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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

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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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Once you map this all out, write the PSA out in script fashion word for word. Then you’ll need to decide on a production budget and assess your team’s skills to understand if you can create the needed files in house or if you need to hire a professional. . Step 3: Produce the PSA.

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Data and Maps: Making Place Legible

NTEN

More specifically, what about mapped data? Creating display maps – in print or as digital images – is easier than ever before, and interactive, web-based mapping is all over the place, so to speak. Some of this is a general cognitive truth, but a good part of that comes from poorly designed maps.

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5 Tips for Community Health Centers to Transition to New Fund Accounting Software

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Identify the right skills on your team. You don’t need a big staff to successfully implement new fund accounting software —you just need to be able to tap into the right skills on your team or know when to rely on an outside consultant. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok!

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A People First Approach To Nonprofit AI Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When staff are able to map out what the AI can do and what they can do, they get a view of their job role that they have never had before. It helps them cultivate essential human skills like adaptability, creativity, and problem-solving, which are invaluable in a world increasingly shaped by AI.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.

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Network Skills for Personal Productivity and Organizational Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I noticed that Jenny Ambrozek , someone who thinks deeply about networks in a business context, re-tweeted one of my musings on network leadership skill sets. She pointed me to her fabulous deck and wiki on the topic. Use network maps to visualize the network and make connections. Patterns of participation impact knowledge flow.

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