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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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7 ways to increase volunteer engagement

Nimble AMS

The easiest way to listen to your volunteers’ voices is to conduct a survey. Build hype. Offer mentor/mentee volunteer programs. Another great way to foster community within your volunteers is to pair experienced and new volunteers in a mentoring sort of relationship. Personal perks. Reimburse travel costs when possible.

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[VIDEO] Strategies for Retaining Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers and Donors

Bloomerang

Another really cool reason that this is something that we can focus on is because returning participants are great mentors for newer participants who maybe aren’t as familiar with your organization, or your fundraising event, or your tools. So you can kind of get them hyped up about your next event.

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