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From Heather Carpenter at Nonprofit Leadership 601...Wow -- let me say that again -- Wow!! I just attended a session led by YNPN DC and I'm impressed. YNPN DC board members shared their best practices they use in their chapter that I think ALL Nonprofits should follow.They have best practices for EVERYTHING, here's a taster:Procedure manuals for eventsShared internal docs Integrated google

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From Heather Carpenter at Nonprofit Leadership 601...The theme of the last session of the YNPN leaders conference was inspiration and gratitude. Chapter leaders from Chicago, NY, Twin Cities, DC, Denver, San Diego, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Cleveland, Austin, San Francisco, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Louisville and Phoenix shared their favorite moments of the conference and what they planned to

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I sat down to write one of my final blog posts for the YNPN Leaders Conference and then saw how great Heather Carpenter's posts have been and decided to share hers instead....our thoughts and feeling on her last two blog posts are essentially the same anyway. :) Watch for upcoming re-posts from Heather here and on the YNPN San Diego blog. Be sure to check Heather out on her Nonprofit Leadership

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I'm just getting the second morning started at the YNPN Leaders Conference with my coffee and oatmeal and am all ready for another exciting day. Day 1 was amazing and was no small feat to organize by the national and DC crowd. If you want to see how to organize a fantastic conference, gather some of the best minds in emerging leaders, and make it all happen with a smile and some fun - you've

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Blogging live from the YNPN Leaders Conference. Be sure to follow my tweets too (edaconsulting or ynpnsandiego). Here are some notes and highlights from the session on fundraising in a tough economy. Enjoy!Fundraising During Economic Uncertainty: Trends and Useful Tools in PhilanthropyLuke Driscoll from CCS FundraisingObjectives of the discussion:Fundraising challengesPlanningCustomized

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Artistic Hub is hosting a social media workshop in April 11.They have spent a lot of time creating a great agenda and lining up amazing speakers to teach you how to eeffectively harness social media both personally and professionally. Here are the details about their event. For complete information, visit their registration page.We believe 2 things:There are a lot of tools out there, but only a

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I encourage you to take a moment and to check out reviews of your nonprofit at GreatNonprofits. Your volunteers, clients, donors and other partners may have already written a review about you. This is a great resource that I found through Perla Ni (founder) in the last year. It’s an outstanding way to build credibility and use a reference with various stakeholders.If you don’t have any reviews

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Frances Kuneuther from the Building Movement Project along with her co-authors have released an amazing publication,Working Across Generations. This book synthesizes the literature and research that address intergenerational leadership and the so-called leadership gap in the nonprofit sector. It identifies trends, tools, and observations to help move our sector forward with the issue of

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EDA Consulting will be hosting the first in a series of webinars on a variety of topics. Join us on April 2nd for the premier webinar, social media as a fundraising tool...What is social media? What is web 2.0? Why should I care and how is it going to impact my bottom line? Around every corner you turn these days we hear about social media, bloggers, social networking. The list goes on and on.

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I have served as a board member for a number of organizations either as an advisor or a governing member. What never ceases to amaze me is how hard it is to organize tasks, minutes, fundraising, etc. There are so many people with so many busy schedules it can sometimes be way too chaotic and then important details fall through the cracks costing the organization time and money.I've developed

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Nonprofit Management Solutions & EDA Consulting launches its Emerging Leaders Training Track on February 24 with Cross Generational Communications, taught by Sherri Petro. SPACE IS LIMITED SO RSVP TODAY!!!!About Sherri:SHERRI PETRO is a a Senior Affiliated Consultant with Nonprofit Management Solutions and a Principal with VPI Consulting, a firm she joined in 2001. A strategic planning,

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It’s about to be a phenomenal week in American history with a newly elected president who is inspiring millions if not more across the nation and the globe. The idea of hope is one that has been desperately needed by everyone and the re-commitment to service is incredibly inspiring for so many of us who work in the social sector.Barack Obama has tried to prepare us all for the coming months if

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Let's say you have a full or near-full board...sometimes it's tough to get people off the board, but equally hard is keeping the good ones engaged. Below are ideas on how you can RETAIN those great board members - invest in them and they will invest back in your org!Connect them to organizational successesAlways highlight how the board's efforts have made organizational successes possible. This

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Nonprofits are always looking for the best and the brightest on their boards (or at least they should be!). A diverse group of individuals who can bring perspectives from a number of different angles is key, but it isn't always easy to pinpoint where the gaps are in your board makeup. Diversity includes age, ethnicity, career, personal experience, etc.This last weekend I sat on a panel at USD's

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After a very busy fall, I'm now taking on new clients and partners through EDA Consulting! I'm excited to be re-energized after the holiday season to learn about current and developing organizations. The EDA Consulting website is under construction right now, but you can find great resources there along with information about the consulting and trainings I provide through EDA Consulting.Board

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A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet with a group of consultants from Hodge Cramer & Associates, Inc. in OH about using social media as a fundraising tool. It was a great to meet with so many enthusiastic individuals and reminded me about the diversity of experiences individuals have with web 2.0 technology.I continue to believe that using web 2.0/social media tools for nonprofits

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Here are some useful resource links I found from the last four weeks. ENJOY! Communications: Cracking the Boys Club in Web 2.0: Ten Women Pioneers of Web 2.0People-Powered Content: It’s Driving the Web and Could Drive Your Community!How to Defend Your Nonprofit Marketing Budget Professional Networking: Just for Fun or Part of Your Job Or Combination? Tips for managing multi-memberships

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In North County (San Diego) tomorrow, I will be presenting a session on emerging leaders and why they are critical to leadership transition in the nonprofit sector. The description of the session is below and there will be a whole host of other sessions throughout the day. I would LOVE to have folks from YNPN San Diego attend…Even better, bring along your executive leadership so they can have

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From Heather Carpenter’s blog: Nonprofit Leadership 601... I'm Teachers Assistant for an undergraduate nonprofit class this semester and a few weeks ago a panel of volunteer managers from Dovia spoke to our class. The panel provided great statistics about millennials. Millennials will have 10-14 jobs by the time they are 38. 1 in 4 millennials have been in a job less than 1

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Last Friday, a small group of YNPN San Diego members had a rare and special opportunity to meet with Robbert Egger, founder of the DC Central Kitchen, Nonprofit Congress, and now the V3 Campaign. The excitement and the inspiration in the room was palpable as Robert shared with us his story of stumbling into the nonprofit sector from being a night club owner. His crisp honesty and humor was

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I Can't Keep Up...social media for busy people. Blog Action Day 2008: Do your part to end poverty. Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:30 PM CDT Today bloggers from around the world - about 9,458 sites with a reach of over 10,000,000 people - are participating to raise awareness about global poverty. Are we asking you to lead the charge? Quit your job

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