Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. By Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Idea Lab at Blackbaud, originally appeared on npENGAGE.com.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. Yesterday was the second annual #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday Trends.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

Member based nonprofits and trade associations have been consistently losing ground in the volunteer sector and are challenged with remaining relevant and retaining members. The Lean Startup method teaches you how to drive a startup: how to steer, when to turn, and when to persevere and grow a business with maximum acceleration.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I splurged and got the interviews I've been doing for my podcast transcribed by CastingWords, so I'll be posting an interview each day this week. Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. I like CastingWords overall. Britt Bravo: Hi!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

1. Deep Analysis of Your Audience: I always (try) to do a thorough participant assessment before I teach any workshop or do a presentation. For each group, I had them create a spectra-gram and interviewed them and gave advice on next steps. Having a metaphor, made it easy. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Below is an edited transcript of an interview from October 11, 2008 with Cami Walker, the founder of the 29-Day Giving Challenge, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. In the interview, Cami mentions that she is writing a book about the 29 Day Giving Challenge. I happened to open the journal.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Although they grew more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual volunteer opportunities are likely here to stay. Besides keeping people safe during the pandemic, virtual volunteering also allows nonprofits to: Reach a more geographically far-flung audience. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Why is that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. The interview went so well that I was offered a full-time web developer position on the spot. And each day, I work on at least one important task I want to accomplish before opening my inbox or social media. So you give money and volunteer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 31, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. I lecture in academic courses occasionally, and I do community teaching. Meet the folks who are here to help you and your nonprofit succeed!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Ask if they'd introduce you to their contact so you can set up an informational interview. Also, people often share job openings with their LinkedIn network before they post it elsewhere. If you can't afford to attend an event or conference, see if they'll let you volunteer in exchange for a reduced fee.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2006

Today's transcript is from my interview with the founders of Back to Earth , an organic catering and outdoor adventure company. One of the things I've enjoyed the most about interviewing people for this podcast is seeing the similarities and connections that arise between people. I hope that you enjoy their interview.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

We dodge opportunities to write whenever we can, though we never cease to smile when we open our mailboxes and dis­cover a handwritten letter addressed to us. A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In this highly personable, conversational, insightful, eye-opening, empowering and uplifting book, he shows you how to decode your own loves, turn them into their most powerful expression, and do the same for those you lead and those you love. More specifically, he teaches you how to: Use love to reveal your unique gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2021

Have your staff or volunteers available to answer calls from your viewers. 6) Teach your viewers how to bid. For example, 21st Century Leaders on Twitter : REMINDER: Our Georgia Youth Leadership Awards Auction is open on Wed., 7) End your recorded event with a brief live interview. . March 25 – Fri. March 27th!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2009

To learn more about the Fund, I attended a panel called Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Using open source innovation platforms (she mentioned something about Kellogg, that I didn't quite catch--maybe the Kellogg Innovation Network ?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

When I've do social media and nonprofit trainings, the audience consists of staff, board members, or volunteers from nonprofit organizations. It was eye opening. Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

In this highly personable, conversational, insightful, eye-opening, empowering and uplifting book, he shows you how to decode your own loves, turn them into their most powerful expression, and do the same for those you lead and those you love. More specifically, he teaches you how to: Use love to reveal your unique gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. 5) Online classes. 23) Bingo.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In this highly personable, conversational, insightful, eye-opening, empowering and uplifting book, he shows you how to decode your own loves, turn them into their most powerful expression, and do the same for those you lead and those you love. More specifically, he teaches you how to: Use love to reveal your unique gifts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 How To Be An Open Leader Charlene Li, the author of the best-seller book, Groundswell , was kind enough to send me an advance copy of her newest book, Open Leadership , which she released for sale on May 24. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 28, 2010

Sunday, March 28, 2010 Make It Easy For Employees To Volunteer April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week. will celebrate and honor their volunteers. If you are not already volunteering, what a great time to start. Make a commitment to yourself to start volunteering before that week starts!

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Close the 20 browser windows you currently have open. Here’s the industry that we’re trying to fill, and now here’s a list of potential candidates, let’s interview these candidates.” ” And when you’re interviewing those candidates, of course, you’re going to ask some questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers I really like author Paul R. Timms advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. These open-ended questions will let your customers really express their ideas, opinions and needs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 New Mobile App Makes It Easy To Find Volunteer Opportunities You can now find local volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.orgs new free mobile app for iPhones. Download the app, type in your zip code, and you will be presented a host of nonprofit organizations with volunteer opportunities in your area.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Panelist: Tara Hunt, Intuit 7. Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

By Volunteering As the nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. on Monday, January 17, volunteer or make the decision to volunteer in your community. Many business leaders turn to Volunteer Match to find volunteer opportunities. Then, either volunteer and/or organize a team of your employees to volunteer !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Just because the task isn’t specifically related to your degree, it might open up your world. Students Discussing Their Assessments of Host Organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We were also very lucky that Claire Sale volunteered to be our Twitter advocate who monitored the Twitter stream and verbalized important points and insights. . We used a broad definition of crowd sourcing, simply stated as: Getting ideas, content, volunteer tasks, money, or other things from a wide swath of people.

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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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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" If you can teach science, how can you be stupid? These kids are different from the mostly middle or upper-class white kids who volunteer at many science centers.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Younger Gen Z (18-25), though, will rarely open mail, much less respond to it… but the right Facebook, Instagram or TikTok message will engage them and even lead them to take action. They can help you with more technical processes and teach you how to improve your data hygiene routine. Communication is never one-size-fits-all.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We’re told that our volunteer boards should do the fundraising as though it’s this separate thing that’s not really connected to the rest of the nonprofit. So this isn’t true for all volunteer board run nonprofits, but nonprofits who have paid staff. Another one from Sarah, increase volunteer engagement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Teach something new to your team 24. Volunteer within your community and allow your employees to volunteer 39. Have an open door policy 66. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Exercise more. Stop smoking. Praise when compliments are earned 19.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I interviewed Steven on my podcast, Smart Communications Podcast, about his book. Maybe, if you’re really lucky, you’ll get me to show up for a free event like an open house or something on Zoom. You should practice what you teach, which is, you know, be open and learn and grow. Do you want them to donate?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" If you can teach science, how can you be stupid? These kids are different from the mostly middle or upper-class white kids who volunteer at many science centers.

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