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A Tour of Free Geek in Portland

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After the workshop was over, my hosts took on a tour of Free Geek, a truly unique nonprofit organization in Portland. There was something very engaging and even artsy about this community of geeks volunteering their time, hanging out together, and shoulder-to-shoulder learning. The volunteers are learning marketable skills.

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New on SSIR: A New Tool for Digital Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

It’s been a few weeks now; I’ve used it to share photos from a work trip to Portland, Maine, and to explore my neighborhood in New York. Encourage volunteers, program officers, donors, or other community members to become social reporters and document events in their neighborhood. Do you have a hyperlocal online network/space?

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Curtis was Joyce’s local library when she moved to Maine, and she has been in her position for the past ten years. . The land and funding came from William Curtis, the son of a local ship captain, who turned down money from Carnegie to build his community’s library himself. It started with one lighted sign in Portland, Maine.

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A Guide to Building Productive Community Partnerships

Achieve

Event sponsorship : Partner with local businesses to sponsor your events, which can help reduce costs and increase your event’s appeal. For example, a local gym might provide membership certificates or training classes that you can add to your auction catalog. Roger currently lives in Portland, OR, and loves all dogs on the planet.

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Appreciation for 501 Tech Club Leaders

NTEN

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. 501 Tech Club Community Leadership tech club volunteer week Volunteers' This is a wonderful thing.

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Case Study: Facebook for Volunteer Recruitment at AVP

NTEN

All-volunteer run until 1984, with the addition of full-time staff, the organization also broadened the range of services it offered to include professional counseling to victims and survivors of hate violence, and services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and HIV-related violence. There’s something for everyone.”

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of July 8, 2013

Tech Soup

That’s what NetSquared Local is for! Portland, OR: Selecting and Implementing the Right Volunteer Management System. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? You betcha!