Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2019

As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable. Two important aspects of a culture of resilience are friendship and feelings.

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Donor Search

AUGUST 13, 2019

How your professional association can beat the competition to the next generation of talent What are the most pressing challenges facing your trade or professional association or professional society? Attracting talent is likely at or near the top of the list.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 13, 2019

Here's a powerful paragraph from the book, Execution -- The Discipline of Getting Things Done , by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan : "Most people know someone in their organization who doesn't perform well, yet manages to keep his job year after year. The usual reason, we find, is that the person's leader doesn't have the emotional fortitude to confront him and take decisive action.

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Donor Search

AUGUST 13, 2019

How your professional association can beat the competition to the next generation of talent What are the most pressing challenges facing your trade or professional association or professional society? Attracting talent is likely at or near the top of the list.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2019

Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Alexa Schnoor Fall 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. New technology is consistently emerging and transforming how we interact with the world. Whether it be social media, digital media, data analytics, information technology or virtual volunteerism, nonprofits have a multitude of pathways to integrate technology into their organizations to improve and advance their social missions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 13, 2019

Great ideas for your business can come at anytime from anyone on your team. So, as a leader, be sure you dig deep for ideas, and provide an easy way for all employees to make suggestions. Did you know that the idea for the microwave oven came to the inventor, Percy L. Spencer, when a chocolate bar melted in his shirt pocket as he stood in front of a magnetron, the microwave tube used to power radar?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2019

Recently, I was in Maine on a research trip/ quick family getaway. My children were fairly patient, partly as they don’t know there are families that don’t drag their children with them for work trips. As many a museum parent, I also assume I am dragging my children with me, often forgetting that they like museums. One afternoon we were wandering back from somewhere hoping to find something indoors to do, and we drove by this building.

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