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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. As defined by the project, "An 'app' (short for 'application') is a small piece of software with limited functionality.

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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.

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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

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. I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas.

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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.