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Michelle’s RiseUP Fellowship Experience: RiseUP Fellow to Full Time Employee

Media Cause

Not for lack of gratefulness for the program (which you’ll see there is much), or the feeling of imposter syndrome (which is all too true at times), but, mainly, for the displeasure of putting myself back in the days and emotions that came before my acceptance to the program. Applying for the RiseUP Fellowship Program.

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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

During the COP26 meetings, the Malala Fund presented its Gender-Equal Green Learning Agenda , which recommends leaders use education as a powerful tool to address the climate crisis by adding climate issues to all school curriculums and vocational training. The 10 instructions are simple, as befits LEGO’s typical style, but incisive.

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Mattering: The Growing Volunteer Motivator

VQ Strategies

Now, at some point every day, I catch sight of this little green square of paper that shares such a profound message. Fortunately, mattering can be integrated into every aspect of a volunteer program. Understanding their internal drivers and the skills they bring to a project may inspire additional ways that they can serve.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

Nonprofit Tech for Good

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. A good social media manager has an advanced communications and online fundraising skill set. A good social media manager has experience with online communications and fundraising.

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Veterans Organic Garden: An Off-the-Grid Jobs Program

Tech Soup

The project provides paid internships and job skills training for unemployed and low-income veterans, as well as rehabilitation therapy (through gardening!) Solar-Powered Technology and Job Skills Training. The Veterans Organic Garden has laptops that are mainly used to train veteran interns in employment skills.

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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. Becoming certified as an orange hat is recognition of commitment and skill–it’s a real accomplishment. Greenpeace Germany’s spokesperson program is a textbook case of Kress’ thesis in action.

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Computer Technologies Program in Berkeley: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

Computer Technologies Program in Berkeley, California, was one of our test sites. They provide people with disabilities with training in IT skills useful for employment. They also operate a PC refurbishment program called their Computer ReUse Center , which refurbishes 200 computers per year. TechSoup and Interconnection.