Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Why is a CFRE certification important for fundraising professionals, and how can it elevate your career? The CFRE certification is an accredited credential designed specifically for fundraising professionals. It can also open the door to even more professional opportunities. What is a CFRE certification?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Learn what resources your local community foundation, nonprofit resource center, or library may offer to help you find and connect with new funders, including free access to Candid’s tools and resources. Build your social capital Your professional network can be invaluable to your career and organization’s fundraising success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated. That’s the future. The first two are available now for free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Many nonprofit professionals will tell you that the answer is “time” and/or “resources.” No matter how intuitive a system may be, there are always a few questions, tips, and tricks that a training professional can help you with so you get started on a solid foundation. In-person training. Learn from a community of your peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Set up a Spend, Give, and Save Allowance Policy: For younger kids, here’s a nifty piggy bank , with separate slots for investing, saving, spending, and donating is a great way to teach kids about devoting a portion of their income to charity. What other stories, tips, or resources would you add to this post? Learning To Give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Building a solid core, participants can use social media tools to easily connect NGOS with new people who have knowledge, resources, and ideas to share to help with the project goals. ” I don’t like the term, but it describes when you create a network map of your professional network.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network since 1980, providing local nonprofits and the public with access to Candid’s resources, including Foundation Directory, for free. Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. They boast a membership of 30,000 students and professionals and work to empower collegiate and pre-collegiate students to pursue careers in engineering. Donate to support their mission here.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. He realized that IT professionals didn’t need a degree to get a great job. Glenn taught himself the skills needed to maintain and repair computers. Students build a solid foundation to learn more in a professional track.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

When volunteers feel appreciated, they’re more likely to invest in your association, saving your staff precious time and resources. Volunteers save your association time and resources. Publicly acknowledging your volunteer program is a great method to attract new volunteers and increase the recruitment of highly skilled members. .

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

That’s one of the best things about volunteering; there are a variety of ways for individuals to make an impact according to their interests and skills. Let’s take a look at some of the different volunteer types to give you a better understanding of where volunteers come from and what types of skills they bring to the table.

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History Benefit Guide United States 91

sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nonprofits needed more streamlined applications and processes to get resources out the door and trust from grantmakers that they could do more and better work with fewer limitations. For those social impact professionals who haven’t lived both lives, the empathy divide is real and must be overcome. Who will find them at fault?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Today brings a book that is an indispensable resource for public relations practitioners who want to learn how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of public relations – which has become a far cry from primarily writing press releases and establishing media contacts. This new installment, edited by Robert L.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

From tissue boxes and hand sanitizer to markers and notebook paper, every classroom needs resources to support their students and that’s where you can help. JA teaches students financial literacy, professional skills, and everything else they need to become independent adults in both in-school and after-school programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.” Briceño : This depends on the situation.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It’s a professional way of saying bust the silos. I try to be very clear that no one is exempt from learning and mastering new skills.” In Bill’s eyes, professional growth has nothing to do with age or experience. “To Serving as an IT ambassador is a great professional development opportunity for more junior staff.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference (AFP ICON) This is one of our favorite conferences. These smaller AFP conferences are outstanding resources for nonprofits. If you’re looking to hone existing marketing skills or develop new ones, this is a wonderful resource!

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Now may be the golden age of nonprofit professional development. Using these resources, you can easily indulge your interests as a nonprofit professional, taking your career in directions you never imagined. Let’s look at five resources that can empower you to do so: . professional associations. Academic Classes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Sometimes they won’t have the skills. Sometimes they won’t have the support, time and resources. . Teach your staff to fish: People aren’t born knowing how to build a major donor pipeline and expertly move folks through this pipeline. That being said, the fact they should be meeting in person does not mean they can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world. Teaching them to use creative tools responsibly?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You can mentor or teach a class with Tech Forward. I asked Charise Van Liew, Salesforce MVP, about the resources she’s used to support her allyship journey: “One of the most useful trainings for me was a course called Whiteness at Work. You can review resumes, do mock interviews, or be a referral to job seekers through GEMs in Tech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This means that volunteers can help you find new donors (and other volunteers) as they spread the word about your work to their family, friends, and professional connections. These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries. Reach out to former volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. As a leader in the nonprofit sector, you’re not only concerned with your own learning journey, but the professional development of your employees as well. So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

It is about digesting a steady flow of information from a diverse online professional network. “It is about constantly looking around you and at new resources to learn new things.” She explained that “learning or teaching the old” is about training, knowledge transfer, and structured, directed learning.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. Some have years of experience and are leading with the knowledge and resourcefulness they have acquired over time. They know what they need to do. That is a very specific project.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As the primary goal of nonprofit organizations is to advance, advocate or pursue a cause, it is understandable that many professionals want to focus their long-term career goals on nonprofit management. More responsibility: Funding and resources in some organizations may be tight. Evaluate Your Skills and Experience.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. As top leaders in your organization, your board members should be skilled, trustworthy, reliable individuals who are passionate about your mission. Identify skill requirements. Legal services. Write job descriptions.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. Your virtual volunteer roles will probably require better resources and technology. You will probably find that a functioning virtual role requires an investment in new resources and technnology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. It was articulated as: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data, so it is hard to do it well.” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The people with skills are out there.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

According to Nonprofit Courses’ guide to nonprofit professional development , your organization’s greatest asset is its people — and that includes volunteers ! It may lead to more kitchen service, or they may use their professional efforts on your behalf. Teach Them About the Program, Too. Your Fundraising Volunteers.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Develop New Leadership Skills: There are invaluable skills you’ll acquire serving on a board. In fact, several of the New York’s top companies send us their professionals for board matching because they believe board service is a powerful leadership training tool for their employees.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Others redefined personal and professional values. But typically, the job someone had at the end of 2019 or the person doing it will have changed just enough that with some education and training in new skills, the organization and the person can thrive. People changed, too. Some grew and matured with the experience. About the Author.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2014

This free eBook helps communication professionals recognize the 10 most common barriers to effective communication that leaders construct. Communicating Communications Skills David Grossman Effective Communication'

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. New board members are valuable resources. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Let’s begin.

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