Giving Virtual Summit and a training for the Communications Network.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 111

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If you’ve been part of the Salesforce community for a while, you’ve certainly heard of Trailhead — the fun way to learn about all things Salesforce. Post about your favorite badges in the Trailblazer Community. You may have even earned some badges. The challenge was to meet the needs of multiple audiences. What’s next?

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Badge Lesson Celebrate Philanthropy 134

Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2021

According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, the average volunteer retention rate in 2019 was 65%. Provide volunteers with valuable skills. One of the best ways to provide value to volunteers, in exchange for their commitment to your organization, is in the form of skill development.

Volunteer 85

Volunteer Retention Skills Studies 85

Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 8, 2022

Attendees are welcomed and encouraged to bring their whole self to the NTC, and NTEN promises to weave a sense of community into session and activity throughout the three-day event. Many nonprofit organizations know they are making a difference in their unique communities, but do they also know how to showcase that impact?

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Conference Technology NTC NTEN 87

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

How to celebrate Black History Month Support Black-owned businesses One of the many ways you can celebrate Black History Month is to support Black business owners in your community. Becoming a customer can help these businesses stay open and serve their communities’ needs, whatever they may be. Donate to support their mission here.

History 98

History Awareness Causes Celebrate 98

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. When your communications are a bright spot in their day, they’ll be more likely to look for and prioritize seeing what you have to say. Teaching them something.

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Donor Strategy Nonprofit Phone 98

Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This job was humbling and exhausting, and I unknowingly lost part of my original zeal for creativity and community building over the four years with the company. I could go into all the technical teachings and trainings, but you’re here for the true value behind a program like this—how six months can change someone’s life. .

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Experiment Time Life Environment 59

NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

All of us here at NTEN and in the greater nonprofit technology community were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic loss of Dan Scharfman, a long-time prominent member of the nonprofit technology community. Many years ago Dan made a decision to share his knowledge and skills with the non profit community.

Community 83

Community Technology Nonprofit Profit 83

Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Q&A with a Toledo-based library on building community capacity. Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community? First are the passionate individuals looking to start a new nonprofit to meet an emerging/existing need in their community.

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Library Grant Local Roles 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

I’ve been part of the NTEN community since its inception and while this is my final year as a NTEN board member, I’ll also continue to be a community member. The highlights including designing and facilitating for the Gates Foundation Greater Giving Virtual Summit and a training for the Communications Network.

Professional 96

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

While we use our technology skills for good, we don’t stop there. In the last year, 85% of my colleagues volunteered, 63% participated in skills-based volunteerism ; and 86% say that Blackbaud’s work powering the world of philanthropy was important in their decision to join the company. We Give Back. Camp Blackbaud.

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Blackbaud Skills Celebrate Digital 32

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world. Instant updates to your whole community?

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Literacy Education Digital Teach 134

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Trailblazers are invited to sharpen their skills with 1,000+ sessions and workshops. Salesforce.org Community Celebration. On September 19th, join fellow Trailblazers in the Salesforce.org community for a fun evening of networking.

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