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Performance Based Funding Institute to Improve Higher Education

VisionLink

Douglas Zimmerman and Lois Ann Porter traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to organize the Performance-Based Funding Institute VisionLink produced for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Two weeks ago VisionLink''s W.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. As nonprofits hone and refine peer to peer fundraising best practices , we are also seeing more more people make philanthropy a part of their everyday personal expression – whether on social networks or in the real world.

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2012 North Carolina Center for Nonprofits Conference

Amy Sample Ward

Panelists will uncover how mobile is changing nonprofit communications strategies, share best practices for an integrated approach, and discuss the benefits of a communications plan. Kim Lanphear, Program Manager, Apparo (formerly NPower, Charlotte Region). Panelists included: Shaheen Syal, Director of Communications, Z.

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How Does Your Nonprofit Use Data To Improve Results?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What I most like about his approach is that he makes data accessible to those of us who do not have advanced statistical analysis skills. He makes data visualization and working with data fun – and of course offers lots of practical insights. Why this resource? To create change, data must lead to action.

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Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workplaces: How To Kick the Sit Out It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Trainer’s Notes: Working with Graphic Recorders: Charlotte Young, Picture Your Thoughts did graphic recording, visually note taking, for the session. ” This helps participants identify what to put into practice. Created by PUBLIC Inc. Graphic recorders do some preparation for the session.

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7 End-of-Year Fundraising Campaigns We Love

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Family Care Network is a nonprofit medical practice that was started to provide the best possible primary healthcare for families in Northwest Washington, as well as to give their physicians the resources and support they need to succeed. Additionally, who doesn’t love a donation form with cute, adoptable dogs and cats on it? Who they are.