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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

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In Nonprofit Quarterly, Jennifer Amanda Jones said, “Organizations that can regularly access training, can improve governance, program outcomes, fundraising and community engagement. Peer-to-peer learning is a valuable way to teach and learn new skills without costing the organization much more than an employee’s normal salary.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

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During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. Many times, fundraising and volunteering took on the form of a collaborative effort. The government also became much more involved in social and cultural welfare programs. This gave them greater voice in the government.

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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

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Vu is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color,= and fostering collaboration between diverse communities.

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charlie Nesson , Founder Berkman Center at Harvard Law School, also reflects on the Clay Shirkey post and the description of the "one time look virus." In reading Nesson's post, I was fascinated with the description of Harvard Law School's virtual court project: my sense is that second life is an ideal environment for mock trials.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

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The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation. All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

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million in government grants , although Ill guess that those were probably really contracts. Shawn: The law is too cut and dry on distribution of charitable assets. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo. Theyre apparently dead, and the IRS is just now cleaning up the body.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership. Jan 13 - 15.

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