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The 10 Biggest In-Person Ask Blunders

Bloomerang

5: Focusing on the proposal or other collateral material during the ask. You might have a fantastic proposal that presents your case for support in beautifully selected words and images. During his career, he established records for gifts from individuals at three South Texas institutions of higher learning. Blunder No.

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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. At SXSW, there…. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. This topic was especially relevant….

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

sgEngage

Roberts, former NFL Coach and Founding Director of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation at University of Texas, shifting your mindset in this area could save your life. For example, this week, you need an hour to work on a presentation for your next board meeting and two hours to write a grant proposal. According to Daron K.

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Five Reasons Why You Should Attend the 15NTC

NTEN

The 15NTC is going to be bigger and better than ever before - and it’s not just because we’ll be in Texas. Submit your proposal by December 19. With the abundance of incredible resources available, it can be challenging to carve out time to absorb the latest trends and apply them to your nonprofit’s work. It was magnificent.

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2012 SXSW Interactive Roundup

NTEN

We've all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics "going viral" online before our eyes - the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. The threat to defund Planned Parenthood was bundled in a larger packaged proposal of funding cuts to be….

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin.

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