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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important? Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

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Largely considered a document prepared for tax compliance, its important role as a principal vehicle of communication is overlooked. And now that the 990s are released as open data by the IRS, it’s more important than ever to rethink the role of the 990 as a communication channel instead of just a compliance requirement.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Further, a Concord Group Study found that 49% of nonprofits don’t have a strategic plan. This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Where will we turn to for financial support? Around 30% of nonprofits cease to exist within 10 years of their founding. The answer could be “both.”

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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A Crash Course in Design Thinking for Network Leadership Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After finishing the share pairs, we did a quick full group “popcorn” of the ideas that bubbled up. We were assigned to small groups to work a specific theme. I got to work in a small group that was tackling the question “Letting Go and Emergence.”. How do we teach leaders to know when emergence is working?

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Who’s Responsible for A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy?

Bloomerang

Because if your mission is supported substantially by philanthropic dollars , fundraising must become a strategic priority. And that definitely includes all your staff. Why Successful Leaders Frame Culture As a Management System , Jason Korman, Gapingvoid Culture Design Group. Why is that? Shape the Conversation . That’s right.

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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

In their interactions with hierarchies, members of networks can act in the following roles." Organizational data is, by definition, far less personal than the information an individual might trust to the site, so you’re much less likely to want to keep it private. And it's fun!

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