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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

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NTEN has long advocated that every organization needs to recognize the role of digital equity in meeting its mission. They create and implement ambitious projects to increase opportunities for adults in their communities to learn essential digital skills and receive grants to help launch their programs. Learn more.

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What is the Funder’s Role in Supporting Good Measurement?

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What are the skills and mindsets that nonprofits need to embrace data for social change? But they have also made data literacy an essential competency for everyone in the organization. Beth Kanter. Beth's Blog. What are the types of funding and capacity building that philanthropy should support to make this happen?

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. NTEN / Portland, OR / $899. Nonprofit Management.

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WeAreMedia: Listening for Nonprofits in a Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past five years, I’ve been teaching social media workshops for nonprofits and lately doing deeper dives on the techniques of listening both for nonprofits and in my role as Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Packard Foundation. The above presentation is a remix of a remix of a remix. Six Ways To Make Listening A Practice.

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MCON13: Working with Millennials

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Gen X is not large enough demographic to fill leadership roles. It''s important to equip them to learn leadership skills and hear what they are thinking. In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. How are you working with millennials?

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5 Tips to Plan Engaging Virtual Volunteer Opportunities

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Offer skills-based volunteer opportunities for participants to enhance certain skills, especially tech-related ones. Plus, you can still make your virtual opportunities hands-on by giving participants an active role in driving your mission forward. Volunteers play an important role in any nonprofit organization.

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