Category Archives: Technology
Adventures in Episodic Volunteering
by Jerry Bishop My name is Jerry Bishop and I am modern day volunteer who uses the Internet and social media as the vehicle for my volunteerism. Some call what I do crowdsourcing while others refer to it as micro-volunteering. … Continue reading
Posted in Facilitation, Recruitment, Social Media, Technology
Tagged crowdsourcing, episodic volunteering, Sparked.com
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Best Social Media Resources Wrap-up for 2011
by Daniel Martinage, CAE My post this month is short on words and long on links. Posted below are the 10 most popular social media posts from Nonprofit Tech 2.o, a blog created and is managed by Heather Mansfield (http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/about/). … Continue reading
Posted in Association Coach, Marketing, Social Media, Technology
Tagged Facebook, Google+, nonprofit marketing, QR code, social media for social good
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Micro Volunteering – The Wave of the Future?
Patricia Kimball On a recent troll through the internet for resources, I got lost in a few articles related to “micro-volunteering”. Have you heard of it? Apparently, the jury is still out about how much impact it will have on … Continue reading
Time Management Tools
By Penny Kern WWW.mindtools.com – what a great website. There’s a lot of information. The subject I was researching was time management. Setting goals, how to say NO, prioritizing were just a few of the things included in time management. … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Performance, Strategies, Technology
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Engaging Distributed Volunteers- Part I
By Joan Davis As Managers of Volunteers you may be fortunate enough to have your team close by and can call them together for a face-to-face huddle any time of the day. But perhaps instead your work covers a broad … Continue reading
Moving Pictures: A resource for even the smallest program
By Patricia F. Kimball I am a big fan of the written word. I love to read and I love to write. Sometimes I actually think my preferred mode of communication is pen and paper. Or screen and keyboard. But … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Organizations, Marketing, Recruitment, Technology, Training
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A Great Resource for Leaders of Volunteers
By Jen Lobley When it comes to volunteer development, one of my all time favorite Web sites is www.energizeinc.com In 1977 Susan Ellis founded Energize, Inc., a training, consulting, and publishing firm that specializes in volunteerism and has had a … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Technology
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Group Work + Technology = Success
By Patricia Kimball Last month, I concentrated my blog on low cost cloud-based technology that facilitates file sharing among groups and co-workers. This month, I am going to suggest project management programs that help with collaborative work and team projects. … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Organizations, Strategies, Technology
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3 Organizational Communication Trainings that Can Add Value; Part II: Newswriting
By Sarah Ryan, Ph.D. I’ve now offered tips for meeting and interviewing trainings. This month, the topic is newswriting. While print newspapers are dying out, news is proliferating. Successful organizations now produce pithy news content for Twitter, multi-media substance for … Continue reading
Facebook and Instant Gratification
By Jamie Andrew Here’s the thing: about a month ago, I quit Facebook. I got tired of the millions of updates about head colds, breakfast cereal and family feuds – and my incredible ability to waste a lot of time … Continue reading
Posted in Strategies, Technology
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