EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

This guest post originally appeared on Idealist Careers blog. As someone who has jumped from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector and back again, I’ve learned a lot about the nuances of both, especially in terms of the all-important first interview. While I don’t claim to be an expert on interviewing (I’ve had a few terrible ones in my time), my work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes has taught me how to understand a new audience.

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Byte Technology

MAY 27, 2016

The old saying goes that possession is nine-tenths the law. But when it comes to our virtual online world—especially in the realm of website design and management—that adage doesn’t always ring true. Too many people who hire an individual designer or firm to build and launch their website often don’t pay special attention to the fine print of a contract and are shocked to learn—usually after the site goes live—that they have less control over changes, edits and general administration than they t

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Wild Apricot

MAY 26, 2016

Accessibility and diversity are about accommodating everyone, not just people with disabilities or people who are from minority groups. You want to make volunteering as welcoming to the widest number of people possible.

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BoardAssist

MAY 23, 2016

Watch BoardAssist’s recently televised interview discussing just how easy it can be to find the perfect nonprofit board. Described as New York’s leading nonprofit board matching service, BoardAssist’s services are recognized as an absolutely vital tool for New Yorkers looking to join a board in this new interview. The post VIDEO: Just How Easy is it to Find the Perfect Nonprofit Board for You?

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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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Achieve

MAY 22, 2016

I had the honor of giving The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University 2016 commencement speech. Below is the speech in its entirety. . —. It was my senior year in college, and I had no clue what I wanted to do. I had no job waiting for me. I was not like my friends, as each of them had a job lined up. One was going to work as a systems analyst for Anheuser Busch; one friend was going into a leadership program with SBC Global (now AT&T); and another was going into a manager

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

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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Donor Search

MAY 26, 2016

Although many nonprofit organizations understand the value of fundraising software and want to make the switch, many are stumped by how to approach the buying process. And who can blame them? There’s a lot to take into account when considering a new platform.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 25, 2016

If ethics were cut and dry, there wouldn’t be dilemmas; we wouldn’t have to use our moral compasses. Unfortunately, life is a little more complicated than that. In the nonprofit sector, there are various ethical and moral dilemmas that could creep in and bog down your straight path to doing more good. At the AFP Mid-America Conference on Fundraising, Robbe Healey spoke to seven ethical dilemmas nonprofits will face.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 27, 2016

“Purpose is the why behind everything within an organization,” says author John Baldoni, of the book, Lead With Purpose. Baldoni also believes that it is up to leaders to make certain that organizational purpose is understood and acted upon. And, to harness the talents of their employees, leaders must recognize their responsibility to instill purpose in the workplace.

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Gyrus

MAY 27, 2016

Six Things I Learned. As a brand new and fresh face, I am anxious to learn all the ins and outs of the Learning Management Systems industry. So, it may come as no surprise while attending my first trade show with Gyrus Systems, I set out to accomplish just that. While nestled deep into booth 1129 I began my quest for knowledge by performing an informal poll with our visitors.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2016

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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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2016

This blog is the first in a three part series that will focus on the tools you need in order to build a comprehensive grants seeking program. Today’s post will focus on how to create a Grant Decision Matrix. When your organization needs funding for a project, how do you approach the grants seeking process ? Do you begin planning before the need for funding arises?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 26, 2016

The April 2014 issue of Inc. magazine featured a fascinating list of 35 questions from business owners, entrepreneurs and management thinkers. Each offered the one question they would ask to move a company forward. From the list, my favorites are : Are we relevant? Will we be relevant five years from now? Ten? What prevents me from making the changes I know will make me a more effective leader?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2016

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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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2016

Two years ago, in their groundbreaking book The Second Machine Age , Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, director, and Andrew McAfee, co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy , described digital technology's transformative effect on business, the economy, and society. With productivity, wealth, and profits at historic highs, digital innovation has created unprecedented bounty for a great number of people.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2016

When it comes to peer-to-peer fundraising events, there are a few indisputable truths—you will have zero dollar participants, you won’t have enough port-a-potties, and people will do anything to get a t-shirt. As staff, it can be frustrating and downright hilarious to see and hear the lengths to which people will go to get one. Finally, someone is explaining the psychology behind this deep-seated t-shirt desire (and much more).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. In order to survive over the long term and gain competitive advantage, companies must learn how to connect profoundly with the world around them -- not only with customers and stakeholders, but also with employees, local communities, politicians, and the environment itself.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2016

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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Advertiser: Syncrony

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2016

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 21, 2016

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 26, 2016

I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference: InterActivity 2016. As I sat in a session, Membership from Here to There and Everywhere In Between, I had a realization: No one is better at managing membership programs than children’s museums. Children’s museums have all the challenges that all membership driven organization have… PLUS they have children, and therefore their members, aging out of their institutions every year.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2016

"Superbosses embrace certain practices that good bosses don't, and they do even more of the productive things that good bosses do," says Syney Finkelstein , author of the new book, Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent. What's more, according to Finkelstein's findings from ten years of research and two hundred interviews, superbosses focus on identifying promising newcomers, inspiring their best work, and launching them into highly successful careers, while also expandin

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Advertiser: DonorDock

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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