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Does Rigorous Data Analysis Thwart Effective Storytelling by Non-Profits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”. This idea upset a few colleagues, especially colleagues who have been trained in rigorous scientific methods like Deborah Finn, who strongly disagreed with Alex’s points about relaxed data.

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Overqualified and underchallenged? Here’s how to make it work

Fast Company Tech

Offering stock options, profit-sharing, or performance-based incentives can help align their goals with the company’s vision. Instead of generic training, allow employees to direct their own professional growth. When employees feel financially tied to the company’s success, they’re more invested in long-term growth.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

He has gone above and beyond in his training and continuing education in the auction industry to earn his Benefit Auctioneer Specialist designation. Having a BAS designation means he is well trained in working with nonprofit and school organizations in the most effective methods of charity benefit auction fundraising events.

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How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. I ran into an old colleague at NTC , and it came up, because he had been thinking of contributing to the journal, but decided that he probably won’t, for reasons I will talk about.

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The 10 Biggest In-Person Ask Blunders

Bloomerang

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. He enjoys training non-profit boards on fundraising best practices and overcoming the fear of asking for gifts.

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UnitedHealth Group stock price takes another tumble on report of alleged DOJ Medicare billing probe

Fast Company Tech

Heres what to know: UnitedHealths Medicare billing practices Shares in UnitedHealth Group fell this morning after the Wall Street Journal published a report stating that the $400 billion company was under investigation by the DOJ over its Medicare billing practices. Fast Company reached out to the DOJ for comment. Doctors said UnitedHealth.

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Free and open source tool #12: Miro

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. There are channels for everything. It can download videos via Bittorrent as well.