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Alleviate Accounting Systems and Staff Training Chokepoints to Power Nonprofit Missions: A Case on How One Oregon Nonprofit Did It

Blue Avocado

Part 2: Personal to Personnel In 2019, I came to Lost Valley Education and Event Center (LVEC), first as a student, then as LVEC’s bookkeeper, with no prior training in the craft other than management of my own finances and my stint as an Air Force Intelligence Officer. LVEC is a nonprofit whose resident staff, […].

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Alleviate Accounting Systems and Staff Training Chokepoints to Power Nonprofit Missions: A Case on How One Oregon Nonprofit Did It

Blue Avocado

Part 1: Innovation is Iterative In 2019, I came to Lost Valley Education and Event Center (LVEC), first as a student for the Holistic Sustainability Semester (HSS), one of LVEC’s programs, and then began employment as LVEC’s bookkeeper, with no prior training in the craft other than management of my own finances and experience with […].

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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets. Keep in mind that the more specific the model gets and the more specific the training dataset, the better outcomes you’ll find. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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How can small nonprofits be successful in strategic human resources management?

ASU Lodestar Center

But nonprofit leaders at all levels can still pursue SHRM systems, even with limited time and resources. They lack the robust nonmonetary resources that larger counterparts rely on to gain SHRM insight, experience, and training. A dangerous cycle is found where these systems lack. Solutions.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Oregon Community Foundation. They aim to build upon state efforts to develop a more seamless, well-functioning, and effective early childhood system. Oregon Community Foundation. Areas served: Oregon. Robin Hood. Daniels Fund. The Denver Foundation. McCormick Foundation. California Community Foundation. Mellon Foundation.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

Oregon Community Foundation. Oregon Community Foundation. Oregon Community Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. Areas served: Oregon. Areas served: Oregon. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The Kresge Foundation. Keep America Beautiful.

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Tips for Activating a Culture of Wellbeing in the Nonprofit Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Improve internal information systems.

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