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This beautiful retreat center is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains and offers professional development on a wide range of leadership, wellness, and other topics. This week I was honored to teach a Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workshop at the 1440 Multiversity Nonprofit Service Week.
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Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “Meet the Modern Learner”.
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The last two posts I published on professional networking, “ Smart Professional Networking Online ” and “ Tidying Your Online Connections ” prompted some great discussion when I shared on Facebook. Professional Networking Flickr Image: Myles Grant.
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I was able to participate thanks in part to professional development grants from Arizona Commission on the Arts and Sigma Alpha Iota. When exploring your own professional development, I encourage you to think outside the box when it comes to identifying opportunities as well as ways to fund your experience.
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In early January, I read through the year’s journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of professional fulfillment? 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool.
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” I don’t like the term, but it describes when you create a network map of your professional network. You do this to consider who to connect and engage in your professional network for learning or help your organization address social change goals.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
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15-second video interviews are the new elevator pitch. In a world where attention spans are waning, the ability to communicate a message succinctly and on camera is a very valuable skill. While a few individuals succeeded in just one take, most needed two or three takes.
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Both articles suggest strongly that you practice self-care and here’s Kate’s tips: 5 Self-Care Hacks that Nonprofit Professionals Can Use in a Crisis by Kate Alexandra. Flickr Photo by Evil Erin.
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The card deck was co-created at MuseumCamp 2015 in one weekend by 100 creative professionals from around the world who gathered at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History to focus on space making.
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And that niche is professionals, across all industries and sectors, who choose to support non-profits by giving of their time and talent. Other “pairing” websites, those matching professionals with non-profits in need, are out there.
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In my work with women in Middle East, the issue of privacy, safety, and security often a hot topic, yet using online social networks for professional networking requires us to be open. We talked about the importance of having a profile that projects professionalism and competence.
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There are some great professional development resources, information, and training available to you and your organization you may wish to check out. Stanford University, Stanford Center for Professional Development – Data Mining Certificates Online.
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Thanks to a partnership with the Public Interest Registry , Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good was able to report live from the Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #14NTC ) last week in Washington, DC.
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It is a small group of people, blogs, or sources who provide me the best, most valuable professional information.
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Whether you were born into it, fell into it or discovered it along your life’s journey, today’s nonprofit professionals follow an evolutionary path much like that of our species. In addition, I am eager to network with nonprofit professionals throughout the country and especially the Midwest.
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Watson + Nowlin interviewed several social media professionals for their insights into which management tools, software and extensions they used in their daily routines that they simply could not live without. Managing multiple social media accounts can be a daunting task.
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There are hundreds of nonprofit groups on LinkedIn. Here I’ve segmented the top ones into the categories and written a few lines about each to help you decide which ones to join. networking LinkedIn-Groups LinkedIn
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Anshita Khandewal and Sarah Eades, from BoardAssist’s Young Professionals Board, disagree – and in this week’s guest post they have done a great job explaining why junior board service can be very meaningful and educational. That’s professional management 101!
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This made think about my whole system captured in the MindMap below: I thought a lot about my “system&# for professional learning that incorporate social media. What is your system for professional learning? Black-Crowned Night Heron.
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From Jay Miletsky''s book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Projecting Professionalism
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