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Are nonprofit volunteer retention strategies vital to a thriving team?

ASU Lodestar Center

A volunteer’s significance goes far beyond just saving nonprofits money in wages; they bring experience, knowledge, and lots of passion. Plan opportunities for volunteers to have fun together. Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration.

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Advice, Experience, + Pride—Thoughts from MC Staff

Media Cause

What figure in pop culture did you look up to as a kid? It felt difficult to incorporate queer culture into my life so late in college, but that didn’t even matter—I was just so happy to understand myself and my history more. What figure in pop culture did you look up to as a kid? Matilda + Ms. My friend Ren!

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What happened to the FUN in Fundraising?

ASU Lodestar Center

Sign up for the Nonprofit Finance Fund's Financial Management Webinar Series to increase your knowledge and skills - presented by the ASU Lodestar Center Nonprofit Management Institute. A mentor at my first fundraising job once told me that I was “too naïve to know what won’t work.” relationships and promote giving. Be innovative.

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

Qgiv

The mission of the National Society of Black Engineers is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.” The NSBE is also always looking for new mentors and partners who want to support their mission.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

One example is the Rotary Club, which was formed as a place for people of different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs to come together and exchange valuable ideas, create friendships, and make a change. Let’s take a look at some fun facts about the history of volunteerism: The verb “volunteer” first originated in 1755.

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The Art of Tech: Zero1 Festival App to Capture the Crowd

Tech Soup

As recently noted by Frank Barry of Blackbaud, technology plays a key role as the art and culture sector engages its audience. Siembieda-Gribben structured the hackathon to maximize learning and shared knowledge. A Tech Advisory Committee of nine Bay Area technologists such as Kollective Mobile CEO Sian Morson mentored the teams.

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3. How might we reimagine our goals so they aren’t trapped by old power values and/or culture?

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