Tue.May 24, 2016

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Rudy Frank Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. The majority of mobile application software we use today has been “gamified,” and the same ideas are starting to enter the social sector.

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Elearning vs Classroom Training – Let’s Understand Their Pros and Cons

Gyrus

Elearning is the new and inexpensive alternative to classroom training, which is becoming more popular and preferred method among organizations. However, the debate on the effectiveness of eLearning compared to classroom training is often a subject of interest among learning and training professionals. Some prefer the real-time interaction with an instructor while others like the flexibility brought by eLearning.

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Driving Transformation In A Fast-Paced Word

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The Art of Change Leadership demystifies the psychology behind our reactions to change and offers a powerful collection of tools to inspire individual and collective transformation quickly and more effectively, explains author of the new book, Cheryl Cran. The book teaches you how to: Leverage your current technical knowledge to increase the rate of innovation.

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Sparrow Launches Evidence-Based RefugeeMobile Partnership

Tech Soup

Refugee Mobile is a revolutionary, new program that helps refugee families integrate in their new countries more successfully. Backed in part by a MacArthur Discovery Grant, this program gives new refugees a smartphone with tailored apps and provides wireless service during their integration period. "The world is at a critical moment that tests our commitment to displaced people around the world," notes Sparrow's Allan Baez.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Ten Ways Leaders Make The Hard Work Harder

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In the book, The Leadership Contract , author Vince Molianro shares that not only is leadership hard work, but also a lot of us inadvertently make the hard work harder. Therefore, Molianro recommends you: Don't get in over your head -- where you are in situations where you are unable to take your performance to a higher level. Where you are creating risk to yourself and your organization.

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10 Dos and Don’ts of Conducting Survey Research

NonProfit Hub

This post originally appeared in the Nonprofit Hub Magazine May/June Magazine. Sign up to receive our free bi-monthly magazine with content from nonprofit industry experts here. __. You’re a nonprofiteer on a mission, and a lot of the time that means learning new tasks as they come at you. If somebody told you that improving your organization was as easy as finding, tracking and utilizing the right data, wouldn’t you do it?

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