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Nonprofit CEOs and the Network Mindset

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SF Goodwill's CEO, Debbie Alvarez-Rodriguez Source: Flickr, Goodwill SF. It means communicating through a network model, rather than a broadcast model—finding where the conversations are happening and taking part. She made her point by doing a quick poll of people in the audience.

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The Art of Facilitating Virtual Meetings with Sticky Notes

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Guidestar has multiple office locations, so this session was done as a virtual meeting using a platform and apps that offered features like chat, desktop sharing, polling, white board, sticky notes, and audio and video conferencing. Flickr Image by Derek Gavey. Finally, you identify next steps and follow up.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

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Image courtesy Tsahi Levent-Levi via Flickr. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. Disruptive Model: Social Network. Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding.

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Linking Results To Key Performance Indicators Is Like Hooking Up A Big TV

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Flickr Photo by HorrorTaxi. I was curious about how hard or easy this step was for participants in the peer learning group at Packard and polled them. The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

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Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day.

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11 Mobile Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits

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With the exception of mobile pages created specifically for group text messaging and QR code campaigns (donate, petitions, polls, and so on), most people will browse through only the fresh content on your mobile website. A mobile website should not be modeled after your desktop site. The two have completely different purposes.

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Reflections from NTC Plenary Panel on Innovation

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Flickr Photo by Julia Smith. If people fail in an intervention model, you can destabilize a society. The complicated design involved the use of text or online flash polls that could be shared on the screen and have the audience take the poll. If people fail in marketing a product, a few people lose their jobs.

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