Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Professional associations have a lot on their plate. We’ve assembled a list of some of the best tools you can implement in your professional association to help you meet different goals. Robust association management is a central component of running a successful professional association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

Cultural barriers at the host organization and that my expertise and skills will be under utilized. 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? Find a few staffers that you want to shadow or learn from and develop a professional relationship.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. 51% of its users are college-educated , 20% are senior-level professionals, and the average salary for a LinkedIn user is $46,644 USD per year. Be generous with endorsing the skills of others as endorsements are often reciprocated. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. Winton also notes that this skill-based, collaborative model is the way millennials prefer to work.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

That skill was invaluable to the space travelers. A good case could be made for calling it the skill set’s most important business asset. Empathy is what helps identify members’ needs and provide products and services that contribute to their well-being and professional success. Solis’ advice sounds complex.

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Candid

JUNE 26, 2024

Summer is a great time to explore Candid’s collection of free eBooks and audiobooks for titles that can help you achieve your goals as a nonprofit professional. Hone existing skills and ensure that you’re equipped with the latest methods to achieve your fundraising goals with these recent titles.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And then theres Good Inside , which has become a go-to resource for parents seeking guidance and advice from expert coaches, along with a robust online community. Over the last year, CodeSignal also launched a product called Conversation Practice to help engineers and developers who are newer to the job market improve their soft skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The idea was that if they knew each other’s knowledge and skill related to the project, it can help everyone can be more effective in delivering the social media training because one person or team doesn’t need to know everything. I depend on this person regularly for important advice and have worked with them on more than one project.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated. If you want your nonprofit to be highly shared, retweeted, +1’d, repinned, and liked, then you absolutely must have photo-editing skills and a digital image library to work with. Know that professional graphic design is essential for effective branding.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A professional benefit auctioneer is an invaluable resource for every part of your charity event. One of the greatest misconceptions about professional benefit auctioneers is that all of them suited for the nonprofit fundraising environment. But professional benefit auctioneers with nonprofit fundraiser experience offer more than that.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Hiring for skill is easy. Providing teams with the right mix of oversight, autonomy, and flexibility is a skill that’s acquired with experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

What if you want to look at ways to create an online professional learning community that was sustainable over time to spread best practices in a nonprofit area? Is your nonprofit facilitating online professional learning? Provides advice, tips, tricks, questions, and support. That email exchange morphed into this guest post.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Her background as a therapist and emotions researcher informs her unique approach, weaving evidence-based neuroscience and psychology with professional development. Turning yourself into a professional yes-person may have been enough to get ahead 10 or 20 years ago, but things have changed. She is the author of Trust Yourself.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

Of course, it’s important to consider skills. The skill that got her promoted wasn’t balanced by the emotional readiness or sensitivity to undertake her new responsibilities. “The ability to understand and manage emotions of yourself and others is a critical life skill. The digital age is all about leadership.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Knowing basic HTML is a must-have skill for online marketers. Eventbrite enables users to create professional event ticketing and registration pages. A LinkedIn Group for nonprofit professionals where they can share and access resources about social media. HTML Tutorial :: w3schools.com. Event Management. NTEN :: nten.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Every chat, call, or email is responded to almost immediately, with courtesy, professionalism, and best of all, knowledgeable solutions.”. What new skills do you want to cultivate?

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.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2024

AGU is a global community supporting over half a million advocates and professionals. The Intersection of Culture and Technology I’ve been writing and thinking a lot about the intersection of culture and technology and how softer skills support a healthy work environment. A lot of what we do well as associations is collaborate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

The only time we reach out to them is when we ask them for money.&# His advice was to schedule “heart time.&# – That is meet with your donors and engage with them — share a story that isn’t linked to an ask. What terrific advice for social media strategies too. Put them on the donor list.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

To maximize that potential, it’s important to open space for newly acquired skills to grow and develop. When you give employees the capacity to do their jobs and to grow as professionals, that positive energy reflects throughout the organization. You need to encourage and embrace the group’s leadership skills.” “We

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

million community members have been reached with information, skills, and services. Zonta isn’t a trade or professional association,” Allison advised. “As It supports professional development and networking. When you have the resources, you can join organizations like.orgCommunity to meet and learn from other professionals. “In

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Throughout the pandemic, I fielded calls from colleagues asking for advice on a range of issues. And our virtual communication skills were not up to the task of addressing those negative emotions. These five competencies are the core of the EI skill set. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. Start slowly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

So, here goes.Lynn's year-end advice for leaders: • Do something that you are afraid to do. Thanks Lynn for this great end-of-the-year advice. EWF International provides professionally facilitated peer advisory groups for women business owners and executives. Run through the fear rather than running away from it.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Nonprofit leaders need to commit to a mindset of continuous learning and professional development to remain relevant and effective in their current roles. Here are five reasons for investing in personalized professional development for leaders and strategies to support your professional journey.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners.” She offers this advice, “Association staff and management are sometimes too close to their systems, processes, and people to clearly see areas for improvement. Now, the aliens have landed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

The team at Giveffect , comprised of former nonprofit professionals and technologists with experience working closely with nonprofits to build the best all-in-one nonprofit software solution, compiled the top three tips to increase volunteer engagement. Volunteer applications can also uncover valuable skills, interests, and certifications.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

You could use some fresh advice. To help our colleagues build the skills they would need to handle fast-moving technology, we spent a lot of time talking with thought leaders. We call that constellation of skills, Association 4.0 The thrill might not be gone. But genuine excitement is harder to find. Don’t wait.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Our own platform,orgWorx connects you to seasoned association professionals. Of the four bullets listed above, the last two seem to be the most challenging.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. The matrix is a diagram that helps the board outline its current characteristics, pinpoints gaps in demographics or talent, and identifies what skills are needed in the future. Celebrate Success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

And LinkedIn is a perfect space for us as we are targeting professionals with a specific skill set. Our LinkedIn group for Active pro bono consultants is a great place where these people can connect based on a current interest—giving back using their current skills. The least effective—probably Friendster. Anything else?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

You’ll hear this advice over and over again from successful people with diverse backgrounds, from the likes of Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. Find a mentor. And it’s true!

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

The authentic conversation between more than 7,000 worldwide attendees and industry experts sparked real-time fundraising advice to address unique nonprofit priorities. Being a complete leader and professional is about a willingness to identify gaps and engage in a process to close them, grow, and develop into stronger leaders.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many of the characteristics we identified are the same skills that entrepreneurs use to grow start-up ventures. I’ve summarized advice from our contributors to offer practical ideas for beginning to integrate the Association 4.0 At.orgSource we call that collection of wisdom our Association 4.0 Association 4.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2014

This is the type of “learning at work” or professional development that is common in the nonprofit sector. These learning opportunities are primarily content-driven , providing information, examples, cheat sheets, tips, and resources to help an organization or an individual get ready to use a skill.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The book is for any fundraising professional who needs to ask for charitable gifts face-to-face. The work is difficult, but Brian’s advice and practical tools on how to approach donors in this book will make you successful. It provides advice on how to develop a theory of change and what can or should be measured.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Dilenschneider wrote, The Critical First Years of Your Professional Life. Augustine , says the book, "Offers practical advice on how young people can take charge of their careers and develop independently both the skills required to excel in any environment and the savvy to know when to move on."

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