Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2023

According to the 2023 Nonprofit Tech for Good Report , 52% of nonprofit professionals regularly experience burnout. Under-resourced and overworked, 45% of nonprofit professionals plan to leave their current job by 2025 according to the Society for Human Resource Management. The website is available in English , Portuguese, and Spanish.

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APRIL 17, 2023

For the time being, the bottom line seems to be, there is no substitute for intrinsically human skills. In 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of qualities they consider most important for learning in the digital era. Abilities rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior remain essential.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? Of course, it’s important to consider skills. The skill that got her promoted wasn’t balanced by the emotional readiness or sensitivity to undertake her new responsibilities.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

On the one hand, we have an influx of near-perpetual articles urging people to unlock or fulfill their own potential, saying essentially that anything else equates to failure. Ask direct, uncomfortable questions like: Based on my skills and progress, would you hire me? If theyre ahead, ask why: Is it better skills? How to do it?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It not only impacts people’s day-to-day financials, but also their morale at work, job acceptance, as well as their retention. It does force some trade-offs, says Cassie Spencer, a career coach who works with students, recent graduates and mid-career professionals. When they choose to accept.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. Crafting a Compelling Employer Brand People want to work where they know theyll make a difference. It takes strategy. Be transparent about pay and get creative with benefits.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

It takes someone who is engaged, professional, and a team player and searching for the right person to fill the role takes skill. The key to a long-lasting hire, however, is focusing on the person behind the skills, says Monique Helstrom , an executive assistant recruiter and former assistant to author and speaker Simon Sinek.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of that adaptation will require higher educational attainment, or spending more time on activities that require social and emotional skills, creativity, high-level cognitive capabilities, and other skills relatively hard to automate.” Organizations are realizing that people are the only asset that doesn’t depreciate.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Moving into the executive ranks often means leading the very people you once worked alongside. Leadership requires a new skill set and, just as importantly,the respect and trust of your peers. Identify the level at which their support is critical to your KPIs, to advancing your teams agenda and your own professional success.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Not surprisingly, it is a sentiment that is percolating across nonprofit organizations as Gen Z professionals turn to mission-aligned work and generational differences necessitate continued learning and communication by senior staff to ensure these younger workers are welcomed and equipped to succeed.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

We spoke to 10 professionals whove been thereand came out stronger. Cultivate cross-departmental relationships The strategy I’ve seen transform this situation for many people time and time again is to cultivate relationships across departmental lines deliberately. Some overqualified employees feel constrained by rigid structures.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Then there's the desire of Meta's Mark Zuckerberg for more "masculine energy" in corporate America, which only added to the feeling that Silicon Valley was growing ever more hostile to women and People of Color. One thing we are really focused on this year is expanding our impact to reach more people and continuing to enhance our curriculum.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Many companies report low utilization of VTO, however, so nonprofits that encourage people to check their employer’s VTO policy when signing up as a volunteer can tap into this underutilized benefit. Or a Fortune 500 company might provide professional development training to your nonprofit staff. Recruit potential board members.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Professional associations have a lot on their plate. We’ve assembled a list of some of the best tools you can implement in your professional association to help you meet different goals. Robust association management is a central component of running a successful professional association.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Unfortunately, too many young people internalize the message that they should only pursue what comes easily to them. Too often, young people arent given the opportunity to fail safely, leading them to impose limits on their own potential. Mentorship doesnt just benefit mentees; it strengthens the mentors leadership skills.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s hard to deny the fact that we are drawn to people like us. How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Pairing people of different backgrounds and experience, or “bridge mentoring,” requires more intentionality and effort than casual arrangements. are Asian, and 3.8%

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Promova , whose mission is to make language learning more accessible to people who are neurodivergent, is the first language learning app to build a dedicated setting for those with dyslexiaa specialized typeface and adjustments to font size and brightness help mitigate some of the most common reading challenges that people with dyslexia experience.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Her background as a therapist and emotions researcher informs her unique approach, weaving evidence-based neuroscience and psychology with professional development. Below, Melody shares five key insights from her new book, Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge. She is the author of Trust Yourself.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

She's worked with people who've experienced assault, trafficking, and terrorism, among other horrific crimes. Among those victims, two in five people were robbed of their money. Debbie Deem has spent the past four decades helping crime victims, including a stint as a victim specialist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

professionals are redefining what it means to live and work well. Election results always provide a catalyst for people who were considering moving anyway, but this time, it has been turbocharged. Japans appeal to remote professionals goes far beyond its big cities. in terms of its time zone, finishes Clark.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

A mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Building a great team starts with hiring the right people.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Where do you need to improve?

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The manual compiling of data, lists, and reports was not professionally challenging, and we longed for better work-life balance. How could my knowledge and skills have been put to better use within my association? On the flip-side, we also often fantasized about winning the lottery.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader.

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.orgSource

MAY 14, 2024

Some people just understand how to click with others. They’re good at social skills like listening, empathy, and finding common ground. I was thrilled to share my ideas with a group of savvy association professionals. Members, instead of thinking about their association as a professional home, see it as a storefront.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

We feel at ease with people who are like us. The knowledge and skill to execute initiatives at a high level. With the exception of skill, these characteristics are more innate than teachable. But they are the foundation for outstanding professionalism. When you are the leader, you drive the team dynamics.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Everything is designed to be intuitive, so you don’t need to be a big tech expert to create a polished, professional-looking donation page. Branding CauseVox makes it easy to create a beautiful, impactful fundraising campaign—no coding or web design skills needed! Beautiful and easily designed online donation page with CauseVox.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Instead of becoming butterflies and exploring what it’s like to fly, your people prefer the safety of their cocoons. And what do people fear most? This time from Travis Bradberry , author and Chief People Scientist, LeadX, “Digital transformation is not just about technology; it’s about people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You’ll need to have the spot produced professionally if you don’t have someone on your team who can edit videos and provide at least a.mov or.mp4 file. Then you’ll need to decide on a production budget and assess your team’s skills to understand if you can create the needed files in house or if you need to hire a professional. .

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Tableau

AUGUST 2, 2022

Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau. Despite data skills being the most in-demand skill in today’s (and tomorrow’s) job market, there’s still a data literacy gap. . Start building your data skills—for free—with the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. Employers want data skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Knowing basic HTML is a must-have skill for online marketers. Their dashboard shows you how many people are using your hashtag on Twitter and Instagram and enables you to track trending hashtags. Canva’s drag-and-drop features and professional layouts enable users to easily design stunning graphics and documents.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Higher education professionals from around the world are attending bbcon—Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good —October 17–18 to learn from thought leaders in education, fundraising, technology, and more. Skills UP: Shoring Up Tech Skills in Your Organization. Register now for bbcon 2022. Christine Prete—Diocese of Trenton.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Human drivers center digital initiatives where they need to be—on people. Build the Human Skills AI and EI might seem to be an odd couple for any number of reasons. But when I think about what distinguishes an association from a for-profit organization, it’s still the idea of belonging to a group of like-minded people.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But without the human perspective, numbers and statistics have limited meaning, especially in organizations that revolve around people. EI is the skill that allows you to successfully manage your own emotions and better understand how others are feeling. Social skills—Getting along with others and working successfully in a group.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Nearly all job growth since 1980 has been in occupations that are social-skill intensive. Not surprisingly, a Stanford study shows that people working collaboratively persist on a task for 64% longer than those working individually on the same task, and they exhibit higher levels of engagement.

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