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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

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After graduating with a BFA in drama & music from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ellen spent ten years bringing joy to audiences nightly as one of only ten lead performers in the longest running musical revue in the world—San Francisco’s “Beach Blanket Babylon.”

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Here’s a fun, fast, and free leadership quiz you can take: [link] Not everyone is a born leader.

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How to Design an Effective Nonprofit Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life

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And of course, we’d have fun while we did all of these things. Developed by ETR in 2014, this is a research-based approach for designing and delivering skill-building trainings. Now, our staff retreat was not actually intended as a skill building training. This music was played in the meeting room during transitions and breaks.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

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Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. You can also send fun cards using Felt.

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The Secret To Social Media Engagement: Kiss A Squirrel!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Engage around questions that are relevant, fun, nostalgic or evoke emotions. Billboard (@billboard) April 4, 2014.

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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

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." - Rachel Cohen Twenty-year-old Rachel Cohen is the Founder and Executive Director of Hand2Paw. They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. They also ensure that thousands of homeless and abandoned animals get the socialization and training they deserve.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

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Dave Witzel was a participant in the workshop and thought the game could be adapted as apart of training on social media at the staff retreat. The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice?