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Hackathons Helping Nonprofits: The Overnight Website Challenge Offers Pro Bono Redesigns

Associations Now

Since 2008, the challenge has assisted nonprofits in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago; Kansas City, Missouri; and Phoenix.

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A Tool for Better Member Volunteer Matching

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professor at the University of Minnesota, developed an eight-category “Volunteer Interest Typology,” which they suggest can be of practical use to volunteer-driven organizations. “The evidence for this matching effect was strong.” Luckily, the paper also proffers a tool for helping to solve that problem.

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Group Aims to Help School Counselors Face Growing Caseloads

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The next closest were Arizona (861 to1), Minnesota (782 to 1), and Utah (726 to 1). 1,061 The average number of students assigned to each school counselor in California for the 2010-11 school year, according to the American School Counselor Association [PDF]. California’s ratio was the highest in the U.S.

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Fron Nisswa - Renewal

Associations Live

Despite the rain, it was a fabulous day in Northern Minnesota. Monday morning. Golfers (those who 'stayed the course', were chilled and wet - but also recognized the fact that this might have been their last time out this season. We all love fall, but we do what is coming next. Two of us biked in the rain.

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From Nisswa - Monday afternoon member reactions

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Finally, Mary Detloff of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers said she's been enjoying the conference, and the chips and salsa served during today's afternoon break. Salter said another take-away was "realizing that one of the most valuable things we can say about our business is not on our business card."

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From Nisswa - a final update

Associations Live

A few final comments about the conference from MSAE members: • "These two days have been great, just to be away," said Linda Harden of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association. "I

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Is Association Technology at a Turning Point?

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But after two blockbuster deals—trading for Ray Allen and signing onetime Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Garnett in free agency—the deck of cards suddenly looked stacked in the Celtics’ favor , giving existing star Paul Pierce and his teammates just the backing they needed to lead the team to new levels of success.