ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Nonprofit organizations offer services to the public that governments and businesses do not. Many business experiences and skills can be adapted to the nonprofit sector - such as project management , sales and marketing, and accounting. Evaluate Your Skills and Experience. They are: Understand the Nonprofit Sector.

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San Diego Management United States Skills 40

BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Develop New Leadership Skills: There are invaluable skills you’ll acquire serving on a board. Sitting on any board, whether it’s corporate or nonprofit, can teach you a tremendous amount. So what rewards and opportunities can you expect from joining a nonprofit board?

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Find out where their skills are in this area and use them! Was it someone in their network?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are ways to take the wonderful work you’re doing and expand your reach to teach more people, heal more people and enrich more people’s lives. If you’re doing anything worth doing, you can collaborate with business, government and other nonprofits in consortium efforts to address complex problems holistically.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. Seeing Millennials with those skills is great.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Whether offering a workshop, giving a keynote speech in your community, or persuading funders in a new campaign, nonprofit leaders require strong presentation skills — from designing amazing slides and visuals to listening to your audience as you share your ideas. Are you looking for secrets to giving great presentations? Nat Robinson.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They were influenced by parents (89%), grandparents (63%), close friends (56%) and peers (47%) in their approach to philanthropy; and for most, a philanthropic mindset was instilled early on in life. David loves to offer his skills and interests as well as writing a check, becoming deeply engaged in one nonprofit at a time. Stay tuned!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are ways to take the wonderful work you’re doing and expand your reach to teach more people, heal more people, and enrich more lives. If you’re doing anything worth doing , you could collaborate with businesses, governments, and other nonprofits to address complex problems in a holistic way. You could take art to the schools.

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Artist Nonprofit Arts America 59

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2009

How awesome is it that the adults in his life gave him the support, skills and encouragement he needed to have this experience? If you have a child in your life who wants to make the world a better place, how do you support him or her? Write letters to your government officials (federal, state and local) together.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. The need for after school programs is growing in modern life. The program renovates lots of old Boston buildings and, in doing so, teaches job skills.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." Students also learn about teamwork, time management, conflict resolution, and work/life balance.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Read about how your community can breathe new life into an old story from Connecting Up, our Australian partner. Read all about how the Orange County Library System in Florida is teaching teens how to use MakerBot printers and flight simulators as well as other technology skills. TechSoup for Libraries. The ReStart Romania.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Whether offering a workshop, giving a keynote speech in your community, or persuading funders in a new campaign, nonprofit leaders require strong presentation skills — from designing amazing slides and visuals to listening to your audience as you share your ideas. Are you looking for secrets to giving great presentations? Nat Robinson.

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Oracle North Carolina Second Life San Francisco 36

Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Not enough funding from Federal / state government. Raise awareness of critical, life-saving COVID-19 measures. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice. Facilitate virtual mentoring, college application review, or interview skills workshop, like Mission Graduates is doing. HUMAN SERVICES.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

An example of an outcome that identifies change in life status is: The ability of the unemployed to find jobs will be increased due to your organization's job finding resources and resume writing workshops. How will people's behavior, attitude, skills, knowledge or life condition change as a result of the project?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 19, 2011

But, the wonderful thing about the literary arts is that they can teach you new things with each reading. I began to take a quick inventory of my own life as I continued reading. "Do Click here to read Karen Ramsey's "Seven Key Skills of High Impact Nonprofit Leaders.". What shall I put you down for?". Like this article?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Your Board members should not be family members, but people who are interested in your cause and have an applicable skill, such as accounting, marketing, social work, or social media, that they are willing to bring to the table. Choose a branch that is close to home to make your life easier. If you are located outside the U.S.,

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 1, 2015

NCF’s board currently includes 18 members from across the state who provide governance for the community and economic development efforts of NCF’s local affiliated funds. I want to do whatever we can to maximize the use of their time and skills. Great Board Members Are Made, Not Born. Why would they know it?”.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. Seeing Millennials with those skills is great.

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Discussion Generation Donor Structure 57

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We we use the “with” instead of the “for” perspective, we are able to see skills and contributions the community can make, opportunities for growth outside of your programs or your walls; we are able to see that we are part of a solution and not responsible for engineering the entire fix. Your organization has goals, too. What is it about?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Tom Ahern makes his living by writing cases and direct mail … by doing audits, reviewing and recommending fixes for donor communications … and by teaching others what he’s learned during decades of trial, error and the occasional spectacular success. AhernComm.com. Ahern didn’t start in fundraising.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In an article titled "Where Lying Was Business as Usual," Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. Workers were also encouraged to move from family to family to expand their range of skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. A specific example of the positive impact it made in the life of a constituent, in the area of digital inclusion. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Digital Sponsor Law San Francisco 70

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. A specific example of the positive impact it made in the life of a constituent, in the area of digital inclusion. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Digital Sponsor Law San Francisco 65

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership. Jan 13 - 15.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

NTEN blog points us to Code for Change this Summer , an opportunity for those with drupal skills to put them to good use. Social Media and Nonprofits Anshe Chung Studios in China has been quietly building a Second Life space, managed by TechSoup, for non-profits. You've got to love their logo. " Have any to add? Paul Lamb might.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Hospital is recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the US and donations to the Foundation help sustain critical programs at the hospital, including Pediatric Research and Patient Care, Maternity and Newborn Health, Family Support Programs, such as Child Life and Social Work, and so much more.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dance-a-Thon You and your staff work tirelessly to bring your nonprofit’s mission to life. Educational events hosted by nonprofits are powerful tools for sharing knowledge, developing skills, and empowering communities. Silent Retreat Offer a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life by hosting a silent retreat.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

Having managed adult volunteers to work with the young people in Streetside Stories workshops for many years, I know what a difference adult tutors and mentors can make in a young person's life and I appreciate Daniel's creating an online space for them to nework and share experiences.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Leslie Neal | ArtSpring | Arts for Incarcerated Women | Homestead, FL ArtSpring uses educational arts programming for developing self-growth and effective life skills for incarcerated women, men and youth. Twitter: @youthambassador ) 12. Twitter: @PDXJrScientists ) 16. Twitter: @cityhallfellows ) 17.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And one of the things that often occurs to me about mindshare that I think we lose sight of in nonprofits is that mindshare has a shelf life. I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. Who could you engage with?

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

As life is turning somewhat back to normal, what will fundraising events look like in a post-COVID world? Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization. While this is more luck than strategy or skill, it’s still an incredibly engaging and exciting way to raise some money!

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

I’m the first to admit, my entire life is in all of these Excel spreadsheets because I have a goal, and I’m backing up, and what does it look like this year? Again, it’s so simple, but I was like, “Oh, that’s actually the methodology I teach in fundraising.” Let’s push toward it.”

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