Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Then there’s your workforce—both paid and volunteer. Today is the day you’re going to shed the “vacation” mentality of training your nonprofit staff and volunteers. Instead, it’s creating a new normal entirely.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

An excellent place to start promoting inclusivity is your organization’s volunteer programs. Evaluating and determining what barriers your organization’s volunteer programs have and then working to break them down is a solid first step in attracting and retaining a more diverse and welcoming volunteer workforce.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

With this in mind, employee engagement professionals transitioned their volunteer events into a virtual setting with little to no experience beforehand. While virtual volunteering may have been a viable method of engagement for nearly two decades, it really wasn’t on many CSR teams’, employees’, and nonprofits’ radars until now.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Someone teaches us “how it is.” Tags: nptech Volunteers volunteering volunteer volunteer management. Our beliefs about volunteerism are formed early in our professional careers. They shape the lens through which we view our world….and and our work. Such was my nonprofit experience. Early in my career, I was “at.(

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. Assessments/Quizzes. GCF Learn Free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Another example includes using AI to optimize volunteer engagement by aligning opportunities with individual skills and interests. She pointed out there was a wide range of use cases for staff as well as volunteers. Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. All you need is a dedicated and effective way to recruit those volunteers. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? 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.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. Is it Valerie, the dependable volunteer, or Steve, the staff member who wears multiple hats? Your staff and volunteers don’t either! These seem like no-brainers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2021

However, using AI in educational settings is a great way to revolutionize teaching and learning. Because museums are heavily reliant on the work of volunteers , it is difficult to have staff members continuously answering questions and engaging with visitors. Specifically, AI can be applied in educational spaces like museums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2013

You need to shape it and that means thinking through some design questions. What are your session’s learning objectives and who is the audience? Each year around this time, my colleagues and I get to figure out how to bring these two perspectives into one beautiful experience at the annual Conference on Volunteering and Service.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

When advocacy campaigns are quiet, consider some other engaging advocacy content that can be written and approved in advance to ensure advocates are still opening and clicking your messages: Flash poll: Create a one-question poll that is irresistible to advocates, such as “Which of the following should be a higher priority?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit leader who needs advice on who the best prospects are to ask for legacy gifts. This may be those who give to you religiously, or even those who don’t make cash gifts but who give their time as volunteers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

An event of this size is a significant production with hundreds of moving parts, and behind its success is a team of more than 7,000 volunteers. Volunteers are the backbone of many nonprofits and fill various roles, from special event support to hands-on work at your program sites. Volunteers make up a third of the nonprofit workforce.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Schedule groups of volunteers at different times to wash cars for a fixed donation amount and make sure signage pointing to the car wash is clearly visible from the road. Pub quiz Everyone loves a bit of trivia! Irish potluck for St.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

After 22 years in the fields of volunteer program management and nonprofit administration, I’m often asked by colleagues in the sector for advice on how they can improve the volunteer program in their organization. Register for the Nonprofit Management Institute''s NMI 104 - Managing Staff & Volunteers online course.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The factors determining how engaged a donor is will vary from organization to organization, but engaged donors are typically the ones most responsive to your messages, most likely to attend events, the first to volunteer, and proud to share your mission within their networks. One person can field questions while the other answers them.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Everyone in the organization has something they can teach us, particularly those on the front lines of delivering programs and services. Every meeting with a board member, donor, volunteer or other supporter of the nonprofit includes a discussion of who else might be interested in our cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2020

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Ask questions. Learn and remember names. Seek out and start new relationships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2011

When Jeneen Robinson sat before the AME Church's Board of Examiners in the PBS documentary miniseries, The Calling , she was asked a "vocational discernment question": What is God trying to do with you, and through you, in ministry?" I can't rest unless I'm preaching and teaching and pouring out to God's people. It's like an itch.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

In-person volunteers are disappearing for key activities (e.g., – Host virtual “office hours” where people can drop in to ask questions. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice. Improve first line of defense safety net programs to protect people during COVID-19. HEALTH & DISASTER RESPONSE.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 8, 2022

This session will illustrate how to do just that to grantmakers, board members, donors, and volunteers without spending countless hours building endless spreadsheets and reports. Many nonprofit organizations know they are making a difference in their unique communities, but do they also know how to showcase that impact?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Bloomerang

JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. My focus has been on teaching principles, strategies, and best practices on what to do. Blunder No. Blunder No.

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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. What questions should you ask before starting a nonprofit? Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address? How long does it take to start a nonprofit?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” Here are several questions for your consideration. Ask questions like: Which of the following describes your mood over the past 6 months? Clearly you would need to answer these questions: What is your compelling mission vision?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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