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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies. This fall, a year into my master’s program, I started an internship on Candid’s communications team.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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If you’re interviewing prospective employees, be as clear about the company’s expectations for behavior and attitude as you are about the professional skills required. This knowledge can short-cut the path to effective collaboration and illuminate interpersonal dynamics for the group. The MBTI can illuminate group dynamics.

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13 Students Graduate ITWorks Fall 2013 Program

TechImpact

ITWorks students graduate December 2013. What I hope you walk away with is the knowledge that there are people in those companies who care about you,” said Tech Impact’s Associate Executive Director Anthony Pisapia, in his welcoming remarks. Even on graduation, students had lessons to learn. The journey starts here.”.

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Bullet Journaling for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have found this productivity very useful in my own work and Ma’ayan was kind enough to write up this guest post for nonprofit professionals. . Bullet Journaling for Nonprofit Professionals – Guest Post by Ma’ayan Alexander. BuJo for nonprofit professionals. BuJo is a personal tool.

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Unlocking change: Free access to Candid’s nonprofit resources

Candid

Free nonprofit educational resources Most nonprofit leaders hold deep expertise in their organization’s focus area, but not everyone working in the social sector arrives equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to fundraise effectively.

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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Boards that are professionally, demographically, and ideologically diverse are more likely to be open to risk tolerance. recommends looking outside members’ professional expertise to provide a spectrum of opinions among leaders: “If you don’t have leaders with a range of professional backgrounds, there will not be a lot of new thinking.

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Learn MBA Skills In 12 Weeks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. For our book, forming a reading group with professional peers would be especially helpful, inside or outside the organization in which you work.

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