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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Using Social Media to Engage and Recruit Volunteers

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Social media is a powerful, yet affordable, way to inform, engage, and recruit volunteers. Here are 7 tips to help your organization get the most value from social media. Did you know that 47% of nonprofit leaders say recruiting sufficient volunteers is a big problem for their organization? Here are 7 tips that can help.

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2 Email Templates to Soft Launch Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Campaign

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Provide a point of contact to answer any questions. Be specific in your storytelling.

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Supercharge Your Intern Program: 18 Proven Assignment Ideas Across Marketing, Data, & More

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problem, here is an awesome list of potential tasks that might be perfect for your interns. Social media posts and account maintenance We’ve noted that organizations should guard their voice online. Social media analytics report Have your intern review the past year of posts and data from your major platforms. Visit Campus 15.

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Beyond Likes and Shares: How Nonprofits Can Foster Engagement on Social Media 

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By now you probably know that you should have social media accounts for your nonprofit organization (and if you didn’t, now you do). Social media is a very effective method to connect with current and potential donors. But building a successful social media campaign is more than just creating a page or posting a picture.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Social Change. Here’s this month’s roundup.

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The Vanishing Form 990 Award List

The NonProfit Times

Studying a few years of tax returns gives you a realistic perspective of whether your organization and project might fit a funder’s interests, according to Barbara Floersch, grants expert and author of You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. You need the nitty-gritty detail, according to Floersch.

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