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When props don’t cut it – advocating for your virtual volunteer roles

Twenty Hats

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. I was reminded of Ali’s video last week when I led a class for volunteer managers on creating virtual volunteer roles. Let’s say that every virtual volunteer was mailed a box with replicas of objects from the cart.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

One person we spoke with described the sudden adjustments at her food bank: We had never used a platform virtually before. We held 33 virtual focus groups (via Zoom) with 181 CVAs in the United States and Canada. CVAs described how transitioning to virtual and remote service removed the barriers of distance and lack of transportation.

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9 Lessons Learned from Hosting Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Matthew Burnell , F ounder of ClickBid , a mobile bidding provider for online auctions, virtual galas, and in-person events. Since March, we have seen organizations take their annual fundraisers online and go virtual. To help you get the same results, we’ve compiled a list of real examples from our experience with virtual events. .

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How Online Collaboration is Changing Scholarship

Forum One

ever awarded at the University of Virginia in 1968, and, as he said, "had a seat on the 50 yard line watching the technology revolution." She is currently an Associate Professor of History and American Studies at William & Mary where she researches, teaches, and writes about early America.

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Build Communities to Enhance Your Fundraising Campaigns

NTEN

On the web site, users enter their name and e-mail address, and that data is immediately written on a virtual care package of health-care supplies that will be sent to a needy community overseas. Proposed solution and execution: It developed a campaign called Packed with Love ( [link] ). Adrienne holds a B.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

ASU Lodestar Center

Bookmark this link — youre going to want it someday, and its virtually impossible to find from the irs.gov homepage. However, about 1,000 private grantmaking foundations, like the Virginia G. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Many nonprofits are on both the state and federal lists, but others appear on only one.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. The report identifies six areas of emerging technology over the next one-to-five years, including virtual worlds. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.