Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. It’s very difficult to find a new media manager that encapsulates all the skills listed below. Good Writing Skills.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

posted by Syvan Diamond Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Leadership succession planning, similar to donor succession planning, is often addressed when the concern arises rather than preemptively within a nonprofit organization’s fiscal year. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 23, 2024

Why is Volunteer Orientation Important for Leadership? A strong volunteer program is the backbone of many nonprofits. Meaningful Volunteer Roles: By understanding volunteer skill sets and motivations, leadership can advocate for the creation of impactful volunteer roles.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Just about every nonprofit made major changes in 2020. Like a balloon that you inflate and let the air escape from, your nonprofit isn’t going to look the same after. Step 3: Make a training plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. Too often, nonprofit professionals don’t receive the training they need. 3) Strategies for a Successful Nonprofit Job Search.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2024

Bad nonprofit bosses come in many different forms and are a result of personality, background, and character flaws. Here are ten lessons in surviving and moving forward when reporting to a leader who clearly lacks leadership skills and leaves co-workers wondering what they are doing in such positions of authority in the first place.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2024

As we highlight the skill, talent, and resilience of people with disabilities—through Disability Awareness Month in July, the Invictus Games and Paralympics this summer, and National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October—it’s fitting to examine what Candid data suggests about their representation and visibility in the nonprofit sector.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the biggest mistakes you see new nonprofits making?” Too often new nonprofits struggle to find their identity. Nonprofits are not social clubs , they have the potential to make significant positive impacts in the communities they serve. Great question.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

There are a lot of things that separate work in the nonprofit world from work in the for-profit sector, but the need for solid professional development opportunities isn’t one of them. Fortunately, many organizations now offer free virtual conferences and webinars that cover a wide range of topics relevant to the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. This section includes templates for meeting processes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

posted by Krisa Duff Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofit leaders in 2020 are faced with the difficult challenge of recruiting and retaining employees for long periods of time.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Plan for the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders. While it may seem like jumping the gun, your nonprofit should start planning for leadership succession in advance of actually passing the torch. Most nonprofits do not have leadership succession plans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: Last January, I put together a train the trainers session for nonprofit trainers. You can find the presentation here and accompanying blog post, How To Think Like A Nonprofit Instructional Designer. 8 Reasons Why Bad Trainings Happen to Good Nonprofits by Salsa Labs. Right audience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

posted by Laura Taylor Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Having a welcoming culture is vital for a nonprofit organization to be a part of a strong and healthy community. It also takes training. Significant resources have been invested in diversity training. This takes time.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

from our friends at ParsonsTKO Selecting technology for a nonprofit or social good organization can take significant time and effort. They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Those in positions of power can invite traditionally excluded people to the table, but to sustain meaningful dialogue, everyone must have some skills to hold these important and often difficult conversations.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2024

Step 2: Make it easy If your board members aren’t engaged in fundraising , it may be because they don’t: Have any fundraising training, experience, or knowledge. Give them fundraising training at each board meeting and include it in your annual board retreat. The post Strategies For Nonprofit Empowerment appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

To improve the experience for volunteers, nonprofits should focus on providing a supportive environment, clear communication, flexible opportunities for involvement, and a chance for personal growth. Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How to Become a Nonprofit Leader. Whether you aspire to be an executive leader, hold a director’s position, or even launch your own nonprofit, there are rarely clear paths to career development within the nonprofit sector. In the nonprofit sector, we can look to 24-year-old Gregory Cendana.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The project is under the visionary leadership of Cheryl Francisconi who is the director of IIE’s office in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and has vast expertise in developing, designing, and implementing transformative leadership programs for several decades. Needless to say, I learned a lot!

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Starting a career in the nonprofit sector is an admirable achievement. Nonprofit professionals follow through with that commendable aspiration. . As a professional in the nonprofit sector, you can absolutely still work to be the best you can be, developing your personal and professional skills and advancing your career along the way.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

By posting descriptions that accurately describe a position’s duties and responsibilities, your candidates will be able to tell whether their skills and interests will align and if the position is ultimately a good fit for both them and your organization. Preferred skills. Necessary experience. Associated responsibilities.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

By posting descriptions that accurately describe a position’s duties and responsibilities, your candidates will be able to tell whether their skills and interests will align and if the position is ultimately a good fit for both them and your organization. Preferred skills. Necessary experience. Associated responsibilities.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 19, 2024

Leading with Purpose: Essential Traits of Effective Nonprofit Leaders The nonprofit sector thrives on passionate individuals dedicated to making a difference. Leading a nonprofit requires a unique set of skills that go beyond traditional management styles. But passion alone doesn’t guarantee success.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

An effective nonprofit board can help your organization raise more money and make a more meaningful impact on your cause. Understanding your nonprofit board’s roles and responsibilities is key to the success of your mission. What’s a nonprofit board’s primary function? What are the basic obligations of a board member?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Tailoring your recruitment efforts to find individuals whose skills and expertise align with your organization’s mission is fundamental. Offer continuous learning opportunities to deepen your board members’ understanding of nonprofit governance best practices and emerging trends. But don’t stop at day one.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

This group is a go-to for many fundraisers looking to learn and improve their skills. Given this competitive landscape it can make a lot of sense to look for fundraising consultants and firms to help your nonprofit. Fundraising Consultants The following are some of the trusted nonprofit consulting network Nonprofit.ist.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Nonprofits of all sizes have one need in common: funding. Without it, your nonprofit can’t operate and do the important work that fuels your cause. As donor behavior continues to change, nonprofits of all sizes must increasingly rely on the generosity of many instead of the consistent support from a few.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

posted by Brian Hetzer Spring 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Most nonprofit organizations in the U.S. The answers stem from how volunteer management and key organizational leadership view volunteer retention - the ability to keep volunteers long-term. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

They complete your mission, raise funds, and keep your nonprofit running to its full potential. However, finding the right employees is a multi-step process and can sometimes lead your nonprofit to the wrong answer. The nonprofit sector has had a difficult year, losing over 7 percent of its workforce in 2020.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

As a leader in the nonprofit sector, you’re not only concerned with your own learning journey, but the professional development of your employees as well. You may be thinking that it’s not the right time to consider additional employee training at your organization because everyone is stressed about the pandemic.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Nonprofit leaders need to commit to a mindset of continuous learning and professional development to remain relevant and effective in their current roles. By gaining a deeper understanding of your own skills and competencies, leaders can tailor development efforts to address specific needs in their organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

3) Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops on resilience, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 25, 2019

posted by Cordelia House Spring 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Many organizations in the nonprofit sector rely on the help of volunteers. Skilled volunteers are a special type of volunteer. There are essential practices that need to be put into place by managers of skilled volunteers.

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