The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Through HHF’s award-winning LOFT leadership and workforce development program, tens of thousands of students and young professionals are connected to each other and to mentors and resources. Read our full profile of the Latino Victory Project and how they use technology to run winning campaigns here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

Involving beneficiaries can save organizations money on projects by utilizing untapped beneficiary talent, according to an article from Public Administration and Development. Ask beneficiaries to volunteer with projects and events. Obstacle 1: “We have no money.”. Obstacle 2: “We have no time.”.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

NSD) aimed to improve the voting experience and increase civic engagement using public art. Here’s My Chance (HMC), a creative agency that works exclusively with nonprofits and socially responsible businesses, produced the project. These men then created signs for our project. Use Art to Tackle the “Big Issues”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Whether it be packing food boxes, mentoring youth, or assisting with general office work, volunteers contribute valuable time and energy to help organizations succeed. Initial training and oversight should be provided to develop their capabilities, but the return on investment will be beneficial once volunteers can lead projects autonomously.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Black Teacher Project. Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” In response, the SPLC's Teaching Tolerance Project assembled an advisory board and worked with prominent scholars to to develop a framework and offer a set of recommendations for teaching about American slavery. Advancement Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been working on a new project that will launch next month. It is a leadership professional development project for emerging leaders in nonprofits in collaboration with Third Plateau funded by the Packard Foundation. Flickr Photo by Celestine Chua. We see this in groups like Weight Watchers or AA.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2019

I was a small fry at a big museum, volunteering for a project I had no business taking on. My boss and mentor Anna often encouraged me to stretch the limits. She protected and supported me in leading projects far beyond my job description. In all these projects, I had to take a risk. I was proud to be seen as a maverick.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 26, 2005

Beth Kanter posted information about an interesting youth mentoring opportunity on the www.netsquared.org blog recently. They are looking for bloggers from around the world to be blogging mentors for 1 week as part of the Young Caucasus Women project, a group blog for young women from the Caucasus region (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Last week, I participated in three very intense days of project, curriculum, and online community planning for a new project, E-Mediat , a multi-stakeholder capacity building project for NGOS and Social Media in the Middle East. Multi-stakeholder projects with many organizations, people, and roles are complex.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Young volunteers and interns who are lacking in the longer view of mobile and social media can quickly advance provided they are mentored by experienced communications or development staff, or given access to quality training. If the photos and videos are poorly shot, it will be impossible to create a finished product worthy of publication.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Her work on nonprofit studies has appeared in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly , Nonprofit Management & Leadership , Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations , and Public Management Review. Meet Dr. Wang. How would you describe yourself in 5-10 words? For how long have you worked at ASU?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The example he used was the hero myth: an underdog starts from nothing, becomes educated or stronger by way of a mentor, and then saves the world. Sachs said that organizations must make their audiences the hero and put themselves in the place of the mentor. Shapins said the company plans to open it up to the public soon.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

Along with coaching nonprofits, he’s a best-selling author and public speaker. . Dan is an avid writer, public speaker and activist who focuses on unleashing the “untapped potential” in individuals and the nonprofit sector as a whole. Simone is an experienced nonprofit consultant and project manager. Marc knows his stuff! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Beyond the First Click is a project of Capulet, Change.org and the Mobilisation Lab at Greenpeace. More than a hundred hand-selected volunteers are highly trained in interview techniques, media relations and public speaking to become Greenpeace spokespeople. She says, “I never thought I could be coaching and mentoring people.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. Download the report Step 4: Begin Writing After answering all the questions above, think through how you’d want to communicate these answers to the public.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Paulina Sobieszuk, the Apps4Warsaw project manager, said that the project started several years ago. "It wasn't by accident that we were approached as a partner for this project," says Alicja Peszkowska, communications specialist at TechSoup Europe. A Contest Built on City Data. Second Place: Curtain up!

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Who will win $2,000 to put toward their projects? They''ve also launched the Ecoviate Mentorship Program - so far it''s very informal, they''re mentoring other youth around the world. Every day the app shows a new nonprofit campaign, whether project-specific or org-specific. . • Whose stories resonated most? In the U.S.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

When I hear colleagues in our sector talking about volunteers, though, I hear statements such as “we need to use volunteers on this project” or “that program has to utilize more volunteers in order to do that event.” They also share that they felt wanted and appreciated. This simple change may just bring profound results!

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2015

On a lower level, one of the most important lessons I learned as a technologist is the importance of systems and project management. But I think it’s critical to approach even the smallest sites as a project, and that means project management. In 2000 I took a job as a network admin at Public Interactive. Most of us have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Programs, like Chase’s Community Giving and Pepsi’s soon to be launched Refresh Project, that reach millions of consumers, require significant support from philanthropy, marketing, advertising, public affairs, legal, and customer service departments within a corporation to develop, manage and promote.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Investing in employee engagement can yield the following benefits for your organization: Public reputation boost. Leaders can incentivize participation by providing free meals to mentors and mentees. We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. Expand Your Nonprofit Measurement and Data Bookshelf: Here are two recent publications for nonprofits and impact measurement.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

While her internship could be tough at times, Mackey's mentors at Year Up pushed her to move forward in her career. Public libraries are also working diligently to close both the digital and the opportunity gap: from giving free classes on resume-building to providing free access to technology. Libraries Building Bridges.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Daniel had been a journalist, and he knew that publications often received review copies of software. Bruce elaborates: "Many computer magazines, and other publications like The New York Times , Newsweek , and Time had surplus review software, which they were often sending to the landfill.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The First Crowdfunding Platform for Nonprofit Technology Projects. The tech support nonprofit, TechBridge in Georgia, has launched the first crowdfunding platform for nonprofit technology projects. nonprofit organization is invited to post their technology project on the website. Find more on this project here.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Even as demographics change and public participation in the arts shifts away from these Euro-traditional formats, the money still flows down the old pathways. Reading the report, I kept thinking of Rick Lowe, the artist and community activist behind Project Row Houses in Houston. He got to see the museum process from the inside.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Funds made necessary by COVID will have a different tone than funds for an exciting new project.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2006

This week Beth Kanter and I finished our week being mentors for the Young Caucasus Women Project. On Friday our mentor cycle ended and a new one will begin with a new mentor blogger tomorrow (Sunday). The project will continue through the spring and into early summer. This is a project of the Getty Museum. (I

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

You need to locate an agency interested in funding your project, but where do you start? A large percentage of grant opportunities in the United States are available to the public through one of two websites: grants.gov and foundationcenter.org. Depending on your organization or project’s focus, one of these sites may be more suitable.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

" Here at TechSoup, we're excited to see nonprofits and public libraries as well as our donor partners, Microsoft and Cisco, involved with TechHire. How do we take this on as a real project?" Volunteer as a mentor, instructor, or support for a nonprofit (such as Year Up!) And this really needs to change.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 10, 2020

Though, I also appreciate all the workers who are doing particularly hard tasks, keeping public spaces clean for example. From time to time, step back and take distance from your projects, having a bird’s eye perspective helps to understand dynamics and situations that being immersed in the work don’t. I appreciate them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The conversation can be with a mentor, boss or those who your mistake affected. In this instance I became too focused on a couple of projects, was overconfident and failed to ask for help. The bigger and more public the better. This is going to involve some self examination and feedback from others.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Most board members are eager for new projects to support – managing your junior board is a great, easy job to delegate to a board member. Pick a board member to host junior board meetings at their home, who will also attend junior board events and generally liaise with and mentor the junior board. Keep a lid on fundraising costs.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

We're seeking great folks for public programs, participatory exhibit design, online marketing, 3D design, and whatever else you might have to offer. I wanted the ability to do projects that would end up on the floor. If you're interested in interning with me and my crew at the MAH in the coming months, please check out our offerings.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

As coaches, mentors, and teachers, we have to put our youth in situations where they learn the best ways to communicate with one another, help each other, and encourage one another. Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0691 602.496.0500 An academic unit of the College of Public Programs Central Ave.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 15, 2013

I''m heading to the American Alliance of Museums'' annual conference this weekend, and I''m psyched to reconnect with friends and mentors and meet new people who can inspire and stimulate fresh ideas. How can we look at "experiences" across space and time instead of separating place- and event-based projects?

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