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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The presentation draws from a 2012 survey of the “ Always On Generation ” that provides insights from experts on the benefits and drawbacks of a hyperconnected life and how it is rewiring the young people’s brains. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® began to be replicated across the nation, the need to capture learning in a more sophisticated way grew right along with the growth of replication. Be aware that “knowledge hoarding” is often a common practice. Administer a Survey Pilot. Conduct an Organizational Audit.

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Are Qwerty Monsters the Nonprofit Donors of the Future?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. A simple audience survey to learn: How is your target audience using their mobile phones? Certainly, these and other questions would be a good start for a survey. Qwerty Monsters.

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How Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ Raised over $10M in 1 Day!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From the looks of our post-event survey data and Google traffic reports, social media played a big part, particularly Facebook. Here are some highlights from our post-event nonprofit survey*: • 55.4 And, here are some highlights from our post-event donor survey*: • 61.2 Survey remains open. About Jeff.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

Get Fully Funded

You also need a targeted recruiting process, an onboarding process, an orientation, volunteer management practices, and volunteer recognition. Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission? Is there a survey? What is the minimum age required to volunteer with this organization? Is proof of age required?

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4 Important Membership Trends Every Museum Needs to Consider

Connection Cafe

A whopping 90% of millennials will buy from a brand whose social and environmental practices they trust , and almost half of U.S. The teens coming into adulthood are more likely than adults (57% vs. 49%) to pay more for brands that support the causes or organizations important to them. If you want to keep up, you have to go green!

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Creating Buy-In for a Data Culture at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

At every level , colleagues in various positions will need to participate in best practices, training, and tracking to make the shift successful. One way to foster this begins with open dialogue discussions for staff to ask questions, surveys to learn about attitudes and pre-existing skill level, staff-wide training, and dedicated staff time.

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