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A New Habitat: Transforming Communities with Remote Work Tools

Tech Soup

My interview with Bob Lynn, the technology manager at the Omaha, Nebraska branch of Habitat for Humanity, is a lesson in the advantages of remote work tools. Habitat for Humanity of Omaha has built 993 homes for families since 1984, and has doubled in size twice since Bob Lynn joined the team in 2008.

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Cool App Roundup: Arts Organization Edition

Tech Soup

Discovering Public Art with Public Art Omaha. Public Art Omaha created a searchable online database and mobile apps (for Apple and Android ) that do just that. Public Art Omaha created a searchable online database and mobile apps (for Apple and Android ) that do just that. engage with public art?

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Webinar Recap: App It Up!

Tech Soup

Apps can be used online (a web app), on mobile devices (a mobile app), or as an add-on to other tools (widgets, plug-ins, templates, and so on)." Public Art Omaha. To check out other and future webinars and online events, check out our Tech Events page ! " Some great apps mentioned in the webinar are as follows.

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Dos and Don’ts for Online Restricted Donations

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But how do you handle restricted gifts on your online donation forms? The key to building a good online donation form is making it easy to use. Pro tip: Make sure your online donation tools include customizable receipts! Request a personalized tour of our online fundraising platform. . Here are some ideas!

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Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The second year we made changes and moved our event to a large park in Omaha and in doing so we were able to save the organization more than 25K in expenses and make it possible for us to retain more of our profits allowing us to provide larger grants and scholarships to help the local LGBT community! Partnerships. Test your assumptions.

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What I've been learning, cooking, reading, teaching and making

Have Fun - Do Good

I learned a lot about my strengths and challenges as a leader, and gained a bevy of tools to help me be a better one. Although I will use what I learned about myself and the tools for a lifetime, the most powerful experience was watching the evolution of trust and love in my group of 29 incredibly diverse people (e.g.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I didn’t do a complete unplug, as we’re so dependent on the Internet for information in navigate our daily lives, which is a huge change since I first got online in 1993. And, now with those beautiful sunsets behind me, I look ahead to 2015. I have a couple of New Year’s rituals that help prepare me for a new year.