Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Create a digital resource hub: Share an online copy of your volunteer handbook and other resources, such as training videos, that provide further details into volunteers’ roles. Consider asking volunteers who have been at your organization for at least six months to lend a hand and become mentors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. This can happen even if your organization is using video conferencing. The exercise teaches empathy.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. – Host a phone bank where supporters reach out to their networks to donate excess food to local dropoff spot. Host a virtual phone or text bank to get out the word about COVID’s impact on program changes.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the popularity of online experiences and the abundance of software to help facilitate them, this article can even help you recruit volunteers in a post-COVID-19 world. Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype. Take your onboarding online. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The project aimed to support people who came of age in the foster care system after they turn 18 and are declared "independent," to point them to resources and to measure the results of their work with court-appointed special advocates and other mentors. Each winner was asked: “How does your project transform technology into social change?”

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Amy saw that members of the nonprofit tech community were itching to dive more deeply and regularly into topics of online community building, but she didn’t want to create a space if there weren’t willing co-facilitators and a good deal of buy-in. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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