Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The ninth guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Katya Andresen. Katya Andresen, Network for Good: How I Have Fun, Do Good Britt Bravo is ahead of her time. For years, Britt’s been promoting this very concept - the idea of having fun while doing good. It’s more fun – and it’s more effective.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

A mentor at my first fundraising job once told me that I was “too naïve to know what won’t work.” At all times, staff, board members, and volunteers should be should be ready and willing to champion the organization’s mission, cultivate. relationships and promote giving. Be innovative. It was empowering.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Include statistics and fun facts where possible, and include a question at the end that would inspire conversation.” Include relevant hashtags: [link] ” The results: Also, use this ChatGPT prompt when you want to engage your supporters. We also provide meals to those that need them.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As nearly half a million children in the Metro Atlanta area live in communities with low or very low child well-being, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta works with volunteers to create one-to-one mentoring relationships that defend, inspire and empower the potential that lives within every kid. We take it everywhere we can!”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Slack automatically organizes students into smaller course-group channels with industry mentors to help ensure their success. As courses progress, Slack is used as the central channel for all course communications, including peer collaboration, speaker announcements, industry news, and mentor feedback.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 30, 2010

fill in the blank tiny text bowl to a Have Fun Do Good reader. with a have fun do good idea. Below are how 25 people said they would have fun and do good: MAfrika: Complete my EVOLVE missions and thanks to you - I now have a mentor too. A couple weeks ago I posted that Paloma's Nest would be giving away a TODAY I WILL.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If you’ve been part of the Salesforce community for a while, you’ve certainly heard of Trailhead — the fun way to learn about all things Salesforce. We collaborate across teams and functions — this includes the Trailhead team that provides mentoring for our editors and writers, and all the support that makes the Trailhead magic happen.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Have some fun. They are highly effective mentors and coaches. They believe that stress will enhance their ability to grow and improve. Finally, the book’s tips for combating and managing day-to-day stress include : Take micro breaks. Maintain your social connections. Establish and maintain boundaries. Try an anti-stress diet.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Plan opportunities for volunteers to have fun together. Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Treat volunteers and the roles asked of them with respect and importance. Team building.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters As an organization dedicated to mentoring children, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) exemplifies how successful peer-to-peer campaigns can be for fundraising. Fun Runs and other walkathon-type events might be more common than bowling or golfing, but that doesn’t make them any less effective.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2022

When I moved to a new state after college, it was really fun to start with a blank slate and build my community in a way that fit my newfound identity. Though we’re the same age and grew up as sleepaway camp friends, she always felt like a mentor to me as well. Who has had the largest impact on your life? My friend Ren!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 27, 2021

Having a dedicated peer mentor is usually effective and offers an additional contact other than a manager. Our celebrations this month have themes centered around being active, being creative, learning something new, and doing something fun.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Girls4Tech programs are organized by regional coordinators and they are the ones who encourage employees to serve as role models and mentors, teaching the foundations of payments technology in fun, engaging ways. During a session, girls will crack codes, listen for potential fraud, solve problems using big data and more.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

I've heard a lot employees and managers talk about "needing a mentor." " When I ask them what goals they are looking to accomplish with a mentor, most have no concrete answer. What is a mentor and what do they do anyway? Mentoring Is. Mentoring Is Not. Why does someone want a mentor?

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Houston , the largest, one-to-one mentoring agency in the country, found those same qualities served them well last year when they needed to quickly switch from hosting their yearly gala to hosting a virtual fundraiser during the pandemic. The Results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 15, 2014

Mentoring is equally powerful. Be Fun - I would consider my Dad to have been a serious kind of guy. At work, I use fun to diffuse situations. He loved even more to teach. He lived to help other people learn. In the workplace, providing learning opportunities is one of the most powerful things you can do for an employee.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 4, 2007

Read through each woman's area of expertise to find the best mentor for you. Once you agree on a day and time, you are responsible for calling your mentor at the time you agreed upon. If you need to cancel, please give your mentor 24 hours notice. If you need to cancel, please give your mentor 24 hours notice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Casual Fridays or “Fun Fridays” Encourage staff to ask for help. Do fun icebreakers at meetings and other team building activities. Mentoring program and cross training. Staff goes out of the building for a meeting at least once a quarter. Understand diversity and blind spots and how they might hurt people.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

The aquarium, a nonprofit based in California, uses a fun and informative voice while keeping all of its content animal- and environmental-focused. A nonprofit excelling at being authentic on social media is Monterey Bay Aquarium—on Instagram , TikTok , Twitch , Discord , and more. And that’s more than okay.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

SEEK is a free, three-week summer camp for children in elementary school where they’ll be able to engage with a fun learning experience they may not otherwise have access to in their schools and communities. The NSBE is also always looking for new mentors and partners who want to support their mission. View this post on Instagram.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2006

Girls for a Change , a nonprofit that pairs women with middle and high school girls to help them create social change in their communities, is looking for mentors in the Bay Area and Phoenix. girl social change mentor Every meeting, they are making decisions, leading, listening to one another, and forming strong bonds of sisterhood.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Time flies when you’re having fun…and apparently so do books. And we now have 500 highly qualified Mentor Teachers—very special people who assist their peers in using Bookshare and assist us in testing new products and features. At the close of 2012, we are five years into our work in education and are serving over 230,000 students.

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Qgiv

JULY 12, 2022

Match new board members up with a more experienced board member so that they can form a mentor/mentee relationship. Make service a fun experience. Make board meetings fun by building in a chance to socialize during the meeting. It can also outline the benefits of serving on the board as well. Create a board mentorship program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

These are the things we do that aren’t fun or exciting. Don’t let all the fun social activities just become tasks you want to avoid. If you don’t have a supervisor, or have one you struggle with, find a mentor by consulting with someone who has more fundraising experience than you and is therefore more likely to have helpful tips.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 17, 2011

You don’t get to say no, no matter how much you may want to.” – Eli Stone Friday is Have Fun, Do Good's 6th anniversary, and my 42nd birthday. Mentors new bloggers. “[A] gift is something that is given. You don’t own it. The world does. The world is asking you to use it. Is grateful for her readers no matter how many, or few there are.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 26, 2005

Beth Kanter posted information about an interesting youth mentoring opportunity on the www.netsquared.org blog recently. They are looking for bloggers from around the world to be blogging mentors for 1 week as part of the Young Caucasus Women project, a group blog for young women from the Caucasus region (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia).

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

The best part is all the fun we have along the way. Leader, mentor & NPTech catalyst – this is how I see this year’s NTEN award winner. The NTEN Award is kind of like our “Spirit” Award: we give it to the NTEN community member who rallies this team by example and encouragement.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can incorporate fun polls and surveys to engage potential participants and appeal to your advocates. You can even connect volunteers with a mentor or more experienced P2P participant to help guide them through the process and reach their goals. It’s also an efficient way to send out important information to everyone all at once.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

They want to write "morning pages," meditate, exercise, blog, cook dinner, make art, stretch, drink 8 glasses of water, eat healthier, and give thanks more often (sound familiar?).

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Fast Pitch is a fun-filled evening where local nonprofits give three-minute pitches about their nonprofits. The ability to tell potential volunteers, donors, and champions your story in a succinct and cogent manner is as invaluable as it is daunting.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

With articles like “ These 10 adorable bunnies want you to read this blog post about fiscal sponsorship and equity” and “ When you base pay on salary history, a unicorn loses its horn,” reading the serious stuff becomes a little more bearable—and a lot more fun. Shanon Doolittle ( @sldoolittle ). Simone Joyaux ( @spjoyaux ).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

In the book, O’Neil shares his deeply personal, honest, uplifting, inspiring and sometimes tragic story of grief and healing and his discovered most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In the book, O’Neil shares his deeply personal, honest, uplifting, inspiring and sometimes tragic story of grief and healing and his discovered most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun. She says, “I never thought I could be coaching and mentoring people. For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour. It felt amazing to identify with that exhilaration of, ‘yes, I can do it!’”.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

These types of events and retreats should be fun and meaningful for all ages. Inter-generational mentor program: A mentor program can help make your organization more personal. When different generations connect there is an opportunity to share history, values and it benefits both mentors and mentees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

In the book, O’Neil shares his deeply personal, honest, uplifting, inspiring and sometimes tragic story of grief and healing and his discovered most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

We wanted to create a fun and collaborative environment to pitch an idea, help them think strategically, and find like-minded individuals to work through their ideas together.”. “We wanted to give nonprofits a chance to propel their world changing ideas, especially as they are often overlooked in the tech community,” said Emily. “We

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