The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. 2019 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

Students experience the interdisciplinary and collaborative development of user interface solutions in international software projects while getting into FLOSS development." " This report is from NTEN, Common Knowledge, and The Port. These are some links I wanted to share from May 6th. Find me on Delicious for more!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

However, this is where we often find ourselves as mission-driven employees — called to perform tasks that stretch our skills and plunge us headlong into new areas of professional development. Following are just a few words of advice from the NTEN Community. Steph Routh is content manager at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Director, Professional Services. We already know that Facebook is crushing it and that schools have an incredible opportunity to use the platform to deepen relationships with families, students and alumni. Frank Barry. But is your nonprofit getting the most out of the platform? Are you using Facebook to its full potential?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about. This is one of my favorite books about instructional design, especially if you are designing professional development activities for nonprofit staff or other trainers. By Vicki Halsey. by Jane Bozarth, Editor. by Jane Bozarth.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2011

But NTEN members are using the newest, and some of the oldest, technologies to do good all over the world. The Educational Development Center is helping nearly 150,000 students in Sudan receive a better education, using a relatively old technology: the radio. Flickr: Iwan Indrawan Technological change moves quickly!

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

In order to ensure the work and concepts that emerged throughout the workshops had a launch pad, we created the Idea Accelerator as the final day’s focus, pushing those ideas into possibilities.”. Each winner was asked: “How does your project transform technology into social change?”

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. 2018 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention. I’m mainly listening for where groups get stuck or derailed from doing the exercise and occasionally step into the “expert&# role of providing advice, if needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I gave a lightening talk at the Gates Foundation convening of the Markets for Good community on “ Between the Keyboard and the Chair “ Facilitation and Train the Trainers: I was honored to co-facilitate a leadership track at the first ever Leading Change Summit hosted by NTEN which was an amazing learning experience.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

Flickr: jasonshim By Jason Shim and Shubhagata Sengupta At Pathways to Education, we offer cross-cultural conflict resolution training called YOUCAN, and one of the first topics we cover with the students is that the analogy of an iceberg can be useful in understanding people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Working with Wake is also a wonderful professional development experience to hone training and facilitation trade craft. Milk the Cow is one example and while it might have been fun to do different handshakes when you were summer camp in Junior High, it is awkward and a little creepy to do this type of opener with professionals.

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JULY 2, 2014

As a professional of the Third Sector, he is active in this community through his work locally, statewide, and nationally. Londell has helped to further the work of Denver''s workforce development professionals, Colorado''s statewide nonprofit sector, the national LGBT movement, and the field of financial education.

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JUNE 27, 2012

Whether you call them Millennials, Gen Y, Generation Next or Echo Boomers, today’s high schoolers, college students, and young professionals are proving to be the most important generation for causes. For a nonprofit, the real question is not “Should we engage Millenials?”, it’s “How do we engage them?”.

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JULY 28, 2010

Founded by three of the most respected web analytics professionals in the world, Analysis Exchange creates value for nonprofits by connecting them directly with experienced web analysts willing to donate their time to help efforts identify opportunities to increase online donations, engagement, interaction, and list distribution.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Learn more about Greg on LinkedIn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

As Holly Ross notes on the NTEN blog , Chris doesn't like to call himself an expert. It means that you don't assume that the your students, participants, stakeholders, or audience knows nothing and that your job is to fill them with knowledge. So, Chris is collecting stories from social media professionals that relate to all this.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

I’d also love to see things like “how do you ensure that your staff are continuing to develop professionally and have up-to-date skills?&# This got me thinking that all people, not just scientists and students could use this method. But that may be a personal pipe dream. ;-) 2 dilettante 03.11.08

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JUNE 30, 2011

For example, because it was already limited to your school, the course lists were populated each semester into the platform - this let you select which classes you were in and then see the other students in your class, even if you weren't friends directly. You could then share messages, notes, talk about class, etc.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

A September 2011 industry report published by the Professional Convention Management Association found that respondents spent an average of over $7,000 on internet access, and only 37% provided free WiFi to attendees. Our members are researchers, parent/family educators, college faculty, students, therapists, counselors, and more.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. The Agents of Change Summit aims to unify and expand the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health and lifestyle behaviors for social good.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Hosted in Duluth, MN, this year's gathering is the perfect opportunity for professionals from every corner of Minnesota’s robust nonprofit sector to join together, celebrate the sector, learn from one another and prepare for another year. Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) / Chicago, IL / $400. Oct 24 - 26.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Next week, I will be participating in a session entitled, "Reach Out and Blog Someone" along with Steve Swenson of the Bakersfield Californian at the United Way of Kern County's Professional Development Conference for Nonprofits. You can read Steve's blog at the Eye of Bakersfield.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

As a colleague said to me recently when asked if she found Twitter of value as a professional networking tool, "If I'm following someone on Twitter who I met a conference, I might feel more comfortable picking up the phone to talk to them when I'm networking." All without the restraints of writing in complete sentences.

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. This post highlights the success of NTEN’s campaign to re-engage the 24,000 subscribers who had not opened an email from them in the past year. To differentiate rather than compete, begin by surveying the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

When Alyson Kapin asked me if I was interested in doing a session for WomenWhoTech, I very much wanted to do a session that could showcase and hear from women in places outside of North America. I am grateful to Alyson, NTEN and other Summit sponsors for the opportunity to experiment with having a Global virtual discussion.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2008

I used it last night for backchannel chat during a lecture on gaming in museums with a group of about 20 students, and I was impressed by how easy it was for everyone to use. It's $199 for NTEN members, $299 for non-members, and they require you to come in two-person teams from your institution. with no registration required.

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