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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff

NTEN

Each fellow is guided by a personal volunteer, mentor, and a coach, who are professionals in different fields. Salesforce helps manage PT's contacts, work flow, fellows and mentors tracking, magazine subscriptions, opportunities, and donations. It was not used efficiently at the beginning.

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Guest Post by Anne Mai Bertelsen: Contests for Good - An Insider's View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Online seminars that teach non-profits how to use social networking tools is also very helpful as is assigning mentors to projects, which Pepsi will be doing in their program. Riffing on American Express’ Members Project (disclosure: I was involved in this program), Pepsi Refresh Project has a downloadable toolkit.

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Does your Coach have a Coach?

Get Fully Funded

It’s deeper than a seminar and more personal that a consultant. Personally, I have several coaches and mentors. Coaching is catching on faster and faster in the nonprofit world. Coaching provides a unique form of support. And it’s not a one-shot deal. I learn different things from different ones.

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Does your Coach have a Coach?

Get Fully Funded

It’s deeper than a seminar and more personal that a consultant. Personally, I have several coaches and mentors. Coaching is catching on faster and faster in the nonprofit world. Coaching provides a unique form of support. And it’s not a one-shot deal. I learn different things from different ones.

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7 Ways to Avoid Fundraising Burnout

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you don’t have a supervisor, or have one you struggle with, find a mentor by consulting with someone who has more fundraising experience than you and is therefore more likely to have helpful tips. Taking seminars or attending workshops fundraising topics or professional skillscan be a real boost to motivation.

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From comic books to collective impact: The importance of ongoing professional development

ASU Lodestar Center

I have been fortunate to have professional mentors continually emphasize the importance of these kinds of activities, and that, along with tenacity and good luck, has provided me many valuable developmental opportunities. Don''t miss the 2013 YNPN Leaders Conference, “21st Century Leaders for the Common Good”.

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The Top Nonprofit Conferences to Attend in 2025

Allegiance Group

With over 150 sessions and attendee-led events, discussion, mentoring, and meetup groups are among the many ways to connect beyond engaging keynote speakers and educational sessions. NTC has something for everyone, no matter where you are in your nonprofit career. Attend If Youre: Working with fundraising or nonprofit organizations.