Who enables you to get your work done each day? The post How To Celebrate Volunteers Who Make Your Work Possible appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Perhaps it’s a team of dedicated employees who you’ve hand selected, and meticulously trained. Or perhaps it’s your secretary or personal assistant who keeps your calendar in order, your email in check, and makes sure you’re everywhere you ned to be. However, the better question […]. MORE
Adding Learning to Work. He suggests that design principle is that learning is something separate from work or ‘first we learn and then we work’. This is the type of “learning at work” or professional development that is common in the nonprofit sector. MORE
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It is easier to make some small changes yourself than trying to change your organization’s culture, although that too is possible. Here are some small steps you can take: Stop thinking of solo walking as “exercise” it is a great time to think about challenging work task. MORE
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It lead us to discover the works of Gretchen Rubin , Charles Duhigg , BJ Fogg , and others. This notion comes from the work of Justin Brewer, Ph.D According to Duhigg’s work, you can reform bad habits by replacing the routine that occurs between the cue and the reward. MORE
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Here are three areas where adding transparency into your processes can make things work better. But no one can raise an objection, because the meeting already takes two hours and everyone just wants to go back to their office and get back to work. Culture That Works MORE
When tackling social justice issues (which much volunteer work and nonprofit organizations are devoted to), it is important for us to have a productive, caring, and positive outlook. In essence, social justice work is very future-focused. MORE
If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. MORE
People are so busy doing the work that they don’t have time to go off-site to take a class or sign up for an online course. It also includes a toolkit with simple, grab and go learning activities that emerging leaders can do AS PART OF doing their work. Register now! MORE
—————– I’ve said this many times, but I have worked in online communications essentially since its inception (19 years and counting). It’s not going to work every time – but it will more times than not. Work the crowd. MORE
Twitter is experimenting with allowing certain nonprofits to accept donations directly through tweets. Like how only a select few nonprofits had access to Facebook’s early launch of their Facebook Fundraising Tools , only a select few nonprofits currently have access to Twitter Donations. MORE
Okay, I know some of you reading this probably won a “best place to work” award, and are quite proud of it. If it weren’t aligned, they wouldn’t be so happy, and you wouldn’t be a “best place to work.”. They want to be a best place to work too, and why would we blame them? MORE
Here are 6 ways the cloud can not only help your nonprofit, but feel like it is working for your nonprofit, according to Ivan Harris of eduserv. The post 5 Ways A Cloud Works For Your Nonprofit appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. MORE
A lot of my work consists of sitting — working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. As Nilofer Merchant points out in this Ted.com talk , people are sitting 9.3 It’s work.” Walking is the Killer Work App for Creativity. MORE
This manifesto is a work in progress, and my personal output from 4 incredible days in Omaha last November with Joe Gerstandt, Jason Lauritsen, Jamie Notter, Janyne Emsick, Jen Benz, Eric WineGardner, Charlie Judy, James Papiano, Stuart Chittenden, Mike Wagner and David Ballard. MORE
At least quarterly, it’s a good idea to find out what’s no longer working in different parts of digital marketing, particularly in fast-moving areas like social. . The ramp-up to slow-down theory of blogging is no longer working. Where do I begin with what doesn’t work on Facebook? MORE
” It is the work flow documented and visualized that answers the question, “What if we get a negative comment? So, having a social media work flow allows your organization to identify, reflect, and be effective at participation. Image from Steve Heye. MORE
I always found it funny that the line often associated with Virtual Work is “I get to work in my pajamas!” While I’m sure it is sometimes true, it is generally used as an explanation for how much folks enjoy the privilege of working from home. Virtual work isn’t going to end. MORE
The average worker has become a casualty of the digital age—there are instances where businesses have chosen computers to do the work over a human being. The post Living (And Working) In The Digital Age appeared first on SocialFish. Guest post by Hilary Smith for SocialFish. MORE
Keep that in mind and do your best to tell the world about the work your doing. Launch of new programs, colleges/schools, community work, etc. In my last session as part of the Schools out for Summer Series I took a deep dive into how Schools can get the most out of Facebook. MORE
It can not only help us execute our current work more efficiently and effectively but actually create entirely new opportunities to do good. Prescriptive analytics can transform the way nonprofits work. Researchers work with data sets, build models, and publish them. MORE
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Creating Content (That Works) from Amy Vernon. You may remember the fabulous Amy Vernon presenting this content for one of our hottest webinars in the past. Well, here’s an updated deck for you! ——— ( photo credit ). Content Strategy MORE
During my 14 years of working in the nonprofit industry, specifically a Private College Prep Catholic High School, I have found that it tends to be a slightly fragile technical community due to its very nature. It requires a bit of research and hard work to make this work. MORE
T he drawing includes the first line in the book. “Why does something bad have to happen before people who work with nonprofits begin taking care of themselves.” But often the culture of working in a nonprofit is based on scarcity and that becomes difficult. MORE
The post 5 Ways To Manage Volunteers And Get Work Done appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of Chameleon Marketing. MORE
Call it what you will, telework or telecommuting or remote work has grown nearly 80 percent in the U.S. Telework means an employee or volunteer regularly does work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling. MORE
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