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What Does It Take to Become a Great VP of Advancement?

sgEngage

We relied on each other for advice early in our careers and now, decades later, I continue to learn from her. If they have the work ethic, the drive, the tenacity, and mostly the adaptability—to me, the top skill for a fundraiser—we can teach them everything fundraising, the giving mechanisms, and how to make the ask,” White said.

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Here’s some great advice from my colleagues at CommonSense Media. So how do we teach kids and teens, who often can’t plan past lunch, how to think about their digital footprints and abstract concepts like ethics?

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Or as my mentor and teacher Hank Rosso said years ago: “ Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.”. My first piece of advice is this: . NOTE: Each of these programs bears its own discussion, so feel free to click on the links offered above. People Yearn to Express their Love . Philanthropically.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

Amy Sample Ward

THey can be given more free reign to do amazing things. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher?

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

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. She currently teaches NMI 104: Managing Staff and Volunteers for the ASU Lodestar Center. Faculty Associate.

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How to Start Learning SEO – 6 Simple Steps

Whole Whale

So you want to teach yourself SEO? Here are the steps of teaching yourself SEO in 6 steps: STEP 1 – Find a resource for beginners. Get ready to thank them now since it’s also completely free. STEP 3- Find a Mentor. Finding a mentor might take a bit of time, but it will be one of the most crucial steps.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

NTEN

They can be given more free reign to do amazing things. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher?