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World’s Best Intern: Advice from Nonprofits to Interns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. I asked them: If you were on-boarding a new intern and you wanted them to be as successful as possible, what advice would you offer?

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Seth Godin on The Icarus Deception, risk-taking and why it’s better to be sorry than safe [Video]

The Next Web

Icarus famously drowned after burning his wings when he flew too close to the sun, going against the advice of his father. To teach us to sit still, and listen and regurgitate. You can watch the full interview below, where we discuss risk-taking, treating work like art, and why Kickstarter isn’t the perfect funding machine.

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Interview with NTEN's Community Program Coordinator

NTEN

This month''s theme is building community, on and offline - a perfect time to interview Bethany about her inspiration for working in nonprofit technology and more! We teach this. If you had to name one piece of advice for nonprofits about managing their online communities, what would you suggest? Don’t focus on tools!

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An Interview with Jessica Rauch about The Generation Project: Passionate about Teaching Young People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A. I left the classroom in 2007 to join Teach For America staff where I pioneered graduate school recruitment for the organization through May of this year. Why are you passionate about teaching young people? Ideablob.com of course!

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Ten Books for Every Nonprofit Professional’s Reading List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The work is difficult, but Brian’s advice and practical tools on how to approach donors in this book will make you successful. I picked up many tips and grabbed a copy of the book, which provides practical advice and examples that will get your nonprofit up to speed quickly in sharing stories with impact.

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Student to BI Analyst, How Tableau Can Lead to a Successful Data Career

Tableau

A professor teaching data visualization was looking for a teaching assistant to help students with Tableau,” she remembers. “I If you’re new to creating a work portfolio, Karolina’s first and most important piece of advice is to bring your own personality to your Tableau Public profile. It’s also easier during job interviews.

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Attention Data Nerds! NTEN Change Journal: It’s All About Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As many of you know, I’ve just finished writing a book with measurement guru, KD Paine, called “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” that teaches nonprofits how to embrace the data and use it to improve decisions and get better results as a networked nonprofit. It’s a must read for data nerds. His answer: 1.)

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