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10 Things to Know When Moving To A More ?Capable Software Platform

VisionLink

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

” You’re going to review the annual, you know, commitment form and have that discussion because you have to remember that board members are busy. ” You’re going to provide your board members with the script. ” To each board member, have the script, they pick up their cell phones and they make those calls.

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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people. I created a script of conversation starters/questions about crowd sourcing and using social media for program delivery. Then I reviewed each slide deck and created a compilation (see above) and developed the final script.