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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

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As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies. This fall, a year into my master’s program, I started an internship on Candid’s communications team.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Take a Test Drive You might think the combination of AI and data is a superpower reserved for corporate behemoths. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Including— What members are looking for as professionals and people. Not necessarily so.

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5 Tips for Recruiting Prospective Students During this New Normal

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While most institutions have been able to successfully transition students to online learning, admission leaders are still adjusting their strategies to promote new student growth and sustain retention despite the changing times. For adult students, ask about work adjustments and family experiences. Show student work.

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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Boards that are professionally, demographically, and ideologically diverse are more likely to be open to risk tolerance. recommends looking outside members’ professional expertise to provide a spectrum of opinions among leaders: “If you don’t have leaders with a range of professional backgrounds, there will not be a lot of new thinking.

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

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The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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Reaching Gen Z on social media: Expert advice vs. Gen Z opinion

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To answer these questions and put experts’ advice to the test, I decided to ask my peers. Adding Gen Z’s perspective to the picture To put today’s expert advice to the test, we created a short survey that asked Gen Z about their use of social media as it relates to philanthropy. What does it even mean for a brand to be authentic?

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Check out how Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass put their supporters’ hunting skills to the test with their Scavenger Hunt for Kids’ Sake fundraiser. Incentivize your students to read more with a fun peer-to-peer read-a-thon. Have your students team up with their friends and go head-to-head for some friendly competition.

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