Tue.Jul 25, 2017

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Please Stand By: Ideas for Making a More Creative Maintenance Page

Byte Technology

The dreaded maintenance page: it is, as they say, a necessary evil. After all, nobody likes having to put one up, as it sends a signal to both loyal and new visitors that something may be wrong with your site, which can discourage returning users and give the impression of untrustworthiness that you’ve spent lots of time trying to avoid. But alas, there are times when it’s, well, just absolutely necessary.

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25 Powerful Club Management Software Tools

Wild Apricot

If you want to spend more time having fun and less time managing your club, Club Management Software may be for you — here's everything you need to know about Club Management Software, along with 25 options and how to evaluate between them.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations.

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25 Powerful Club Management Software Tools

Wild Apricot

If you want to spend more time having fun and less time managing your club, Club Management Software may be for you — here's everything you need to know about Club Management Software, along with 25 options and how to evaluate between them.

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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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Offering Technology Pro Bono? A Foundation Director Shares Best Practices

Global Giving

Jessamine Chin Director, VMWare Foundation Who She Is: As Director of the VMware Foundation, Jessamine Chin leads engagement for VMware's 20,000+ employees and heads their worldwide, social impact programs. In 2017, Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine recognized VMware as one of the Best Workplaces for Giving Back. Jessa holds an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business and was recognized as the Beyond Yourself Fellow.

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FAQs about Joining a Nonprofit Board: How Much of my Time will I have to Give?

BoardAssist

More this week from our new blog series on the most frequently asked questions we hear from candidates considering joining a nonprofit board. All the answers have always be available in our book Giving Back , downloadable from the top of every page of our website. But many of our candidates don’t have the time to read our whole booklet on what to think about before joining a board.

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How To Create A High-Performance Culture

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In his book, The Responsible Leader , Tim Richardson explains that to create a high-performance culture , you need to plan and prepare for the following moments to ensure the conversations surrounding them are both meaningful and intentional: recruitment and induction of new team members performance management discussions promotion interviews and talent management discussions coaching discussions customer sales presentations handling customer complaints and problems briefings to the press, analy

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Educating Medical Personnel: New Book Reviews CPD Topics

Forj

Every so often a book is published that provides a community of practice with a fresh perspective on current issues. Editors William F. Rayburn, Mary G. Turco, and David A. Davis have put together what should become the de facto textbook for anyone studying to become an educator or trainer of medical practitioners. Titled Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Health Care , this edited collection reinforces the proposition that better education of health care professionals contrib

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9 Tips to Maximize Your Fundraising with Social Media

Tech Soup

Online fundraising is growing fast, even in the nonprofit world. In 2016, Blackbaud found that 7.2 percent of total nonprofit fundraising came from online giving. Small and large organizations alike are investing in ways to allow their donors to give online. People are also taking their phones out and making donations, literally. In 2016, 17 percent of online transactions were made using a mobile device.