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6 tips to create a volunteer group and successfully launch DEI initiatives

Nimble AMS

In the manual you’ll also want to include your association’s mission statement, goals and long-term plans, a directory of staff and volunteers, a list of Board of Directors and other committees, the reimbursement policy, and the termination policy. . Keep your volunteer training interesting by making orientation content engaging.

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Your End Of Year Fundraising Questions Answered

Bloomerang

Budget: 55% were planning to spend less than $2,500 on end-of-year fundraising expenses like design, printing, postage etc. Create a policy around the use of funds, i.e. “In the case that funds exceed the project described we will use the money where it is needed most” and add that policy as a footnote in your reply device.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. I talked about the change in workstyle that is needed before codifying a social culture through a social media policy.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs.

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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Kathy Brennan, Research and Evaluation Advisor, AARP gave primer about developmental evaluation – what it is, how it is applied, how it different from other methods, and why it is useful in evaluating complex systems projects. You can l isten to the video or view her slides here. Here are my notes and takeaways.

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Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s some tips on how to write or revise a social media policy that empowers your employees. Design and Plan Training: To build an effective training, you need to do some assessment of the current skills, knowledge, and comfort level of employees. Social Media Policy: Building Good Judgement. Power of Staff As Champions.

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Keynote from My Charity Connects Conference at NetChange Week

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My slides are above and my reflections are below. The space where I gave my keynote in Toronto is well designed designed for conversational keynote format. When I tell people that they might see themselves in the slide show, there is always nervous giggle. A big consideration is the configuration of the physical space.

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