Kimberly Dulin is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the Partnership Manager for Catchafire , a for-purpose social mission business that makes skills-based connections between volunteers and nonprofit organizations. Get the Skinny on the Skills-Based Sector. MORE
TechSoup donor partner Tech Impact has added a new training and consultation service to its offerings. This one helps you get started with Tableau Desktop Professional , which is data analysis and visualization software that Tableau donates through TechSoup. Get Tech Impact training now Get Tableau software now. The training consists of a two-hour online presentation that focuses on the way nonprofits can use Tableau to visualize their data and present it in an engaging manner. MORE
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skills. Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness , self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Emotional Intelligence is a flexible skill that can be readily acquired and practiced. MORE
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While we use our technology skills for good, we don’t stop there. In the last year, 85% of my colleagues volunteered, 63% participated in skills-based volunteerism ; and 86% say that Blackbaud’s work powering the world of philanthropy was important in their decision to join the company. MORE
TechSoup's annual Storymakers campaign launches April 4. We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. MORE
It also will change the types of skill sets that nonprofits will need now and into the future, for example “Data Analysts.” MORE
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Key volunteers are the most dedicated and skilled of your organization’s volunteers who can essentially take on the duties of staff when resources are limited. It is the role of the volunteer coordinator (or whoever assumes that responsibility in your organization) to connect volunteer skills with the organization's needs. Organizations like HandsOn Greater Phoenix can aid in the recruitment and training of skilled volunteers. MORE
by Rachel Muir. Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence. Asking is part art and part science. MORE
Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence. Asking is part art and part science. Solid Face-to-face fundraising requires: A true understanding of your donor. MORE
Skilled volunteers let your organization get high-level work such as social media and web design done, which would otherwise cost you lots of time and money. Volunteering as a Communications & Social Media Intern with VolunteerMatch , I''ve learned first-hand just how important good management really is to keep skilled volunteers like myself engaged. Here are a few tips based on what I''ve learned as a skilled volunteer working for the Communications team at VolunteerMatch: 1. MORE
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They are simply tools that can result in high ROI for your nonprofit, but only if the person sharing Status Updates, Twittering, and Checking-in on behalf of your nonprofit has the right skills, experience and training to make social media produce results. MORE
It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S. This work is part of its mission to close the opportunity gap and help skilled immigrants reach their full economic potential in the U.S. Over 1.8 college-educated immigrants in the U.S. MORE
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Soft skills, all too often deemed the less important skills for a leader, are needed now more than ever. Each of the book''s nine chapters, listed below, provide dialogue, questions, tips and recommended activities: What Are Soft Skills? MORE
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What’s even cooler is how the value jumps higher when volunteers give their professional skills in law, finance, marketing, operations, you name it. In my experience, volunteers offering their professional skills can make an impact almost immediately, an impact that lasts.
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DECEMBER 7, 2016
A few weeks ago, we aligned with the YW for a skills-based volunteering project with one of their partners, Independence High School in Manhattan. Was it a meaningful and worthwhile skills-based volunteering activity for our office?
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Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence. Asking is part art and part science. Solid Face-to-face fundraising requires: A true understanding of your donor.
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
In the eLearning industry we call this the skills-gap crisis, and it affects both college graduates and skilled trade workers alike. employers were having a difficult time filling jobs, and the survey ranked “Skilled Trade worker” as the toughest job to fill.
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The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. The specific practice skills include these three: Ask empowering questions. Flickr Photo by qwrrty.
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Kimberly Dulin is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the Partnership Manager for Catchafire , a for-purpose social mission business that makes skills-based connections between volunteers and nonprofit organizations. Get the Skinny on the Skills-Based Sector.
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skills. Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness , self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Emotional Intelligence is a flexible skill that can be readily acquired and practiced.
Tech Soup Blog
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I'm not in school anymore, but September still feels like the real beginning of the new year. That's why this is the perfect time to make a fresh start on your nonprofit tech resolutions. TechSoup is here to help you no matter how you prefer to learn. Prefer to go at your own pace?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
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Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School.
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MAY 3, 2017
It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S. This work is part of its mission to close the opportunity gap and help skilled immigrants reach their full economic potential in the U.S. Over 1.8 college-educated immigrants in the U.S.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Sense-making is an essential workplace skill along with several others. Robin Good curated this article about research on future workplace skills. The skills are: Sense-making: ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed. [link].
SocialFish
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
OK, no surprise to you guys why I love this one. Source: Top10OnlineColleges.org. Cool Infographic Friday
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Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
by Rachel Muir. Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence. Asking is part art and part science.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
As employees in the nonprofit sector, we often rely on the transferrable skills we've gained over time to accomplish our jobs. We are never done stretching our skills, and learning from others is exciting.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 23, 2011
Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. Another topic that I’ve been tracking for a few years is information overload, with an emphasis on information coping skills.
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JANUARY 18, 2012
Key volunteers are the most dedicated and skilled of your organization’s volunteers who can essentially take on the duties of staff when resources are limited. It is the role of the volunteer coordinator (or whoever assumes that responsibility in your organization) to connect volunteer skills with the organization's needs. Organizations like HandsOn Greater Phoenix can aid in the recruitment and training of skilled volunteers.
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10 Soft Skills to Nail the Ask. The post 10 Soft Skills to Nail the Ask appeared first on BoardAssist. “Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat?” ” Guest blogger and fundraising consultant Rachel Muir can relate.
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MARCH 29, 2016
TechSoup's annual Storymakers campaign launches April 4. We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community.
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AUGUST 19, 2015
Becoming a CAE and signing up for our Expert Webinars is an excellent way to stay on top of your game by gaining insights from the experts, plus you’ll be working towards your CAE designation.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
It also will change the types of skill sets that nonprofits will need now and into the future, for example “Data Analysts.”
Idealware
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Skilled volunteers let your organization get high-level work such as social media and web design done, which would otherwise cost you lots of time and money. Volunteering as a Communications & Social Media Intern with VolunteerMatch , I''ve learned first-hand just how important good management really is to keep skilled volunteers like myself engaged. Here are a few tips based on what I''ve learned as a skilled volunteer working for the Communications team at VolunteerMatch: 1.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 7, 2011
I noticed that Jenny Ambrozek , someone who thinks deeply about networks in a business context, re-tweeted one of my musings on network leadership skill sets. She pointed me to her fabulous deck and wiki on the topic. Open Net?WORKing WORKing Organizations 10 Dimensions.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 11, 2015
The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 24, 2011
They are simply tools that can result in high ROI for your nonprofit, but only if the person sharing Status Updates, Twittering, and Checking-in on behalf of your nonprofit has the right skills, experience and training to make social media produce results.
ASU Lodestar Center
JULY 19, 2011
You must be able to build and practice these skills to be an outstanding contributor to your organization. posted by. Karen Ramsey, ACC, SPHR , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor /. President and CEO, Lead for Good. Becoming a great nonprofit leader.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Courses are available for both end users with basic computer skills and IT administrators with some technical knowledge. Many of the courses provide the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve certification from Microsoft, Cisco, or CompTIA.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
Soft skills, all too often deemed the less important skills for a leader, are needed now more than ever. Each of the book''s nine chapters, listed below, provide dialogue, questions, tips and recommended activities: What Are Soft Skills?
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
Volunteers with valuable and specialized skills are often dispatched. core skill set, they often don’t get much out of the experience. Despite the fact that a volunteer may have a certain skill-set, it. may not be the skill they want to provide in a volunteer capacity.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2015
TechSoup donor partner Tech Impact has added a new training and consultation service to its offerings. This one helps you get started with Tableau Desktop Professional , which is data analysis and visualization software that Tableau donates through TechSoup. Get Tech Impact training now Get Tableau software now. The training consists of a two-hour online presentation that focuses on the way nonprofits can use Tableau to visualize their data and present it in an engaging manner.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2015
I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham a few years ago. He's the author of three best-selling books, including, Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leav e.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 26, 2016
Deloitte’s 2016 Impact Survey found that skills-based volunteering presents an opportunity for employees to develop their professional and leadership skills, and often results in increased productivity, and ultimately increased employee retention.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 12, 2015
As The Daily Beast senior correspondent for national security and politics Josh Rogin put it : Movements.org "seeks to put activists in closed societies in touch with skilled people in the free world who can help them.
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MAY 27, 2015
Digital Media Skills : "Here's a list of digital media skills for resumes, cover letters, job applications and interviews. " 'via Blog this
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Pull up a chair, pour yourself a warm drink, and get cozy with TechSoup's free nonprofit and library tech webinars. SEO for Beginners. On November 29, get the basic tips you need to reach more supporters with effective search engine optimization (SEO).
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2011
International Fundraising Congress to focus on skills and social media - Third Sector : Four-day conference, starting tomorrow in Amsterdam, will feature panel discussions and audience debates This year’s International Fundraising Congress will focus on developing delegates’ skills and using social media in fundraising.
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The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader?
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