Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Then there’s your workforce—both paid and volunteer. Today is the day you’re going to shed the “vacation” mentality of training your nonprofit staff and volunteers. Instead, it’s creating a new normal entirely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2021

Have your staff or volunteers available to answer calls from your viewers. 6) Teach your viewers how to bid. For example, 21st Century Leaders on Twitter : REMINDER: Our Georgia Youth Leadership Awards Auction is open on Wed., In addition to offering chat, make a local phone number available to your viewers during the program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

Once they find you and are engaged, you can teach them your language. One way to grow your online presence and your nonprofit’s reputation is through thought leadership. This is how you keep new donors, volunteers or program participants flowing into your organization. Lead with keywords and people will follow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

1. Deep Analysis of Your Audience: I always (try) to do a thorough participant assessment before I teach any workshop or do a presentation. I had a brave volunteer from the audience and we did a role play. Some reflections: Health Organizations: Social Media. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Care2

JUNE 14, 2013

Next week, the Care2 Team will join more than 5,000 passionate volunteers in Washington, D.C. for the Points of Light National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Points of Light, the world''s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, mobilizes over 4 million volunteers to take action to change the world.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Although they grew more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual volunteer opportunities are likely here to stay. Besides keeping people safe during the pandemic, virtual volunteering also allows nonprofits to: Reach a more geographically far-flung audience. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Why is that?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Before you start making Asks, you have to assemble your Board, recruit your initial volunteers, set up an accounting system, establish a website, and tackle a few other tasks. Idea #2: Ask your Board members and volunteers to give. Other Activities: What do your volunteers do when they’re not working? Key #2: Tell a story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Note from Beth: The Mobilization Lab at Greenpeace recently commissioned and released this report, Beyond the First Click: How Today’s Volunteers Build the Power of Movements and NGOS. Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits – Guest Post.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

After 22 years in the fields of volunteer program management and nonprofit administration, I’m often asked by colleagues in the sector for advice on how they can improve the volunteer program in their organization. Register for the Nonprofit Management Institute''s NMI 104 - Managing Staff & Volunteers online course.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Zooop — fast-forward to 2008: Charity Navigator gets new executive leadership in Ken Berger. Anyone working in the nonprofit world should volunteer to do the same… to get an idea of how nonprofits might be measured in the future.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

We must teach them the bigger picture of global issues and prepare them to use their future thought leadership and resources to participate in global change making. There are great organizations already doing the work of cultivating and promoting leadership among girls around the world, such as GirlUp and Shes the First.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. Some manage a handful of volunteers, others work with many thousands.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. I was reminded of Ali’s video last week when I led a class for volunteer managers on creating virtual volunteer roles. Let’s say that every virtual volunteer was mailed a box with replicas of objects from the cart.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. Is it Valerie, the dependable volunteer, or Steve, the staff member who wears multiple hats? Your staff and volunteers don’t either! These seem like no-brainers.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Turning Volunteers into Advocates: Strategies for Deepening Engagement Did you know that 67% of people who volunteer for a nonprofit are also likely to donate to it? Why Volunteers Make Great Advocates Deep Connection to the Mission Volunteers already understand and believe in your cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don't have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Be decisive 20.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2012

After the ACE leadership training, I had the opportunity to spend a day in Kigali. I volunteered to do a Social Media and Professional Networking workshop for second year students at the Akilah Institute for Women. Akilah workshop. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. All in all, I had a lovely day at the Akilah Institute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I made it to the 1000K level for United, in part, due to too many International trips, including teaching a master class and workshop session at the IFC-Asia in Bangkok, teaching a workshop in Brasil for Ford Motor Company Leadership Fellowship Program, and Tech2Empower in Peru.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management New Year''s Resolutions'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management New Year''s Resolutions'

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many. Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Yvonne Harrison, Assistant Professor, Nonprofit Leadership Center/Seattle University. Membership Committee.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don''t have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you''ve been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Be decisive 20.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

Recruiting volunteers is one of the most important jobs in most nonprofit organizations. In fact, the majority of people volunteer for an organization in response to being personally asked, as opposed to "walking in." [1]. 3] Of course, this begs the question: Why do these factors affect the volunteer rate? But doing it right?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don''t have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you''ve been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Be decisive 20.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

BGC's mission is to increase those numbers by partnering with schools, companies, organizations, and volunteers to offer Black girls in-person and virtual learning opportunities. This video-based coding academy teaches coding skills in a fun, accessible, and engaging format on YouTube and other social media platforms (for free!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

And, of course, I continued working on a number of volunteer projects, including serving as a board member to NTEN and LLC. Resilience: This relates to all the curriculum, writing, and teaching I do around The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Leadership Development. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Volunteer on a project together.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

2015 Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership New Year''s Resolutions' From: Eric Jacobson.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials – We know they are young, tech savvy and well-educated-but they are also some of the most active when it comes to donating and volunteering. Millennials have the potential to bring a lot of value in leadership to nonprofits from within. They get emerging media and are ready to teach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This was my chance to put my teachings to work for Praxis. So I dropped the words homelessness and volunteering from my search. Interestingly, several also mentioned that they had been thinking of volunteering for a nonprofit so my timing was perfect. But we still were not finding the board members we needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Another example includes using AI to optimize volunteer engagement by aligning opportunities with individual skills and interests. She pointed out there was a wide range of use cases for staff as well as volunteers. And to create buy-in with staff and volunteers, an area where nonprofit adoption of Copilot tools is growing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I continued an active schedule of teaching workshops on self-care for nonprofit professionals and creating a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace as well as numerous keynote presentations. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. In early 2017, we completed a two week book tour.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Here's why: I attended and presented at the Indian Leadership Forum in Mumbai on Feb 9-11. Teaching in an international context. When teaching in different contexts, especially outside of the US, you need to make some adjustments to your context. Workshop Ngo Feb 13 View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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