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Interview with Bryan Stevenson: On Juneteenth and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Stevenson is a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School and started EJI to dedicate his life to fighting the unequal treatment of marginalized communities. When we teach history in the United States, we often skip the parts that are not so wonderful. Learning is the action item. So learning is the first thing.

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Peer-to-peer learning models is a great way for staff to mentor each other and either learn a new skill or strengthen a previous skill.

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Being another layer over existing technologies, those who are comfortable with the current models can stay behind while the rest of us move up to the next level. SL is not some new revolutionary model that has never been seen before. Come on, get real already. SL has the potential to add a new level to the existing web technologies.

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Philanthropy University Offers Amazing (Free!) Online Courses

Tech Soup

He is teaching The Essentials of Nonprofit Strategy. What You Can Learn at Philanthropy University. The upcoming roster of courses include these instructors teaching on the following topics: Jessica Jackley (co-founder of Kiva) on social entrepreneurship. Learn 5 Steps for Beginners in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Mentoring Staff New to Nonprofit Work

ASU Lodestar Center

It’s rare to learn of someone who entered a nonprofit career having always known that this is what they were born to do. Work with the new employee to help him/her learn the basic business practices important to the business of working to raise money within a nonprofit infrastructure.

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Warning: Museum Graduate Programs Spawn Legions of Zombies!

Museum 2.0

Sure, it’s great to learn museum theory and history. One of the reasons I fell in love with museums is because they support learning that is distinctly un-school-like. Museum people aren’t mathematicians; our work can’t be traced to an immutable set of laws. But did they get an A in the class where they first learned that?

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75 Top Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

If you want to learn a bit more about hosting a silent auction, check out our blog post on the eight steps to running a stellar event. Of course, this one can put you at odds with the law if you’re not careful, so make sure to get legal advice on any laws or local ordinances you need to follow.

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