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

Have Fun - Do Good

Learning After working as a communications consultant since May for Rockwood Leadership Institute , I finally had the opportunity to participate in their signature personal leadership development training, The Art of Leadership. It was a deep and profound experience. issue, gender, race, religious belief, sexual orientation, background).

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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. Working With Consultants.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. In the US, I keynoted and gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Pittsburgh , North Carolina , Buffalo , and Omaha. ” I will blogging about the use of online social network tools and techniques for effective professional networking.

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Dos and Don’ts for Online Restricted Donations

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Of Omaha makes it easy for donors to support girls in both Lincoln and Omaha with a simple, clean format that allows donors to give how they choose (and don’t forget to take note of that recurring giving prompt!). Pro tip: Make sure your online donation tools include customizable receipts! Conclusion.

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In-box reveries

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Beth Kanter , like me just back from vacation, was fretting over the inbox clutter she returned to, and posted a link to an interesting piece in my home-town paper by Jeffrey Zaslow on in-box management styles and personal productivity. Beth asked me to explain my gmail workflow. I never really thought about it, but I have evolved one.

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