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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Sadly, many current change efforts that try to incorporate knowledge work for social good end up with disjointed or burdensome lists of isolated activities that really aren’t very engaging or valuable. No amount of information matters for equitable change if it is disconnected from relationships and social interaction.

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Modern Nonprofit Tools for Long-Term Success

sgEngage

Their business models depend on this. More Cost-Effective for Your Nonprofit Organization You may say that it’s a big cost to move your internal systems to the cloud. Evaluate your vendors carefully and mitigate any security risk you may perceive. My response is that every business makes investments based on their return.

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Tech Across Your Org: Program and Fundraising Innovation Sprung from an Internal Technology Project

NTEN

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. There are skilled tradespeople in every country we serve, and local talent makes our model far more sustainable. (As We don’t fly expat plumbers around the world.

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Navigating Nonprofit Data Warehouses: A Comprehensive Guide

DNL OmniMedia

This might involve establishing data models and structures that allow you to standardize information from a variety of sources, validating that information, appending your data with additional details, and prioritizing data security. Evaluate the quality, consistency, and relevance of the data to be integrated into your data warehouse.

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How do you create a culture that is not afraid to fail (or be more receptive to social media?)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Michael Quinn Patton , an evaluation guru, speak at the Packard Foundation. He described the challenges of adapting evaluation methods to non-Western systems in developing countries because evaluation has traditionally been deeply rooted in the Western ways of thinking.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

There are even a few international reports. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Learn more about our flipped classroom model, what you can look forward to learning when you''re there, and register! Not in San Francisco?

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and a sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

There are even a few international reports. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Learn more about our flipped classroom model, what you can look forward to learning when you''re there, and register! Not in San Francisco?