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Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

Saleforce Nonprofit

They’re looking for creative ways to retain staff, keep them happy and engaged, deal with burnout, bridge skills gaps, and implement new technology to help it all come together. Bridging Skills Gaps. Nonprofits can also support retention by helping current employees build new skills or upgrade existing ones.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

In the year before my arrival, the organization suffered a $3 million operating deficit on a $10 million budget, which was saved only by receiving a surprise $23 million bequest (imagine having to rely on an angel donor—or really whale—to stay afloat!). After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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Social Media and Mobile for Real Time Professional Learning at Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He also talked about the lost opportunity for continued donor engagement. “Once we get that first check, we say – oh, we’ve got them. Put them on the donor list. In contrast, mobile polling offers is a more structured form of interaction. Mobile Technology and Social Media and Real Time Learning.

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4 tips for finding volunteers for your young or small nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Planning is key, so if you haven’t built structure around your volunteer program , it’s time to do that. Newsletters – Issue a call-to-action asking for great volunteers and list the volunteer positions you need to fill in your donor newsletter. Specify the Jobs and Skills Needed. Meeting new people.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. They're walking away with skills.

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[VIDEO] You’ve Been Let Go From Your Nonprofit Job – Now What?

Bloomerang

We’re also a provider of donor management software. I was fortunately eligible for some unemployment during that period, so you don’t want to have the potential, oh, they call you and ask you a question about a donor, you can’t answer that. So you can check that out if you are interested. I, I like that.

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